USANA remains debt-free with $168.6M of cash and a 2.66 current ratio, but the $29.0M goodwill impairment in 2026Q2—cutting goodwill from $138.1M to $109.1M and total assets 6% from their 2024Q4 peak—suggests asset quality deterioration tied to the 2024 acquisition.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Jan'26 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 290.24M | 288.4M | 279.19M | 417.75M | 381.23M | 362.85M | 423.21M | 327.61M | 392.33M | 340.16M | 277.86M | 244.26M | 190.93M | 229.04M | 132.54M | 106.06M | 80.27M | 51.93M | 52.67M | 45.99M | 60.62M | 41.83M | 40.82M | 38.25M | 18.91M | 14.19M | 16.93M | 15M | 17.1M | 11.3M | 9M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 178.91M | 158.38M | 181.77M | 330.42M | 288.42M | 239.83M | 312.88M | 234.83M | 277.87M | 247.13M | 175.77M | 143.21M | 111.13M | 145.99M | 70.84M | 50.35M | 24.22M | 13.66M | 13.28M | 12.87M | 27.03M | 10.58M | 15.07M | 18.96M | 6.69M | 2.46M | 2.9M | 1.4M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 1.1M |
| Cash Only | 178.91M | 158.38M | 181.77M | 330.42M | 288.42M | 239.83M | 312.88M | 234.83M | 214.33M | 247.13M | 175.77M | 143.21M | 111.13M | 137.34M | 70.84M | 50.35M | 24.22M | 13.66M | 13.28M | 12.87M | 27.03M | 10.58M | 15.07M | 18.96M | 6.69M | 2.46M | 2.9M | 1.4M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 1.1M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.64M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 5.03M | 0 | 8.22M | 7.2M | 7.21M | 7.16M | 7.42M | 8.76M | 14.03M | 13.46M | 17.04M | 11.78M | 12.88M | 13.6M | 8.24M | 5.66M | 11.71M | 6.02M | 3.18M | 6.86M | 5.08M | 3.54M | 3.73M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362K | 800K | 300K | 100K | 500K |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 2.73 | - | 3.51 | 2.85 | 2.64 | 2.2 | 2.39 | 3.01 | 4.31 | 4.69 | 6.18 | 4.68 | 5.95 | 6.91 | 4.64 | 3.55 | 8.26 | 5.03 | 2.71 | 5.92 | 4.96 | 3.94 | 5 | - | - | - | 1.07 | 2.26 | 0.9 | 0.43 | 3.22 |
| Inventory | 84.08M | 102.61M | 69.73M | 61.45M | 67.09M | 98.32M | 90.22M | 68.91M | 81.95M | 62.92M | 64.81M | 66.12M | 45.25M | 47.24M | 36.48M | 36.97M | 34.08M | 25.76M | 23.88M | 19.44M | 22.48M | 22.22M | 17.72M | 14.07M | 9.12M | 9.53M | 10.88M | 9.9M | 10.5M | 6.5M | 6.4M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 163.71 | 186.47 | 144.83 | 118.43 | 118.14 | 155.4 | 147.77 | 124.49 | 137.56 | 117.55 | 122.14 | 142.25 | 110.39 | 126.34 | 106.84 | 122.48 | 120.3 | 97.06 | 91.19 | 76.11 | 86.28 | 96.66 | 90.26 | 115.6 | 99.68 | 106.08 | 123.49 | 172.07 | 175 | 152.08 | 216.3 |
| Other Current Assets | 22.22M | 27.42M | 5.7M | 7.28M | 7.12M | 3.68M | 4.01M | 4.95M | 9.2M | 8.34M | 11M | 17.56M | 17.07M | 16.71M | 12.38M | 4.61M | 3.47M | 3.06M | 5.72M | 3.88M | 3.87M | 3.45M | 2.7M | 1.92M | 1.56M | 750K | 2.79M | 2.9M | 3.7M | 2.1M | 1M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 418.23M | 454.51M | 469.01M | 215.01M | 215.32M | 214.89M | 217.68M | 189.33M | 162.13M | 179.11M | 192.78M | 178.97M | 159.66M | 139.43M | 134.81M | 138.44M | 123.53M | 71.51M | 69.9M | 63.14M | 39.39M | 31.88M | 30.84M | 26.88M | 20.21M | 21.16M | 18.57M | 21.8M | 22.9M | 15.1M | 12.1M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 94.6M | 111.54M | 94.56M | 99.81M | 117.77M | 125.57M | 128.39M | 126.5M | 92.03M | 102.85M | 101.27M | 87.98M | 71.16M | 59.18M | 61.75M | 60.75M | 57.57M | 57.24M | 56.76M | 52.06M | 30.32M | 23.3M | 23.19M | 20.2M | 18.41M | 19.49M | 17.61M | 21.5M | 22.8M | 13.9M | 11.5M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 9.59x | 8.30x | 9.04x | 9.23x | 8.48x | 9.45x | 8.84x | 8.39x | 12.92x | 10.18x | 9.93x | 10.44x | 11.11x | 12.14x | 10.51x | 9.58x | 8.99x | 7.63x | 7.56x | 8.13x | 12.34x | 14.06x | 11.76x | 9.90x | 7.27x | 5.86x | 6.99x | 6.02x | 5.33x | 6.13x | 4.93x |
