Plant-based protein company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Beyond Meat missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 8.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $74.96 million, down 19.6% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly and a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Beyond Meat’s revenue to decline 15.1% year on year to $68.77 million, a reversal from the 7.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.43 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Beyond Meat has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at Beyond Meat’s peers in the perishable food segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Pilgrim's Pride delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.8%, and Fresh Del Monte Produce reported flat revenue, falling short of estimates by 1.9%. Pilgrim's Pride’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile Fresh Del Monte Produce was up 1.6%.
Read our full analysis of Pilgrim's Pride’s results here and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the perishable food stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.9% on average over the last month. Beyond Meat is down 29.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $2.23 (compared to the current share price of $1.66).
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