Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) Stock

Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) is a Communication Services stock trading at $150.20 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.35B and a trailing P/E of 35.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and urban ski areas in the United States. It manages three business segments—Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate—covering destination ski areas and related on-mountain activities, hotel and condominium lodging (including RockResorts properties), and the ownership, development, and sale of real estate.

Understand Vail Resorts, Inc.: how it makes money

Vail Resorts operates mountain resorts and urban ski areas in the United States, and it also runs lodging properties (including RockResorts) and related real estate activities. It makes money primarily from mountain resort operations (such as ski school, dining, and retail or rentals), and from lodging and other real estate-linked services.

The core profit engine is advance, non-refundable commitments for skier access, shown by the large share of skier visits tied to non-refundable advanced commitment products (74%), which helps drive mountain demand even when visitation and weather-linked demand weaken.

Business quality (Strong): Quality is supported by non-refundable advance commitments that link to a majority of skier visits, but near-term operating momentum is exposed to visitation declines and weather (including snowfall shortfalls).

Valuation: At 31× earnings, MTN trades 42% below the Entertainment average (53×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Non-refundable advance commitments are a large share of skier demand: Share of skier visits attributable to non-refundable advanced commitment products (excluding complimentary) is 74%.
  • Mountain segment operating earnings are positive: Mountain Segment Reported Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization is 0.14 USD_B.

Bear case

  • Visitation declines can pressure revenue: North American destination visitation decline is -7% and visitation decline is 15%.
  • Weather can be a direct headwind: Australian skier visitation decline is 18%, Australian resort snowfall decline is 28%, and Australian resort snowfall is below ten-year average (44%).
  • Discounted ticket types may indicate softer monetization: Epic Friend Tickets discount versus walk-up lift ticket price is 50%, and benefit tickets share of paid lift ticket revenue is 20%.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$150.20
Market Cap$5.35B
P/E Ratio35.2
EV / EBITDA11.0
Price / Book5.84
Price / Sales1.89
FCF Yield9.1%
DCF Value (model)$105.52
DCF Upside vs Price-29.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.96B
Net Margin9.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-7.0%
EPS Growth (YoY)-16.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)-133.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score1.52 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E35.2
Sector P/E (Communication Services)24.4
Industry P/E (Entertainment)39.5
vs Sector44.2%
vs Industry-11.0%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBAMCO INC /NY/ ($647.19M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryEntertainment
CEORobert A. Katz
Employees7,600
CountryUS
IPO Date1997-02-04

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.