Campbell's Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

Provides Full-Year Fiscal 2027 Guidance
Targeting $500 Million Cost Savings by Fiscal 2030
Resetting Dividend to Accelerate Debt Reduction

Fourth Quarter:

• Net Sales decreased 8% to $2.1 billion and decreased 1% on an organic basis.
• Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) decreased to $4 million; Adjusted EBIT decreased 25% to $242 million, including an estimated 8% impact from the extra week in the prior year period.
• Earnings Per Share (EPS) decreased to $(0.23); Adjusted EPS decreased 37% to $0.39, including an estimated $0.06 per share, or 7%, impact from the extra week in the prior year period.

Full Year:

• Net Sales decreased 5% to $9.7 billion and decreased 2% on an organic basis.
• EBIT decreased to $852 million. Adjusted EBIT decreased 21% to $1.2 billion, including an estimated 2% impact from the extra week in the prior year.
• EPS decreased to $1.31. Adjusted EPS decreased 27% to $2.17, including an estimated $0.06 per share, or 2%, impact from the extra week in the prior year.
• Cash flow from operations was $1.0 billion.

CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Campbell's Company (NASDAQ:CPB) today reported results for its fourth quarter fiscal 2026 ended August 2, 2026. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons are to the comparable period in fiscal 2025. The La Regina acquisition was completed on May 4, 2026, and as such, La Regina's financials are fully consolidated into Campbell's results.

CEO Comments:

"Fourth quarter and fiscal 2026 results reflect top-line softness and inflation-driven margin headwinds,” said Mick Beekhuizen, Campbell’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our performance is not where it needs to be, and we are taking decisive action to improve it. We are increasing our focus on the consumer, sharpening execution, reducing costs to support investment in our brands, and strengthening our balance sheet, including resetting our dividend. We enter fiscal 2027 with leading brands including Campbell's, Rao's, Goldfish and Pepperidge Farm, a resilient Meals & Beverages division benefiting from durable at-home cooking trends, and actions underway to strengthen Snacks. The steps we are taking are designed to improve growth, expand margins, reduce leverage, and position Campbell's for sustainable long-term value creation."

Items Impacting Comparability

The table below presents a summary of items impacting comparability in each period. A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) financial information to the adjusted information is included at the end of this news release.

Fourth Quarter Results

The additional week in the prior fiscal year's fourth quarter was an estimated 7% impact to net sales, 8% to adjusted EBIT and 7% to adjusted EPS ($0.06 per share).

Net sales decreased 8% to $2.1 billion, including an estimated 7-point impact from the extra week in the prior year period. Organic net sales decreased 1% driven primarily by lower volume/mix.

Gross profit decreased 17% to $583 million. Gross profit margin decreased 310 basis points to 27.3%. Adjusted gross profit decreased 14% to $611 million. Adjusted gross profit margin decreased 190 basis points to 28.6%, driven primarily by cost inflation and other supply chain costs inclusive of the impact from tariffs, partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements.

Marketing and selling expenses decreased 7% to $188 million. Adjusted marketing and selling expenses decreased 6% to $186 million primarily driven by lower marketing spending.

Administrative expenses decreased 5% to $164 million. Adjusted administrative expenses decreased 3% to $153 million mainly driven by cost savings initiatives.

Other expenses were $147 million, including the impact of a $117 million combined impairment on the Cape Cod and Kettle Brand trademarks, compared to $29 million in the prior year. Adjusted other expenses were $4 million compared to $7 million in the prior year.

EBIT decreased to $4 million from $269 million. Adjusted EBIT decreased 25% to $242 million primarily due to lower adjusted gross profit.

Net interest expense of $83 million was down modestly versus prior year. Adjusted net interest expense decreased to $81 million. The effective tax rate was 26.6%, while the adjusted effective tax rate increased to 23.6% from 21.6% primarily as a result of a favorable impact from state tax law changes in the prior year.

EPS decreased to a loss of $0.23 per share from earnings of $0.48 per share. Adjusted EPS decreased 37% to $0.39 per share reflecting lower adjusted EBIT.

Full-Year 2026 Results

The additional week in the prior fiscal year was an estimated 2% impact to net sales, adjusted EBIT and adjusted EPS ($0.06 per share).

Net sales decreased 5% to $9.7 billion, including an estimated 2-point impact from the extra week in the prior year period. Organic net sales decreased 2% to $9.7 billion primarily driven by unfavorable volume/mix.

