earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
National Beverage Q3 EPS up 5% to $0.44; gross margin improves 60 bps
NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP
2026-Q3 EPS reported
$1.53
revenue$883,432,000
- Net sales $264.6M vs $267.1M YoY; slight revenue decline amid soft early-quarter volume.
- Net income $41.2M ($0.44 diluted EPS) vs $39.6M ($0.42) YoY; EPS up 5%.
- Gross profit $100M; gross margin improved 60 basis points year-over-year.
- Operating cash flow $136M; quarter-end cash $314M; balance sheet remains strong.
- January shipments rose 7% despite winter storm Fern; new LaCroix flavors and Shasta/Faygo ZERO Sugar expanding.