---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-033330"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LMNR"
cik: "0001342423"
company_name: "Limoneira CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:20:56.933730+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Limoneira pauses common dividend to fund avocado, recycling, housing investments

## Summary
- Board pauses regular cash dividend to support strategic capital investments; expects to resume when prudent.
- Reiterates FY2026 fresh lemon volume guidance of 4.0-4.5M cartons and avocado volume of 5.0-6.0M pounds.
- Targeting $10M in annual SG&A savings through Sunkist partnership; organic recycling JV with Agromin to process 300K tons annually.
- Expects to receive ~$180M from Harvest LLC over 7 fiscal years, with $5M projected for FY2026.
- 800 non-bearing avocado acres expected to become fully bearing in 2-4 years, positioning as largest U.S. avocado producer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-033330
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LMNR
- cik: 0001342423
- company_name: Limoneira CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1342423/000110465926033330/0001104659-26-033330-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1342423/000110465926033330/tm269601d1_8k.htm

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