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Earnings call · FY2026 Q3

CAMPBELL'S Co Q3 FY2026 Earnings Call

CAMPBELL'S Co Q3 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jun 8, 2026 Audio replay Verified speakers
Jun 8, 2026 40:55 60 turns
Period
FY2026 Q3
Runtime
40:55
Sources
4 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Campbell's Q3 FY2026 net sales fell 4% to $2.4 billion and adjusted EPS dropped 32% to $0.50, as inflation and tariff-driven margin pressure offset some progress in Meals & Beverages and stabilizing Goldfish core; management reaffirmed full-year FY2026 guidance and flagged 2–3 points of incremental FY27 inflation tied to the Middle East conflict.

Inflation and cost pressures 34 Goldfish brand focus 27 Salty snacks performance 23 Revenue growth management / pricing 17 Snacks portfolio rationalization 13 Capital allocation and leverage 10

Management tone

Cautious

Net tone -25 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we're going to continue to feel some pressure on salty”
  • “there is a tale of SKUs in certain brands. It's not a lot of sale”
  • “there's always a risk there”
  • “We're going to continue to feel some pressure on salty”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $2.37B -4.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.41 +86.4% YoY
Net income $124.00M +87.9% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Net sales of $2.4 billion came in generally in-line with expectations, and full-year FY2026 guidance was reaffirmed.
  • Meals & Beverages leading brands (Campbell's, Rao's, Swanson) continued to benefit from at-home cooking trends.
  • Goldfish core, focused on households with kids, has stabilized over the past two quarters, and multi-packs grew 6% in the last 13 weeks.
  • Pepperidge Farm fresh bakery operational headwinds are abating, enabling reintroduction of promotional activity.
  • A previously announced $100 million SG&A takeout is being accelerated, with an early retirement package already well received.
  • Year-to-date cash flow from operations was $839 million.

Risks & pressure points

  • Organic net sales declined 4% driven by lower volume/mix, and adjusted EBIT fell 24% to $274 million.
  • Adjusted EPS decreased 32% to $0.50, and adjusted gross profit margin contracted 240 bps to 27.7% on cost inflation and tariffs.
  • FY27 base inflation is expected near 3% with an incremental 2–3% unmitigated headwind tied to the Middle East conflict, oil near $100/barrel, driver shortages and elevated aluminum, bringing the total to roughly 5–6%.
  • Salty snacks are expected to remain under pressure in the near term as simplification and execution fixes take longer to flow through.
  • Management has no intention to increase the dividend anytime soon and is prioritizing leverage reduction toward the low 3s, with M&A off the table.
  • Retailers could pressure Campbell's to share back tariff refunds, which the company currently has no intention of doing.

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Jun 8, 2026.

Metric Guided
Organic Net Sales table
Full-Year Fiscal 2026
-2% – -1%
Adjusted EBIT table
Full-Year Fiscal 2026
-20% – -17%

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Tariff refund impact
fourth quarter
$0.03 – $0.04

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Meals Beverages$1.43B -4.5% YoY
Snacks$940.00M -4.3% YoY

Capital returned

Dividend / share
$0.39
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