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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to April
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 22.70 | 35.31 | 19.14 | 17.86 | 38.73 | 38.10 | 42.09 | 42.18 | 31.71 | 28.97 |
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| High | 64.91 | 63.66 | 42.44 | 50.11 | 98.22 | 57.65 | 55.12 | 53.58 | 47.89 | 38.21 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 1,300 | 1,500 | 1,640 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,580 | 1,593 | 1,559 | 1,681 | 1,677 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.70 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 827 | 976 | 1,014 | 1,000 | 1,072 | 1,138 | 1,173 | 1,192 | 1,201 | 1,181 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 39.43 | 40.09 | 37.90 | 37.00 | 39.32 | 36.71 | 33.83 | 35.95 | 36.95 | 37.04 | |||||
| EBT | 163 | 205 | 184 | 169 | 228 | 208 | 186 | 230 | 245 | 241 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 19.69 | 21.06 | 18.13 | 16.94 | 21.28 | 18.24 | 15.90 | 19.29 | 20.36 | 20.38 | |||||
| Net income | 107 | 150 | 141 | 130 | 174 | 159 | 142 | 177 | 187 | 184 | |||||
| Depreciation | 13 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 8.88 | 10.47 | 10.87 | 10.73 | 11.49 | 12.19 | 12.57 | 12.76 | 12.83 | 12.61 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.15 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.52 | 1.89 | 2.00 | 1.96 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.23 | 1.66 | 1.50 | 1.91 | 2.08 | 1.43 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 2.21 | 1.94 | |||||
| Capex | (0.15) | (0.34) | (0.41) | (0.26) | (0.27) | (0.31) | (0.24) | (0.32) | (0.39) | (0.27) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.08 | 1.32 | 1.08 | 1.65 | 1.81 | 1.12 | 1.50 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.67 | |||||
| Book value | 2.64 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 4.85 | 3.82 | 2.57 | 3.99 | 5.99 | 4.74 | 6.79 | |||||
| Shares, m | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 39.00 | 27.53 | 18.54 | 18.01 | 26.05 | 25.79 | 33.46 | 23.55 | 22.20 | 17.37 | ||||
| P/S | 5.05 | 4.22 | 2.58 | 2.34 | 4.23 | 3.60 | 4.07 | 3.49 | 3.46 | 2.71 | |||||
| P/B | 17.02 | 12.43 | 7.88 | 5.18 | 12.74 | 17.10 | 12.83 | 7.43 | 9.36 | 5.04 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 4.89 | 4.03 | 2.43 | 2.07 | 4.07 | 3.58 | 3.96 | 3.24 | 3.32 | 2.44 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 40.34 | 32.02 | 24.33 | 13.46 | 25.93 | 39.12 | 33.29 | 23.03 | 23.43 | 18.47 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 114 | 155 | 139 | 178 | 194 | 133 | 162 | 198 | 207 | 181 | ||||
| Capex | (14) | (32) | (38) | (24) | (25) | (29) | (22) | (30) | (36) | (25) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 100 | 123 | 101 | 154 | 168 | 104 | 140 | 168 | 170 | 156 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 181 | 248 | 224 | 319 | 218 | 129 | 222 | 399 | 266 | 458 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (136) | (190) | (156) | (272) | (165) | (18) | (158) | (327) | (194) | (350) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 246 | 331 | 332 | 452 | 356 | 239 | 372 | 560 | 444 | 636 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 32.46 | 36.85 | 30.92 | 23.61 | 28.88 | 30.93 | 27.28 | 26.29 | 25.89 | 24.09 | ||||
| ROIC | 92.95 | 90.14 | 64.11 | 57.56 | 74.45 | 58.68 | 54.42 | 58.75 | 58.83 | 50.26 | |||||
| ROE | 47.42 | 51.94 | 42.51 | 33.17 | 43.10 | 53.27 | 46.49 | 37.94 | 37.24 | 34.03 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Apr 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
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National Beverage Corp. vs peers in Beverages Non Alcoholic (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | $45.9B | 14.2× | 18.7× | +36.01% (above 0%: growing) | +209.23% (above 0%: growing) | −33.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.80% | 0.00% | Compare |
| KDP Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc | $42.5B | 32.1× | 15.0× | +75.57% (above 0%: growing) | −90.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +120.43% (above 0%: growing) | 41.95% | 8.59% | Compare |
| COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | $12.8B | 26.1× | — (loss-making) | +10.61% (above 0%: growing) | +11.16% (above 0%: growing) | −15.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.93% | 13.22% | Compare |
| CELH Celsius Holdings Inc. | $6.9B | 119× | 18.9× | +10.64% (above 0%: growing) | −57.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | +479.43% (above 0%: growing) | 48.13% | 9.20% | Compare |
| KOF Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. | $5.8B | 17.3× | 15.7× | +17.31% (above 0%: growing) | +30.77% (above 0%: growing) | −24.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.09% | 13.96% | Compare |
| COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc. | $3.2B | 30.6× | 43.2× | +28.08% (above 0%: growing) | +115.00% (above 0%: growing) | +287.22% (above 0%: growing) | 48.72% | 29.21% | Compare |
| FIZZ National Beverage Corp. | $2.9B | 16.3× | 18.1× | +0.04% (above 0%: growing) | −16.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | +10.33% (above 0%: growing) | 35.02% | 17.69% | |
| AKO.B Embotelladora Andina S.A. | $2.3B | 14.4× | — | +11.10% (above 0%: growing) | +4.00% (above 0%: growing) | +930.72% (above 0%: growing) | 38.92% | 10.52% | Compare |
| AKO.A Embotelladora Andina S.A. | $1.9B | 11.7× | — | +11.10% (above 0%: growing) | +4.00% (above 0%: growing) | +930.72% (above 0%: growing) | 38.92% | 10.52% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.3B | 21.7× | 18.7× | +14.21% | +7.58% | +203.82% | 40.44% | 10.52% |
National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) key facts
- Concern: National Beverage Corp.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.2 billion, down 1.73% from fiscal 2025.
- Concern: Net income was $183.6 million, or $1.96 per share (basic), a net margin of 15.6%.
- National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) is a Beverages Non Alcoholic company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 9, 2026, FIZZ traded at $30.52, a market capitalization of $2.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 16.3× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.4× sales; its P/E is higher than 5% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Return on equity was 34.0% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 12.81 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
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