| Goodwill | 109.26M | 137.96M | 144.17M | 17.1M | 17.37M | 17.67M | 17.37M | 16.64M | 16.82M | 17.42M | 16.71M | 17.43M | 17.94M | 18.24M | 17.89M | 17.74M | 16.93M | 5.69M | 5.69M | 5.69M | 5.69M | 5.69M | 5.69M | 4.27M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 120.41M | 133.15M | 151.82M | 29.92M | 32.43M | 30.44M | 30.8M | 29.84M | 31.81M | 35.15M | 34.35M | 38.27M | 40.95M | 42.33M | 42.09M | 42.64M | 40.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 25.77M | 20M | 2.74M | 2.83M | 2.9M | 23.82M | 3.06M | 2.86M | 2.91M | 9.81M | 9.75M | 11.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.71M | -2.12M | -2.86M | -2.05M | -2.19M | -3M | -2.23M | -1.92M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 64.17M | 51.86M | 56.07M | 52.07M | 35.05M | 12.55M | 33.42M | 10.41M | 15.22M | 11.02M | 12.41M | 14.03M | 23.67M | 14.15M | 7.13M | 6.27M | 49.03M | 8.58M | 7.45M | 5.38M | 3.37M | 2.89M | 1.96M | 2.42M | 244K | 676K | 221K | 300K | -500K | 800K | 500K |
| Total Assets | 708.47M | 742.91M | 748.19M | 632.76M | 596.55M | 577.74M | 640.89M | 516.93M | 554.46M | 519.27M | 470.64M | 423.24M | 350.58M | 368.47M | 267.36M | 244.5M | 203.8M | 123.44M | 122.57M | 109.13M | 100M | 73.71M | 71.66M | 65.13M | 39.11M | 35.35M | 35.49M | 36.8M | 40M | 26.4M | 21.1M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.25x | 1.25x | 1.14x | 1.46x | 1.67x | 2.05x | 1.77x | 2.05x | 2.14x | 2.02x | 2.14x | 2.17x | 2.25x | 1.95x | 2.43x | 2.38x | 2.54x | 3.54x | 3.50x | 3.88x | 3.74x | 4.45x | 3.81x | 3.07x | 3.42x | 3.23x | 3.47x | 3.52x | 3.04x | 3.23x | 2.69x |
| Asset Growth % | -8.48% | -0.71% | 18.24% | 6.07% | 3.26% | -9.85% | 23.98% | -6.77% | 6.78% | 10.33% | 11.2% | 20.72% | -4.85% | 37.82% | 9.35% | 19.97% | 65.1% | 0.71% | 12.32% | 9.13% | 35.67% | 2.85% | 10.04% | 66.51% | 10.63% | -0.39% | -3.55% | -8% | 51.52% | 25.12% | 106.86% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 112.25M | 128.56M | 139.63M | 118.84M | 143.83M | 160.79M | 168.07M | 136.1M | 148.69M | 141.18M | 138.49M | 131.41M | 108.7M | 95.87M | 70.84M | 59.7M | 57.62M | 40.48M | 54.53M | 40.19M | 39.8M | 26.56M | 22.75M | 19.92M | 17.68M | 13.84M | 14.62M | 16.3M | 8.7M | 6.7M | 8.6M |
| Accounts Payable | 17.66M | 17.26M | 11.98M | 10.07M | 11.05M | 13.51M | 18.2M | 12.53M | 9.95M | 11.79M | 9.04M | 10.04M | 7.78M | 9.5M | 7.04M | 7.95M | 6.45M | 5.81M | 6.88M | 8.11M | 10.24M | 4.96M | 5.11M | 5.21M | 2.67M | 2.63M | 3.35M | 4.1M | 4.2M | 3.2M | 4.7M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 29.51 | 31.37 | 24.89 | 19.41 | 19.46 | 21.35 | 29.8 | 22.63 | 16.7 | 22.02 | 17.04 | 21.61 | 18.98 | 25.41 | 20.62 | 26.35 | 22.75 | 21.89 | 26.27 | 31.76 | 39.3 | 21.55 | 26.01 | 42.85 | 29.14 | 29.23 | 38.05 | 71.26 | 70 | 74.87 | 158.84 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 14M | 23M | 786K | 6.89M | 7.08M | 8.62M | 8.32M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36M | 2M | 0 | 4.8M | 0 | 0 | 3.9M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 12.05M | 13.91M | 20.88M | 19.64M | 15.95M | 13.85M | 15.05M | 17M | 21.46M | 17.64M | 15.72M | 16.06M | 15.6M | 10.06M | 11.77M | 7.39M | 6.59M | 4.3M | 3.