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Leslie's, Inc.
NasdaqRetail-Retail Stores, NECLatest fiscal year ended Oct 4, 2025

Leslie's, Inc. reported revenue of $1.24B in its most recent fiscal year, down 6.6% on the year before. It kept -19.1% of that as net income, and generated -$16.67M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Retail-Retail Stores, NEC.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
D31/100
Ranked against 8 peers using 4 metrics.
Profitability
F30/100
Ranked against 14 peers using 6 metrics.
Financial health
C47/100
Ranked against 11 peers using 3 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
-6.6%-0.2%13 / 17
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
-7.4%-2.5%11 / 16
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
2.2%2.5%9 / 15
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
Not reported-13.9%—
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported2.2%—
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
Not reported0.7%—
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
-127.7%-16.7%7 / 8
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported21.0%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
35.4%38.0%9 / 15
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
-13.7%-0.7%13 / 17
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
-19.1%-0.3%14 / 17
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
-1.3%-1.1%8 / 14
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
Not reported-2.7%—
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
-32.0%-1.0%16 / 19
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
-48.0%-6.9%13 / 16

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
Not reported0.08x—
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
1.57x1.41x7 / 19
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.58x0.83x13 / 19
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
-2.70x0.92x7 / 11
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
Not reported1.70x—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 15 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 5, 2026
White Jeffrey Justin
See Remarks
Withheld for tax2,023$0.15$294.75
Oct 5, 2026
White Jeffrey Justin
See Remarks
Option exercise(derivative)7,250$0.00$0.00
Oct 5, 2026
White Jeffrey Justin
See Remarks
Option exercise7,250$0.00$0.00
Sep 9, 2026
McDonell Jason
Chief Executive Officer
Withheld for tax1,366$0.54$739.01
Sep 9, 2026
McDonell Jason
Chief Executive Officer
Option exercise4,957$0.00$0.00
Sep 9, 2026
McDonell Jason
Chief Executive Officer
Option exercise(derivative)4,957$0.00$0.00
Aug 26, 2026
Lindquist Benjamin
See Remarks
Withheld for tax280$0.61$170.80
Aug 26, 2026
Cramer Naomi
See Remarks
Withheld for tax255$0.61$154.61
Aug 26, 2026
Lindquist Benjamin
See Remarks
Option exercise(derivative)1,000$0.00$0.00
Aug 26, 2026
Lindquist Benjamin
See Remarks
Option exercise1,000$0.00$0.00
Aug 26, 2026
Cramer Naomi
See Remarks
Option exercise1,000$0.00$0.00
Aug 26, 2026
Cramer Naomi
See Remarks
Option exercise(derivative)1,000$0.00$0.00
Aug 14, 2026
College Amy
See Remarks
Withheld for tax1,515$0.77$1.2K
Aug 14, 2026
College Amy
See Remarks
Option exercise5,095$0.00$0.00
Aug 14, 2026
College Amy
See Remarks
Option exercise(derivative)5,095$0.00$0.00

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019
Revenue$1.24B$1.33B$1.45B$1.56B$1.34B$1.11B$928.20M
Gross profit$439.65M$476.79M$548.22M$673.74M$595.16M$460.71M$379.74M
Operating income-$169.85M$57.12M$102.18M$238.75M$209.09M$146.38M$121.59M
Net income-$236.97M-$23.38M$27.24M$159.03M$126.63M$58.56M$702.0K
EPS (diluted)-$25.57-$2.53$2.95n/cn/cn/cn/c
Operating cash flow$8.82M$107.47M$6.47M$66.64M$169.27M$102.14M$57.82M
Capital expenditure$25.49M$47.24M$38.58M$31.73M$28.93M$20.63M$27.44M
Free cash flow-$16.67M$60.22M-$32.11M$34.92M$140.34M$81.51M$30.38M
Total assets$741.48M$1.05B$1.03B$1.11B$1.04B$746.44M—
Shareholder equity-$407.99M-$177.15M-$161.36M-$197.95M-$217.56M-$827.00M-$887.36M
Total debt$752.05M$777.16M$781.38M$787.83M$794.23M$1.19B—
Cash$64.34M$108.50M$55.42M$112.29M$343.50M$157.07M—

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

n/c marks per-share figures that are not comparable. Companies report each year as their filings stated it, and an annual report restates only its two prior years — so after a stock split, older years remain on the pre-split share count. Totals above are unaffected.

Source

Figures come from Leslie's, Inc.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Dec 18, 2025. View filings on EDGAR.

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