Consumer Defensive
National Beverage Corp.(FIZZ)
Live Price
Offline$36.29
-1.41% today
1Y Change
-20.13%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $3.27B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.8%
- EPS Growth
- +5.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 249 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $3.27B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $36.29 and down 20.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.8%, EPS growth of +5.8%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.8%, EPS +5.8%, free cash flow +1.7% with operating margin 20.5% and ROIC 27.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.4 and price/sales 2.7. Stock Foundry combines FIZZ price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+0.8% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+20.5% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
17.4 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Mar 12, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -0.8% and a revenue surprise of -1.9%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.8% and EPS at +5.8%, with operating margin around 20.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 1, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Mar 12, 2026 | -0.8% | +4.3% | +0.9% | +1.3% |
2025 Dec 11, 2025 | -4.8% | -3.2% | -6.9% | -5.8% |
2025 Sep 11, 2025 | +18.1% | -2.9% | -4.4% | -7.4% |
Benchmark Edge
FIZZ vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FIZZ
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
FIZZ Max Drawdown
-33.61%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FIZZ and SPY.
Company Overview
National Beverage Corp.
NASDAQ Global Select
National Beverage Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells a portfolio of sparkling waters, juices, energy drinks, and carbonated soft drinks primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers beverages to the active and health-conscious consumers, including sparkling waters, energy drinks, and juices under the LaCroix, LaCroix CΓΊrate, LaCroix NiCola, Clear Fruit, Rip It, Everfresh, Everfresh Premier Varietals, and Mr. Pure brands. It also offers carbonated soft drinks under the Shasta and Faygo brands. The company serves retailers, as well as various smaller up-and-down-the-street accounts through the take-home, convenience, and food-service distribution channels. National Beverage Corp. was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Leadership
- Nick A. Caporella
- IPO Date
- Sep 13, 1991
- Employees
- 1.6k
- Street Address
- 8100 SW Tenth Street
- Mailing
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33324
- Region
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 954 581 0922
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 11.3
- Price/Sales
- 2.7
- Price/Book
- 5.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.8%
- EPS
- +5.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +1.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 38.1%
- Operating Margin
- 20.5%
- Net Margin
- 15.7%
- ROE
- 36.0%
- ROIC
- 27.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.11
- Current Ratio
- 4.41
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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