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 973K | 750K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 94.59M | 97.3M | -4.75M | 73.75M | 82.71M | 83.01M | 85.36M | 68.96M | 35.69M | 28.71M | 23.67M | 27.68M | 23.17M | 40.84M | 42.22M | 22.02M | 35.21M | 25.88M | 30.2M | 17.63M | 12.94M | 8.77M | 10.14M | 0 | 4.87M | 8.46M | 11.27M | 7.4M | 4.5M | 3.5M | 0 |
| Current Ratio | 2.59x | 2.24x | 2.00x | 3.52x | 2.65x | 2.26x | 2.52x | 2.41x | 2.64x | 2.41x | 2.01x | 1.86x | 1.76x | 2.39x | 1.87x | 1.78x | 1.39x | 1.28x | 0.97x | 1.14x | 1.52x | 1.58x | 1.79x | 1.92x | 1.07x | 1.03x | 1.16x | 0.92x | 1.97x | 1.69x | 1.05x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.84x | 1.45x | 1.50x | 3.00x | 2.18x | 1.65x | 1.98x | 1.90x | 2.09x | 1.96x | 1.54x | 1.36x | 1.34x | 1.90x | 1.36x | 1.16x | 0.80x | 0.65x | 0.53x | 0.66x | 0.96x | 0.74x | 1.02x | 1.21x | 0.55x | 0.34x | 0.41x | 0.31x | 0.76x | 0.72x | 0.30x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 136.93 | - | 123.45 | 101.88 | 101.32 | 136.25 | 120.36 | 104.87 | 125.17 | 100.22 | 111.29 | 125.32 | 97.36 | 107.84 | 90.86 | 99.68 | 105.8 | 80.2 | 67.63 | 50.27 | 51.94 | 79.04 | 69.25 | - | - | - | 86.52 | 103.07 | 105.9 | 77.64 | 60.67 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 26.12M | 28.08M | 22.24M | 16.71M | 18.24M | 21.83M | 31.16M | 29.12M | 14.63M | 14.88M | 6.86M | 10.97M | 11.71M | 12.08M | 10.94M | 10.89M | 1.01M | 8.59M | 36.2M | 30.3M | 0 | 1.41M | 1.07M | 837K | 3.34M | 6.99M | 8M | 7.6M | 700K | 400K | 100K |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7M | 34.99M | 28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65M | 6M | 8M | 7.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 10.19M | 5.14M | 6.89M | 10.21M | 12.86M | 17.27M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 19.47M | 4.89M | 4.07M | 4.55M | 4.07M | 7.5M | 12.01M | 10.28M | 13.37M | 13.73M | 5.5M | 9.82M | 10.6M | 10.87M | 10M | 9.95M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.07M | 0 | 695K | 988K | 0 | 0 | 600K | 400K | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 21.26M | 23.19M | 7.97M | 7.02M | 7.28M | 4.11M | 6.3M | 1.57M | 1.26M | 1.15M | 1.36M | 1.15M | 1.11M | 1.21M | 938K | 942K | 1.01M | 1.59M | 1.21M | 2.31M | 0 | 1.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | 0 | 100K |
| Total Liabilities | 138.38M | 156.64M | 161.86M | 135.56M | 162.08M | 182.62M | 199.24M | 165.22M | 163.32M | 156.06M | 145.35M | 142.38M | 120.42M | 107.95M | 81.78M | 70.59M | 58.64M | 49.06M | 90.74M | 70.49M | 39.8M | 27.97M | 23.82M | 20.76M | 21.02M | 20.83M | 22.62M | 23.9M | 9.4M | 7.1M | 8.7M |
| Total Debt | 0 | 14M | 39.2M | 13.21M | 13.78M | 17.3M | 21.47M | 25.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7M | 34.99M | 28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9M | 12.1M | 15.17M | 12.3M | 0 | 0 | 3.9M |
