---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001655210-26-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYND"
cik: "0001655210"
company_name: "BEYOND MEAT, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T21:13:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T21:16:24.704338+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Beyond Meat Q2 2026 net income $16.4M vs loss; revenue down 8.2% to $68.8M

## Summary
- Net revenues $68.8M, down 8.2% YoY; gross margin 8.5% vs 10.6% last year.
- Net income $16.4M ($0.03 basic EPS) vs net loss of $31.8M in Q2 2025.
- Operating loss $30.8M (margin -44.8%) improved from $37.5M loss (-50.0%) last year.
- Results include $11.0M arbitration settlement credit, $4.7M stock-based comp from debt exchange, $1.6M China cessation costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001655210-26-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYND
- cik: 0001655210
- company_name: BEYOND MEAT, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T21:13:27+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000053/0001655210-26-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000053/bynd-20260805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-26-000053
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-26-000053.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-26-000053.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.