---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-022532"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIZZ"
cik: "0000069891"
company_name: "NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-02T20:31:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-02T20:34:27.085475+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Beverage declares special $3.25 dividend; FY2026 EPS $1.96, sales $1.18B

## Summary
- Special cash dividend of $3.25 per share, record July 13, 2026, payable July 30, 2026.
- FY2026 net sales $1.18B, down from $1.20B in prior year (53-week vs 52-week).
- EPS $1.96 basic, down $0.04 from $2.00; gross margin 37% consistent.
- Cash grew $156M to $350M; company cites improving market dynamics and lower commodity costs.
- Founder Nick Caporella named to Forbes' 250 greatest living self-made Americans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-022532
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIZZ
- cik: 0000069891
- company_name: NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-02T20:31:36+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774926022532/0001437749-26-022532-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774926022532/fizz20260702_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-022532.txt

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