| Net Debt | -178.91M | -144.38M | -142.56M | -317.21M | -274.64M | -222.54M | -291.4M | -209.23M | -214.33M | -247.13M | -175.77M | -143.21M | -111.13M | -137.34M | -70.84M | -50.35M | -24.22M | -6.66M | 21.71M | 15.13M | -27.03M | -10.58M | -15.07M | -18.96M | 2.32M | 9.63M | 12.27M | 10.9M | -2.6M | -2.6M | 2.8M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00x | 0.02x | 0.07x | 0.03x | 0.03x | 0.04x | 0.05x | 0.07x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.09x | 1.10x | 0.72x | - | - | - | - | 0.50x | 0.83x | 1.18x | 0.95x | - | - | 0.31x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.00x | 0.15x | 0.44x | 0.12x | 0.11x | 0.09x | 0.11x | 0.15x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.12x | 0.64x | 0.37x | - | - | - | - | 0.53x | 1.45x | 1.57x | 0.66x | - | - | 0.45x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -4.05x | -1.59x | -1.61x | -2.80x | -2.13x | -1.16x | -1.46x | -1.24x | -1.04x | -1.66x | -1.16x | -0.94x | -0.89x | -1.09x | -0.66x | -0.59x | -0.32x | -0.12x | 0.40x | 0.20x | -0.40x | -0.16x | -0.30x | -0.54x | 0.14x | 1.16x | 1.27x | 0.59x | -0.14x | -0.20x | 0.32x |
| Interest Coverage | 0.85x | 50.32x | 272.71x | 392.04x | 566.73x | 2994.72x | 351.98x | 2215.00x | 5320.72x | 2927.96x | 312.21x | 9444.13x | 900.02x | 116712.00x | 4922.30x | 8609.67x | 733.60x | 84.71x | 59.49x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 570.1M | 586.27M | 586.33M | 497.2M | 434.47M | 395.12M | 441.65M | 351.71M | 391.15M | 363.21M | 325.29M | 280.85M | 230.16M | 260.52M | 185.57M | 173.91M | 145.17M | 74.37M | 31.84M | 38.64M | 60.2M | 45.74M | 47.84M | 44.37M | 18.09M | 14.53M | 12.87M | 12.9M | 30.6M | 19.3M | 12.4M |
| Equity Growth % | -2.6% | -0.01% | 17.93% | 14.44% | 9.96% | -10.53% | 25.57% | -10.08% | 7.69% | 11.66% | 15.82% | 22.02% | -11.65% | 40.39% | 6.71% | 19.8% | 95.19% | 133.61% | -17.6% | -35.81% | 31.61% | -4.4% | 7.82% | 145.24% | 24.55% | 12.85% | -0.21% | -57.84% | 58.55% | 55.65% | 87.88% |
| Book Value per Share | 30.82 | 31.56 | 30.60 | 25.70 | 22.50 | 19.42 | 20.78 | 15.41 | 15.87 | 14.70 | 12.99 | 10.66 | 8.41 | 9.17 | 6.22 | 5.58 | 4.55 | 2.41 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 1.61 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.24 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 526.76M | 533.1M | 532.11M | 497.2M | 434.47M | 395.12M | 441.65M | 351.71M | 391.15M | 363.21M | 325.29M | 280.85M | 230.16M | 260.52M | 185.57M | 173.91M | 145.17M | 74.37M | 31.84M | 38.64M | 60.2M | 45.74M | 47.84M | 44.37M | 18.09M | 14.53M | 12.87M | 12.9M | 30.6M | 19.3M | 12.4M |
| Common Stock | 0 | 18K | 19K | 19K | 19K | 19K | 21K | 22K | 24K | 24K | 24K | 13K | 13K | 14K | 14K | 15K | 16K | 15K | 15K | 16K | 18K | 18K | 19K | 19K | 9K | 10K | 10K | 2.9M | 9.1M | 7.2M | 6.8M |
| Retained Earnings | 0 | 465.72M | 478.94M | 445.22M | 391.64M | 344.64M | 382.79M | 306.15M | 329.5M | 288.07M | 265.4M | 214.88M | 166.41M | 200.02M | 134.8M | 118.8M | 90.21M | 56.41M | 24.11M | 30.11M | 44.25M | 35.72M | 34.5M | 28.93M | 14.52M | 12.75M | 10.58M | 10.1M | 21.7M | 12.2M | 5.6M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | -16.18M | -22.67M | -13.7M | -12.79M | 458K | -3.63M | -13.9M | -10.39M | -1.43M | -11.65M | -3.78M | 2.13M | 5.79M | 6.94M | 5.84M | 3.72M | 1.52M | -375K | 989K | 355K | 839K | 1.48M | 1.23M | -111K | -594K | -82K | -9.2M | -400K | -200K | -1.2M |
| Minority Interest | 43.33M | 53.17M | 54.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying USNA stock.