EBIT decreased to $852 million from $1.1 billion. Adjusted EBIT decreased 21% to $1.2 billion primarily due to gross margin declines as a result of cost inflation and higher other supply chain costs inclusive of the impact from tariffs, which were only partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements and cost savings.

Net interest expense decreased modestly to $323 million from $328 million. Adjusted net interest expense was $321 million in the current year. The effective tax rate was 23.4% compared to 24.4%, and the adjusted effective tax rate was 23.8% compared to 23.0%.

EPS decreased to $1.31 per share compared to $2.01 per share. Adjusted EPS decreased 27% to $2.17 per share primarily reflecting lower adjusted EBIT.

Cash Flow and Shareholder Return

Cash flow from operations for the full fiscal year ended August 2, 2026 was $1.0 billion, compared to $1.1 billion in the prior year. For the fiscal year, capital expenditures were $361 million, compared to $426 million, while the company returned $496 million to shareholders, primarily through cash dividends.

Resetting Dividend

To help accelerate the path to reducing debt on the company's balance sheet, the company announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend payment of $0.25 per share, or $1.00 on an annualized basis, a reduction of 36% from the prior quarterly dividend payment of $0.39 per share, or $1.56 on an annualized basis. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 2, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2026.

Announcing New Enterprise-Wide Cost Savings Program Targeting $500 Million by Fiscal 2030

In the fourth quarter, Campbell's delivered approximately $25 million in savings, bringing total cost savings achieved to approximately $225 million pursuant to the company's prior $375 million savings program.

Beginning in fiscal 2027, Campbell's is launching a new program targeting total cost savings of $500 million by fiscal 2030, which will further accelerate our work to protect our margins and support higher investment levels. This new program will include initiatives remaining under the prior program, the overhead savings initiative announced during the third quarter of fiscal 2026, and an enterprise spend optimization plan which will transform how the company manages and deploys its direct and indirect spending. Several actions are already underway, including plant closures and recently completed workforce reductions.

Full-Year Fiscal 2027 Guidance:

The company's outlook reflects an external environment which we expect will remain volatile, another year of elevated inflation, and several longer-term benefits that are expected to build through the year to increasingly support our margins. The acquisition of La Regina is expected to contribute a modest benefit to net sales and be neutral to adjusted EPS.

This guidance includes the company's current understanding of government policy and tariffs, and does not assume any impacts from new tariffs or changes to existing tariff rates.

The company's full-year fiscal 2027 guidance ranges are set forth in the table below:

Key assumptions supporting our guidance can be found in the accompanying prepared remarks and investor presentation available at https://investor.thecampbellscompany.com/events-presentations.

Segment Operating Review

An analysis of net sales and operating earnings by reportable segment follows:

Meals & Beverages

Net sales decreased 4% in the quarter. Organic net sales increased 3%, driven by favorable volume/mix of 3%. Organic net sales growth included an estimated 2-point tailwind as a result of the prior year SAP enterprise-resource planning system implementation for Sovos Brands. Sales of U.S. soup decreased 8% driven primarily by lapping the extra week in the prior year period.

Operating earnings decreased 12% in the quarter, primarily due to lower gross profit primarily as a result of cost inflation and other supply chain costs, as well as unfavorable volume/mix, which were partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements and benefits from cost savings initiatives.

Snacks

Net sales decreased 12% in the quarter. Organic net sales decreased 6%, primarily driven by unfavorable volume/mix of 6%, with 1% net price realization. Organic net sales declines were driven primarily by our salty portfolio and sales attributable to third-party partner brands and contract manufacturing.

Operating earnings decreased 34% in the quarter, primarily due to lower gross profit primarily as a result of unfavorable volume/mix, as well as cost inflation and other supply chain costs, which were partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements.

Corporate

Corporate expense was $226 million in the quarter compared to $83 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to impairment charges in the current year.

Conference Call and Webcast

Campbell's will host a question-and-answer session to discuss these results on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The earnings slide presentation and management's prepared remarks in both written and pre-recorded audio format are now available on the Events & Presentations section of Campbell's investor relations website at investor.thecampbellscompany.com. Participants calling from the U.S. & Canada may dial in using the toll-free phone number (800) 715-9871. Participants calling from outside the U.S. & Canada may dial in using phone number +1 (646) 307-1963. The conference access code is 8876056. A live listen-only audio webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the company's investor relations website.

