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., September 3 , 2026 —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."
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.
Filing figures are from this filing. Earlier figures are from past filings.