National Beverage (FIZZ) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.50
- Estimate
- $0.59
- Surprise
- -15.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-01)
- $330.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.0 → 4.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
National Beverage (FIZZ) missed the $0.59 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.50 — a large 15.5% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.0/10) to Sell at 4.8/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- National Beverage Posts Downbeat Q1 Results, Joins Zumiez, Adobe And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday’s Pre-Marke — benzinga, 2026-09-11
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FIZZ Sell at 5.4/10.
0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -15.5% surprise compares with a -7.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-10.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.4 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Consecutive earnings misses (3)
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $31.37
- Price target
- $32.82
- Stop
- $29.37
- Upside to target
- +4.6%
At 16.9× trailing and 15.3× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.0× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FIZZ at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Market cap
- $2.94B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.9
- 52-week range
- $28.97–$39.07
- Off 52-week high
- 19.7%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 2.02×
- Score today
- 5.4/10