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EWCZ

European Wax Center, Inc.

EWCZ

NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Household & Personal Products·Mkt cap $319.1M

$5.82

0.00%

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52-Week Range

$3.24 - $6.52

P/E

30.12

Fwd P/E

10.42

Beta

1.33

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

760.3K

Shares Out

54.8M

Mkt Cap

$319.1M

Price action

Price chart

Up 0.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Largest national waxing services franchise network with 874 locations and established brand recognition
  • Capital-light franchise model with 99.3% franchised centers reducing operational risk and capital requirements
  • Integrated product ecosystem with proprietary pre- and post-service skincare lines driving higher customer lifetime value
  • Recurring revenue model from subscription-based memberships and repeat customer visits

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Expansion of franchise network into underserved markets and new geographic regions

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Household Products peers

Momentum

Stable

+1.2% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 13, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.03 vs $0.13 consensus (-76.9% surprise). Revenue of $51.1M vs $51.5M expected (-0.8%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-76.9%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-12%

-1%

-7%

-2%

-9%

-1%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 26

Q1 26

$59.9M

$55.4M

$49.7M

$51.4M

$55.9M

$54.2M

$45.1M

$51.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

1.9%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

2

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Telsey Advisory Group · Mar 5, 2026

vs Industry

How EWCZ stacks vs Household & Personal Products

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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