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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-007457"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UTZ"
cik: "0001739566"
company_name: "Utz Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:04:51.792424+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Utz Brands Q4 adjusted EPS $0.26 (+18%); $50M buyback authorized; FY2026 guidance 2-3% organic growth

## Summary
- Q4 Net Sales $342.2M (+0.4%); Adjusted EPS $0.26 (+18.2%) vs $0.22 prior year.
- Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA $216.5M (+8.1%); Net Sales $1,438.8M (+2.1%).
- FY2026 outlook: Organic Net Sales +2-3%, Adjusted EBITDA +5-8%, Adj. Free Cash Flow $60-80M.
- Board approved first $50M share repurchase program; net leverage 3.4x expects to decline to 3.0-3.2x by FY-end 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-007457
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UTZ
- cik: 0001739566
- company_name: Utz Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026007457/0001628280-26-007457-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026007457/utz-20260210.htm

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