Vestis Corporation

VSTS

Rental & Leasing Services · Industrials

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 3, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Vestis Corporation rents and delivers uniforms, workwear, and workplace supplies to businesses across the United States and Canada. Its customers include restaurants, manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and other companies that need workers to wear branded or protective clothing. Vestis was spun off from Aramark in 2023, making it one of the largest standalone uniform services companies in North America.

The company earns revenue through long-term service contracts, charging customers a recurring weekly or monthly fee to supply, clean, and replace garments and facility products like mats and towels. Its scale and established delivery routes create some switching costs, since customers rely on consistent service and have signed multi-year agreements. However, Vestis faces stiff competition from larger rivals like Cintas and UniFirst, and its thin operating margin of around 3% leaves little room for error if costs rise or customers cancel contracts.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

15.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$58M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Vestis Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

28.0%

Modest — 28.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

5.6%

Thin — 5.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

8.8%

Below par — 8.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-0.4%

Shrinking sales (-0.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

4.9%

Thin free cash flow (4.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.29

Conservative — low debt load (0.29)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.13x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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