Vail Resorts (MTN)
NYSE:MTN
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
$148.00
▲(9.33% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/09/26
The score is held back primarily by weakened recent financial performance and balance-sheet leverage, plus a guidance cut tied to lower visitation and weather impacts. Offsetting factors include strong technical momentum and an attractive dividend yield, though valuation remains demanding given the high P/E.
Positive Factors
Recurring pass products & advanced sales
Advanced-sales products and continued product experimentation (super-advanced tickets, Epic Friend, young adult pass) create earlier cash receipts and higher customer commitment. Structurally this reduces seasonality cash-flow timing risk, supports planning, and deepens customer loyalty and repeat visitation over seasons.
Negative Factors
High leverage
Elevated gross debt and a reduced equity cushion increase financial vulnerability to cyclical shocks. High leverage limits flexibility for opportunistic investment or additional buybacks, raises refinancing risk in adverse conditions, and magnifies earnings volatility during weak visitation periods.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring pass products & advanced sales
Advanced-sales products and continued product experimentation (super-advanced tickets, Epic Friend, young adult pass) create earlier cash receipts and higher customer commitment. Structurally this reduces seasonality cash-flow timing risk, supports planning, and deepens customer loyalty and repeat visitation over seasons.
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Vail Resorts Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$5.16B
Dividend Yield6.27%
Average Volume (3M)769.21K
Price to Earnings (P/E)29.2
Beta (1Y)0.62
Revenue Growth-4.29%
EPS Growth-43.57%
CountryUS
Employees7,600
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryGambling, Resorts & Casinos
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.33
Shares Outstanding35,633,526
10 Day Avg. Volume986,465
30 Day Avg. Volume769,205
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.83
Price to Book (P/B)13.15
Price to Sales (P/S)1.88
P/FCF Ratio17.46
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.46
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.65
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.78
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.17
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$146.56Price Target Upside8.26% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)4.38
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.84B
Vail Resorts Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vail Resorts, Inc., operating through its various subsidiary entities, oversees a portfolio of mountain resorts and urban ski areas located across the United States. The company's business activities are structured into three distinct segments: Mo...
How the Company Makes Money
Vail Resorts primarily generates revenue from (1) lift-related products and (2) guest spending tied to its resorts and hospitality operations.
1) Lift revenue (access to slopes): The company sells lift tickets and season passes (including multi-r...
Vail Resorts Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 08, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 24, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call reflects a mixed outlook: significant negative near-term impacts from unprecedented adverse weather led to notable declines in visitation, revenue, and EBITDA, and prompted a downward update to guidance. Offsetting these headwinds, management highlighted strong operational execution (record guest scores, full staffing), meaningful outperformance versus the broader industry on lift ticket visitation, successful product experiments (Epic Friend, super-advanced tickets, young adult pass), substantial cost savings from the Resource Efficiency Transformation Plan, and a healthy balance sheet. Given the balance of material short-term financial hits and clear strategic/operational progress and mitigants, the overall sentiment is balanced.Positive Updates
Operational resilience and record guest experience
Achieved record guest experience scores with year-over-year increases at every resort in the Rockies despite severe weather. Maintained full seasonal staffing, strong seasonal employee return rates, improved employee engagement, and reduced employee injuries per labor hour.
Negative Updates
Historic weather disruption and severe snowfall shortfall
Rockies experienced the worst season on record for snowfall; snowfall finished ~55% below the 30-year average. Industry-wide visitation in the Rockies declined approximately 24%, an unprecedented severity versus prior non-COVID worst of 8% in 2012.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Operational resilience and record guest experience
Achieved record guest experience scores with year-over-year increases at every resort in the Rockies despite severe weather. Maintained full seasonal staffing, strong seasonal employee return rates, improved employee engagement, and reduced employee injuries per labor hour.
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Company Guidance
Vail updated fiscal 2026 guidance with resort reported EBITDA now expected at $735–$755 million and net income attributable to Vail Resorts at $128–$162 million (the EBITDA midpoint implies a ~12% year‑over‑year decline and is ~14% below the original FY26 guidance), and cash taxes of $75–$85 million. Management reiterated balance‑sheet and capital plans with liquidity of about $1.1 billion, net leverage ~3.5x LTM EBITDA, core capital spending of $215–$220 million (total capex $234–$239 million), a maintained quarterly dividend of $2.22/share and ~$45 million of buybacks YTD. The company expects to exceed its two‑year Resource Efficiency Transformation target (achieving $106 million of annualized efficiencies by year‑end, plus an incremental $30 million in FY28 and ~$45 million of incremental efficiencies year‑over‑year before $13 million of one‑time costs), and cited pass and lift‑ticket trends feeding the guidance (spring pass units down ~10% and dollars including tax down ~5%, pass days sold down ~8%, North America committed visitation down ~17%, lift‑ticket visitation down ~10%, with early strength in Australia: EPIC Australia units +26% and dollars +31%).Vail Resorts Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
38
Negative
Cash Flow
52
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.83B | 2.96B | 2.89B | 2.89B | 2.53B | 1.91B |
| Gross Profit | 1.57B | 1.27B | 1.23B | 1.22B | 1.18B | 830.04M |
| EBITDA | 738.94M | 870.46M | 783.43M | 795.04M | 857.74M | 529.17M |
| Net Income | 178.02M | 280.00M | 231.10M | 265.82M | 347.92M | 127.85M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.69B | 5.78B | 5.70B | 5.95B | 6.32B | 6.25B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 371.37M | 440.29M | 322.83M | 562.98M | 1.11B | 1.24B |
| Total Debt | 3.26B | 3.44B | 3.04B | 3.03B | 2.94B | 3.08B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.77B | 5.02B | 4.66B | 4.61B | 4.47B | 4.42B |
| Stockholders Equity | 551.73M | 424.50M | 723.54M | 1.00B | 1.61B | 1.59B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 237.53M | 319.68M | 375.58M | 324.65M | 517.68M | 410.15M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 475.11M | 554.87M | 586.77M | 639.56M | 710.50M | 525.25M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -227.96M | -204.50M | -241.07M | -273.17M | -347.92M | -103.33M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -290.37M | -242.65M | -574.79M | -915.71M | -493.14M | 434.66M |
Vail Resorts Technical Analysis
Positive
135.37
Price Trends
128.99
Positive
131.05
Positive
136.17
Positive
Market Momentum
2.55
Negative
64.41
Neutral
65.11
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MTN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 135.37 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 133.63, above the 50-day MA of 128.99, and below the 200-day MA of 136.17, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.55 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 64.41 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 65.11 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for MTN.
Vail Resorts Risk Analysis
Vail Resorts disclosed 32 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Vail Resorts reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Vail Resorts Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $6.29B | 3.54 | 79.86% | 0.84% | 3.45% | 272.47% | |
66 Neutral | $6.15B | 16.02 | 36.88% | 0.38% | 5.75% | -4.30% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
55 Neutral | $5.16B | 29.21 | 49.64% | 6.27% | -4.29% | -43.57% | |
55 Neutral | $11.98B | 65.67 | 6.96% | ― | 3.39% | -67.21% | |
54 Neutral | $2.15B | 9.40 | -17.64% | ― | 11.54% | 313.70% | |
53 Neutral | $10.95B | 29.01 | -115.50% | 0.80% | 4.72% | -8.26% |
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Vail Resorts Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Vail Resorts Warns of Weaker Results Amid Poor Snow
Negative
Apr 23, 2026
On April 23, 2026, Vail Resorts reported that for the North American ski season through April 19, 2026, skier visits declined 14.9% year over year, with lift revenue down 5.6%, ski school revenue down 12.0%, dining revenue down 11.7% and retail/re...
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