Reportable Segments

The Campbell's Company earnings results are reported as follows:

Meals & Beverages, which consists of soup, simple meals and beverages products in retail and foodservice in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; SpaghettiOs pasta; Campbell’s gravies, beans and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell’s tomato juice; and as of March 12, 2024, Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups; Michael Angelo's frozen entrées and pasta sauces; and noosa yogurts. The noosa yoghurt business was sold on February 24, 2025. The segment also includes snacking products in foodservice and Canada, and beginning in fiscal 2026, the snacking and meals and beverages retail business in Latin America; and

Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products, including Goldfish crackers, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod potato chips, Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, and other snacking products in retail in the U.S. The segment also included the results of the Pop Secret popcorn business, which was sold on August 26, 2024.

Through the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the snacking and meals and beverages retail business in Latin America was managed under the Snacks segment. Beginning in fiscal 2026, the business is managed under the Meals & Beverages segment. Segment results have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change.

Future Change to Reportable Segments

The company recently shifted the leadership of its frozen bakery business from the Snacks division to the Meals & Beverages division. As a result, beginning in fiscal 2027, quarterly segment results will be adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change. Note that the change will have no impact on consolidated results.

About The Campbell's Company

For more than 155 years, The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) has been connecting people through food they love. Headquartered in Camden, N.J. since 1869, generations of consumers have trusted Campbell's to provide delicious and affordable food and beverages. Today, the company is a North American focused brand powerhouse, generating fiscal 2026 net sales of $9.7 billion across two divisions: Meals & Beverages and Snacks. For more information, visit www.thecampbellscompany.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect the company’s current expectations about the impact of its future plans and performance on the company’s business or financial results. These forward-looking statements, including any statements made regarding sales, EBIT and EPS guidance, rely on a number of assumptions and estimates that could be inaccurate, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause the company’s actual results to vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statement include: declines or volatility in financial markets, deteriorating economic conditions and other external factors, including the impact of geopolitical conflicts and the impact and application of new or changes to existing governmental laws, regulations, and policies; the risks associated with tariff actions taken by the U.S. and reciprocal tariffs by its trading partners; the risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including raw materials, packaging materials, energy, logistics, finished products and labor, including those related to ongoing geopolitical conflicts and tariffs; disruptions in or inefficiencies to the company’s supply chain and/or operations, including reliance on key contract manufacturer and supplier relationships; the company’s ability to execute on and realize the expected benefits from its strategy, including sales growth in and/or maintenance of its market share position in snacks, soups, sauces and beverages; the impact of strong competitive responses to the company’s efforts to leverage brand power with product innovation, promotional programs and new advertising; the risks associated with trade and consumer acceptance of product improvements, shelving initiatives, new products and pricing and promotional strategies; changes in consumer demand for the company’s products, evolving consumer preferences and favorable perception of the company’s brands; the risks related to the La Regina transaction, including that the benefits from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer or cost more to be realized than expected; the ability to realize projected cost savings and benefits from cost savings initiatives and integration efforts in light of recent acquisitions and strategic investments; the risks related to the effectiveness of the company's hedging activities and the company's ability to respond to volatility in commodity prices; the company’s ability to manage changes to its organizational structure and/or business processes, including selling, distribution, manufacturing and information management systems or processes; changing inventory management practices by certain of the company’s key customers; a changing customer landscape, with value and e-commerce retailers expanding their market presence, while certain of the company’s key customers maintain significance to the company’s business; product quality and safety issues, including recalls and product liabilities; the possible disruption to the independent contractor distribution models used by certain of the company’s businesses, including as a result of litigation or regulatory actions affecting their independent contractor classification; the uncertainties of litigation and regulatory actions against the company; a disruption, failure or security breach of the company’s or the company's vendors' information technology systems, including ransomware attacks; the company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; a change in outlook or downgrade in our public credit ratings; impairment to goodwill or other intangible assets; the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights; the company’s ability to attract and retain key talent; goals and initiatives related to, and the impacts of, climate change, including from weather-related events; the costs, disruption and diversion of management’s attention associated with activist investors; unforeseen business disruptions or other impacts due to political instability, civil disobedience, terrorism, geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics or other outbreaks of disease or other calamities; and other factors described in the company’s most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings. This discussion of uncertainties is by no means exhaustive but is designed to highlight important factors that may impact the company’s outlook. The company disclaims any obligation or intent to update forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.

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