National Beverage stock falls 3.2 percent as profit drops

National Beverage stock was trading at USD 29.67 on Nasdaq on September 24, 2026 at 1:27 p.m. ET, down 3.20 percent. The move followed a first-quarter earnings picture in which net income fell 15.7 percent year over year to USD 47.004 million, while sales edged higher.

Profit falls as costs rise

According to Yahoo Finance on September 10, 2026, National Beverage reported first-quarter net sales of USD 330.662 million for the period ended August 1, 2026, compared with USD 330.515 million a year earlier. That is a 0.04 percent increase.

The earnings pressure was sharper below the revenue line. Diluted EPS fell to USD 0.50 from USD 0.60, a decline of 16.7 percent, while gross margin stood at 35 percent. The company also held USD 107 million in cash after paying a USD 3.25-per-share special dividend on July 30, 2026, according to Stock Titan.

UBS lowers target to USD 31

The analyst signal is cautious. Investing.com reported on September 14, 2026, that UBS cut its price target from USD 32 to USD 31 and kept a Sell rating after National Beverage posted first-quarter EPS of USD 0.50 against the firm's USD 0.59 forecast.

That target sits USD 1.33 above the September 24, 2026 market price. For investors, the key tension is visible in the operating data: sales were stable, but the 16.7 percent EPS decline shows that pricing power did not fully offset the cost burden.

Stock nears its 52-week low

National Beverage stock traded within a USD 28.97 to USD 38.21 52-week range on September 24, 2026. The USD 29.67 quote was USD 0.70 above the yearly low, while market capitalization stood at USD 2,777,471,066.