G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (WILC)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Yavne, Israel | NasdaqCM
31.64 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:29 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is defined by a massive, multi-year recovery that has finally reached a turning point. After a brutal decade-long decline where the stock lost nearly 80% of its value from 2019 to 2024, the company executed a stunning turnaround in 2025, posting a +105% gain and returning to profitability with record sales. This isn't just a bounce; it is a structural reversal of fortunes driven by operational excellence and a return to growth. The current price sits near the top of the recent trading range, yet it remains significantly below the 200-day average, suggesting the broader market has not yet fully priced in the sustainability of this recovery. While the short-term momentum is mixed due to recent consolidation near highs, the underlying business quality—evidenced by robust free cash flow, healthy margins, and a fortress-like balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity—supports a strong long-term hold. The dividend, while modest, is being funded conservatively with a payout ratio well under 30%, providing a floor for investors who prefer income alongside capital appreciation. The primary risk is the volatility inherent in small-cap turnaround stories, but the trajectory from 2022 lows to current levels suggests the worst is behind the company. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.110502 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.114915 |
| MSTL_84_115 | 0.138718 |
| MSTL | 0.156358 |
| MSTL_84 | 0.161877 |
| AutoTheta | 0.166451 |
| AutoETS | 0.167277 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.107 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.29 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-04-12 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.293 |
| Market Cap | 439,998,880 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.45 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Profit Margins | 14.62% |
| Website | https://www.willi-food.co.il |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.83% | 3.82% | 3.75% | 5.67% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | 0.510 | 1.831239 |
| 2025-08-25 | 0.420 | 1.984877 |
| 2025-03-24 | 0.582 | 3.651192 |
| 2024-04-02 | 0.200 | 1.974334 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.190 | 1.806084 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.590 | 4.211278 |
| 2022-12-05 | 0.316 | 2.025641 |
| 2022-09-12 | 0.430 | 2.514620 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.440 | 2.377093 |
| 2021-09-09 | 1.340 | 5.950266 |
| 2016-12-06 | 0.378 | 6.395939 |
| 2006-01-09 | 0.120 | 3.084833 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5910237 |
| Address1 | 4 Nahal Harif Street |
| Address2 | Northen Industrial Zone |
| All Time High | 37.35 |
| All Time Low | 0.375 |
| Ask | 26.82 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,965 |
| Average Volume | 2,965 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,400 |
| Beta | 1.143 |
| Bid | 32.99 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 45.579 |
| City | Yavne |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 31.64 |
| Current Ratio | 7.086 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 31.64 |
| Day Low | 31.64 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.293 |
| Display Name | G. Willi-Food |
| Dividend Date | 1,777,420,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.93 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.95 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.036 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.03 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,755,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,909,940 |
| Ebitda | 80,325,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.129 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.19 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,776,038,400 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 33.8548 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.2148018 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06542061 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 59.102367 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.709999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15287817 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.66 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7916195 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.66 - 37.35 |
| Financial Currency | ILS |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 864,135,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 5,375,245 |
| Free Cashflow | 24,464,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 202 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28530002 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.61347 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.22208999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,906,412 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,776,038,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.51 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,103,760,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products under the Willi-Food and Euro European Dairies brand name worldwide. The company offers canned vegetables and pickles, including mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant, sun and dried tomatoes; canned fish, such as tuna, sardines, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon; and canned fruits, including pineapple, peaches, apricots, pears, cherries, and fruit cocktail. It also provides edible oils, including olive oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil, and rapeseed oil; dairy and dairy substitute products, such as hard and semi-hard cheeses, molded cheeses, feta, bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spreads, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternatives, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, and frozen pizza; and dried fruit and nuts that includes figs, apricots and organic apricots, chestnuts organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios, and peanuts. In addition, the company offers instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybeans, freeze dried instant coffee, bagels, breadstick, coffee creamers, lemon juice, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and crackers, sauces, corn flour, rice, rice sticks, pasta, organic pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, deserts, and ice cream. It sells its products through supermarket chains and wholesalers. The company was formerly known as G. Willi-Food Ltd. and changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel. G. Willi-Food International Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Willy-Food Investments Ltd. |
| Long Name | G. Willi-Food International Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 439,998,880 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_377123 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 438,747,298 |
| Open | 31.55 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.22540002 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.27 |
| Phone | 972 8 932 1000 |
| Previous Close | 31.64 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.69417936 |
| Profit Margins | 0.14616 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.905 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 31.64 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 31.64 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 31.64 - 31.64 |
| Regular Market Open | 31.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 31.64 |
| Regular Market Price | 31.64 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,713,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 150 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06379 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14482 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.083 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,906,412 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0001 |
| Shares Short | 991 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 11,831 |
| Short Name | G. Willi-Food International, L |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0002 |
| Short Ratio | 0.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | WILC |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.19 |
| Trailing P E | 14.447488 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.8108 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.8291988 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13768747 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 150 |
| Website | https://www.willi-food.co.il |
| Zip | 81,106 |