National Beverage Corp.
FIZZ Consumer Defensive Beverages Non Alcoholic
National Beverage Corp.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.2 billion, down 1.73% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 16.7% and free cash flow grew 10.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) Altman Z-score
National Beverage Corp.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2026 is 12.81, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12.81 | (2.37) |
| FY2025 | 15.18 | (0.74) |
| FY2024 | 15.92 | (2.32) |
| FY2023 | 18.24 | 2.56 |
| FY2022 | 15.69 | (2.42) |
| FY2021 | 18.10 | 7.01 |
| FY2020 | 11.09 | (7.02) |
| FY2019 | 18.12 | (6.46) |
| FY2018 | 24.58 | (3.63) |
| FY2017 | 28.21 | 10.33 |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.54 | — | 0.65 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.71 | — | 0.99 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.27 | — | 0.89 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 14.84 | — | 8.90 | |
| Sales / total assets | 1.39 | — | 1.39 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 12.81 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 10.74 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc. compare | 17.4× |
| FIZZ National Beverage Corp. | 12.8× |
| COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. compare | 3.8× |
| KOF Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 3.3× |
| AKO.B Embotelladora Andina S.A. compare | 3.1× |
| AKO.A Embotelladora Andina S.A. compare | 2.9× |
| CELH Celsius Holdings Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners compare | 2.4× |
| KDP Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc compare | 1.4× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets