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Vail Resorts (MTN)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $148.77 | Market Cap: $5.5 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Vail Resorts (MTN)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $148.77
Market Cap: $5.5 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.7%, FCF Yield is 7.2%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -82%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -90%
 
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%
Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 11%
 
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 34%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.7%, FCF Yield is 7.2%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 34%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -82%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -90%
4 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 11%

Market Valuation

 9/17/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$148.77$182.32$198.09$213.15$283.76
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)5.56.87.68.611.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)3.03.03.02.93.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.50.30.61.11.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)8.09.810.611.514.6
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.92.52.93.86.9
P/EBIT TTM9.514.016.115.947.8
P/E TTM19.130.831.627.7103.4
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.81.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.05.57.4
P/E TTM (Sector)9.78.18.97.39.2
 9/17/2520242023
Share Price CYE$148.77$182.32$198.09
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)5.56.87.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)3.03.03.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.50.30.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)8.09.810.6
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.92.52.9
P/EBIT TTM9.514.016.1
P/E TTM19.130.831.6
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.0
P/E TTM (Sector)9.78.18.9

Business Description

Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and urban ski areas in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates 37 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
MTN Return18%18%-25%-7%-8%-18%-30%
Peers Return-3%36%-17%21%19%-1%56%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: H, WH, HGV, VAC, BKNG. See MTN Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/16/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

MTNHWHHGVVACBKNGMedian
NameVail Res.Hyatt Ho.Wyndham .Hilton G.Marriott.Booking  
Mkt Price148.87143.3784.7445.4577.125,475.01114.06
Mkt Cap5.513.76.54.32.7177.96.0
Rev LTM2,9586,7571,4504,9735,07825,0255,026
Op Inc LTM5534395876285898,220588
FCF LTM397132290208709,240249
FCF 3Y Avg3854202752731507,731330
CFO LTM6323003423471329,578344
CFO 3Y Avg6306033173792348,109491

Growth & Margins

MTNHWHHGVVACBKNGMedian
NameVail Res.Hyatt Ho.Wyndham .Hilton G.Marriott.Booking  
Rev Chg LTM2.4%0.9%3.9%18.4%7.7%11.7%5.8%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg6.6%14.2%-3.2%20.8%5.3%19.9%10.4%
Rev Chg Q1.0%6.2%8.2%-0.7%9.3%16.0%7.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.4%1.6%2.1%-0.2%2.1%3.9%1.8%
Op Mgn LTM18.7%6.5%40.5%12.6%11.6%32.8%15.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg19.7%6.1%37.7%16.0%12.9%30.8%17.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.5%-0.8%0.5%-1.8%0.5%0.4%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM21.4%4.4%23.6%7.0%2.6%38.3%14.2%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg21.6%9.1%22.3%8.8%4.9%36.3%15.4%
FCF/Rev LTM13.4%2.0%20.0%4.2%1.4%36.9%8.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg13.2%6.3%19.4%6.4%3.1%34.6%9.8%

Valuation

MTNHWHHGVVACBKNGMedian
NameVail Res.Hyatt Ho.Wyndham .Hilton G.Marriott.Booking  
Mkt Cap5.513.76.54.32.7177.96.0
P/S1.92.04.50.90.57.12.0
P/EBIT9.515.411.59.25.022.810.5
P/E19.131.719.5127.710.437.025.6
P/CFO8.845.719.112.520.418.618.8
Total Yield6.7%3.6%7.0%0.8%13.7%3.4%5.2%
Dividend Yield1.5%0.4%1.9%0.0%4.0%0.7%1.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.4%3.1%4.6%6.0%4.2%5.7%5.0%
D/E0.50.50.41.62.00.10.5
Net D/E0.40.40.41.61.90.00.4

Returns

MTNHWHHGVVACBKNGMedian
NameVail Res.Hyatt Ho.Wyndham .Hilton G.Marriott.Booking  
1M Rtn-3.0%1.7%-3.1%2.4%2.8%0.6%1.1%
3M Rtn-4.1%7.1%6.0%15.3%13.4%3.5%6.6%
6M Rtn-4.8%17.6%-4.5%25.4%19.0%22.9%18.3%
12M Rtn-13.1%-0.6%10.7%24.4%11.8%38.6%11.3%
3Y Rtn-23.8%62.8%38.8%17.5%-40.1%196.0%28.2%
1M Excs Rtn-5.4%-0.7%-5.6%-0.0%0.4%-1.9%-1.3%
3M Excs Rtn-12.3%-2.9%-2.9%5.9%5.0%-7.4%-2.9%
6M Excs Rtn-22.2%-2.8%-23.6%7.1%-2.6%4.0%-2.7%
12M Excs Rtn-30.0%-19.0%-6.5%8.4%-5.3%24.4%-5.9%
3Y Excs Rtn-90.4%-6.4%-31.4%-53.3%-104.3%117.9%-42.4%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Mountain2,5412,2131,7031,5781,808
Lodging340312205380463
Real Estate81251
Total2,8892,5261,9101,9642,272


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity4,114,592
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520259.0%
Average Daily Volume466,834
Days-to-Cover Short Interest8.81
Basic Shares Quantity37,241,000
Short % of Basic Shares11.0%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
6/5/2025-2.9%-0.8%8.9%
3/10/20257.7%5.8%-13.3%
12/9/20242.5%0.3%-4.8%
9/26/2024-3.9%-7.4%-9.3%
6/6/2024-10.3%-6.5%-9.5%
3/11/20240.7%-0.6%4.3%
12/7/20234.1%6.1%-1.6%
9/28/2023-8.4%-12.8%-13.9%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive14910
# Negative101514
Median Positive2.7%5.8%5.1%
Median Negative-4.3%-4.4%-9.4%
Max Positive7.7%8.6%11.5%
Max Negative-10.3%-15.5%-16.2%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
4302025605202510-Q 4/30/2025
1312025310202510-Q 1/31/2025
103120241209202410-Q 10/31/2024
7312024926202410-K 7/31/2024
4302024606202410-Q 4/30/2024
1312024311202410-Q 1/31/2024
103120231207202310-Q 10/31/2023
7312023928202310-K 7/31/2023
4302023608202310-Q 4/30/2023
1312023309202310-Q 1/31/2023
103120221208202210-Q 10/31/2022
7312022928202210-K 7/31/2022
4302022609202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022314202210-Q 1/31/2022
103120211209202110-Q 10/31/2021
7312021923202110-K 7/31/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Korch Angela AEVP & Chief Financial Officer6232025Buy157.0020031,400495,492Form
1Korch Angela AEVP & Chief Financial Officer3132025Buy160.0018529,600472,960Form
2Vaughn Peter A 12182024Sell191.95922176,9821,468,640Form
3Korch Angela AEVP & Chief Financial Officer10042024Buy173.0916528,561378,559Form
4SORTE JOHN F 10022024Sell173.071,670289,0277,807,361Form