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Nestle S.A. vs Utz Brands: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nestle S.A. (NESN) and Utz Brands (UTZ) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 77.10 versus a fair value of CHF 59.49 (-23%), while Utz Brands trades at $14.23 versus $2.64 (-81%).
Nestle S.A.
NESN.SW · CHF · Consumer Staples
-23%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 77.10
Fair ValueCHF 59.49
Quality69/100
Utz Brands
UTZ · USD · Consumer Staples
-81%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$14.23
Fair Value$2.64
Quality37/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Nestle S.A.Utz Brands
Valuation
22.0×P/E (TTM)n/a
2.91×P/S (TTM)0.43×
7.97× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B0.87× · book value is mostly goodwill
18.1×EV/EBITDA13.6×
2.31×PEGn/a
−22.8%Fair value upside−81.4%
4.0%Dividend yield2.2%
CHF 3.10Dividend per share$0.31
Profitability
15%Operating margin2%
0.91×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.36×
27%Return on equity-1%
7%Return on assets0%
Growth
-2%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
-1.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.7%
1.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)13.4%
+0.0%Value creation/yr−46.4%
Balance & size
8.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.3×
1.34×Debt / equity1.17×
$262BMarket cap$624M
weakGrowth qualitymixed

Utz Brands leads: 6 to 7 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Nestle S.A.of which business quality 64 · market factors 59 Utz Brandsof which business quality 36 · market factors 67
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
60
20
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
43
25
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
39
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
42
19
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
94
90
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
91
37
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
45
83
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
47
74
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
94
52

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyNestle S.A.Price CHF 77.10Utz BrandsPrice $14.23
DCF Models-31%below the priceCHF 53.09-54%below the price$6.48
Earnings-Based-57%below the priceCHF 33.53-99%below the price$0.13
Dividend Discount-55%below the priceCHF 34.87n/a
Multiples-13%close to the priceCHF 66.73-77%below the price$3.31
Asset-Based-89%below the priceCHF 8.55-62%below the price$5.40
Growth DCF-34%below the priceCHF 50.71n/a
Economic Profit-58%below the priceCHF 32.75-81%below the price$2.76
Growth Earnings-28%below the priceCHF 55.79-99%below the price$0.17
Minimum-89%below the priceCHF 8.55-99%below the price$0.13
Maximum-13%close to the priceCHF 66.73-54%below the price$6.48
Median-45%below the priceCHF 42.79-79%below the price$3.03
Geometric mean-52%below the priceCHF 36.68-90%below the price$1.38

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Nestle S.A.: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Utz Brands: 17 of 18 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Nestle S.A.
Price CHF 77.10
Fair Value CHF 59.49
Bear CHF 36.94Bull CHF 88.51
Utz Brands
Price $14.23
Fair Value $2.64
Bear $0.53Bull $2.81

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Nestle S.A. · Consumer Staples

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-23% · below median

Utz Brands · Consumer Staples

Quality score37 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-81% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 77.10 versus a fair value of CHF 59.49 (-23%), while Utz Brands trades at $14.23 versus $2.64 (-81%).

Nestle S.A. has the higher quality score (69/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.