The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

EYE

Concerning the House

National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; and provides eye exams through its America's Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, Vista Optical military, and DiscountContacts.com. It also offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. In addition, the company sells prescription and non-prescription eyewear, contact lenses and related accessories to retail customers. The company serves a diverse customer base, including price-driven consumers, style leaders, wellness shoppers with vision benefits, managed care customers, outside prescription customers, and progressive lens wearers. The company was formerly known as National Vision, Inc. and changed its name to National Vision Holdings, Inc. in March 2014. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

United States · www.nationalvision.com

The Long Run

FY 2017–2025 · 9 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.99B+4.7%
Operating income$58.83M+5.8%
Net income-$65.90M+42.0%
Cash from ops$133.65M+5.0%
Quotation

$19.05

-0.46 (-2.4%)

52w hi$29.46
52w lo$15.44
Vol3.13M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.36

Short-0.45
Medium-0.39
Long-0.11

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Market cap$1.51B
Enterprise value$2.39B
Trailing P/E30.73x
Forward P/E15.64x
EV / EBITDA13.54x
P / S (ttm)0.75x
Profit margin2.3%
Return on equity5.4%
Revenue growth+6.6%
Earnings growth+111.2%
Debt / equity77.07
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.16
Corr SPX0.38
Annual vol49.5%
Annual ret+40.1%
Sharpe0.81
Max DD-47.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.02
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.44

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$19.73$20.06$18.85$19.053.13M
Aug 12$22.00$22.61$19.50$19.516.23M
Aug 11$22.36$22.43$21.57$22.063.24M
Aug 10$22.52$22.52$21.76$22.432.68M
Aug 7$22.44$22.78$22.22$22.551.38M