secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)
CIK:        0001739566
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-007457
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026007457/0001628280-26-007457-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026007457/utz-20260210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-007457

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