As of 2025, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) had total assets of $742.9M including $288.4M in current assets.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) carries total debt of $14.0M, offset by $158.4M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $533.1M ($31.56 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) reported a current ratio of 2.24x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Goodwill impairment signals asset quality deterioration
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Contracts After Acquisition Peak
Total assets have contracted 6% from their 2024Q4 peak of $748.2M to $703.2M in 2026Q2, driven by a $29M goodwill impairment and sustained buyback-related equity reduction, per recent SEC filings. This reversal suggests USANA's post-acquisition balance sheet expansion has already begun unwinding.
Equity has slipped from $533.1M to $526.3M while retained earnings fell from $478.9M to $451.9M, indicating that accumulated losses are now more than offsetting the equity base established during USANA's growth years. The trajectory from net asset accumulation in 2024 through to net contraction in 2026 aligns with the income statement's structural revenue erosion and mounting operating losses, suggesting the balance sheet is no longer insulated from the deteriorating operating picture.
Goodwill Impairment Confirms Acquisition Drag
USANA's goodwill balance dropped from $138.1M to $109.1M in 2026Q2 — a $29.0M impairment — after surging from just $17M to $138M in late 2024, according to recent SEC filings. This 21% write-off within roughly a year suggests the acquired business may not be generating returns consistent with its purchase price.
A smaller $6M impairment already occurred between 2025Q3 and 2025Q4, meaning cumulative impairments have erased approximately $35M of the original acquisition premium. With operating losses mounting and revenue declining 5.3% year over year, investors should monitor whether further impairment risk exists against the remaining $109.1M carrying value, as the underlying business does not yet show signs of recovery that would support the residual book value.
Retained Earnings Erode After Buyback Halt
Retained earnings have fallen from $478.9M to $451.9M over eight quarters — a $27.0M decline from net losses — contrasting with the $36.9M in buybacks completed through mid-2025, per USANA's financial statements. This shift from deliberate capital returns to earnings-driven erosion marks a meaningful change in equity trajectory.
With $31.8M of cumulative stock-based compensation over ten quarters diluting ownership while losses shrink the retained earnings base, the quality of USANA's $526.3M equity appears to be deteriorating faster than headline figures suggest. The equity-to-assets ratio has risen to 75%, an unusually high proportion that typically signals either very low asset intensity or, in this case, an equity base propped up by historical accumulation rather than current earnings power.
Cash Reserve Halves Despite Debt-Free Balance Sheet
USANA's cash position has declined from $364.9M in 2024Q3 to $168.6M in 2026Q2 — a 54% reduction — even as total debt was fully eliminated to zero, according to recent SEC filings. This suggests the company is funding operations entirely from its own reserves without meaningful external financing.
The current ratio has compressed from 4.03 to 2.66, still healthy in absolute terms but reflecting a materially thinner cushion against the operating losses reported in recent quarters. With the cash trajectory closely tracking the decline in retained earnings and the halt in buybacks since 2025Q2, investors should monitor whether USANA's liquidity buffer can absorb further losses without necessitating either debt issuance or asset sales.
Goodwill Write-Down Masks Broader Asset Concerns
The $29.0M goodwill impairment in 2026Q2 — roughly 5.5% of equity — represents management's own recognition that the 2024 acquisition has destroyed value, per USANA's latest filings. Combined with a $57.7M cumulative working capital drain over ten quarters, this suggests headline asset values may continue to compress.
PPE has declined slightly from $98M to $94.3M while depreciation charges outpace capital spending by more than two-to-one, indicating USANA is under-investing in productive capacity even as it writes down acquired goodwill. On paper the balance sheet still looks adequate — zero debt, a 2.66x current ratio — but the simultaneous cash drawdown, goodwill impairment, and retained earnings erosion paint a more concerning picture of asset quality trajectory that headline ratios alone do not capture.