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Traeger (COOK)
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Neutral 50 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$35.00
▼(-19.48% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/16/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses, declining revenue, and elevated leverage despite better recent free cash flow). Technicals are moderately supportive near-term but remain mixed versus longer-term trend. The latest earnings call adds some support via cost-savings and free-cash-flow targets, but 2026 guidance points to a sizable revenue decline and margin headwinds, limiting upside confidence.
Positive Factors
Recurring consumables revenue
Traeger’s pellets and consumables show sustained repeat purchase behavior tied to an installed base. Durable consumables revenues diversify cash flows versus seasonal hardware, lift customer lifetime value, and provide recurring demand that supports margins and predictable cash generation over multiple years.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage and shrinking equity
High net debt relative to a shrinking equity base increases financial risk and limits strategic flexibility. Elevated leverage raises interest and covenant sensitivity, constrains capital allocation for marketing/product investment, and makes the company more vulnerable to demand shocks until meaningful deleveraging occurs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring consumables revenue
Traeger’s pellets and consumables show sustained repeat purchase behavior tied to an installed base. Durable consumables revenues diversify cash flows versus seasonal hardware, lift customer lifetime value, and provide recurring demand that supports margins and predictable cash generation over multiple years.
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Traeger (COOK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Traeger Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Traeger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, sells, and supports wood pellet fueled barbeque grills for retailers, distributors, and direct to consumers in the United States. Its wood pellet grills are internet of things device...
How the Company Makes Money
Traeger makes money primarily by selling outdoor cooking hardware (pellet grills and related equipment) and by generating recurring revenue from consumables and add-on products that support installed grill owners. Key revenue streams: 1) Grill an...

Traeger Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Mar 05, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call conveyed a mixed but constructive view: Traeger reported fiscal 2025 results that beat guidance and showed operational progress (notably Project Gravity savings, consumables growth, improved adjusted EBITDA and better liquidity), while projecting a deliberate near-term pullback in revenue for fiscal 2026 driven by strategic channel exits, tariff-driven price elasticity, MEATER reset and inventory normalization. Management emphasized that many 2026 headwinds are timing- and strategy-related and positioned the year as a transition toward structurally higher margins and cash generation in 2027 and beyond.
Positive Updates
Full-Year Outperformance vs Guidance
Fiscal 2025 revenue of $560 million came in above the high end of guidance and adjusted EBITDA was $70 million (upper half of range), demonstrating stronger-than-expected full-year execution.
Negative Updates
Significant Revenue Decline Guided for Fiscal 2026
Fiscal 2026 revenue guidance of $465 million to $485 million implies a year-over-year decline from $560 million (midpoint ~$475M, ~15% decline, roughly $85M at the midpoint) driven by Project Gravity channel exits, DTC wind-down, Costco roadshow exit and annualization of price elasticity.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Negative
Full-Year Outperformance vs Guidance
Fiscal 2025 revenue of $560 million came in above the high end of guidance and adjusted EBITDA was $70 million (upper half of range), demonstrating stronger-than-expected full-year execution.
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Company Guidance
Traeger guided fiscal 2026 to revenue of $465 million to $485 million and adjusted EBITDA of $50 million to $60 million (with Project Gravity expected to deliver roughly $50 million of adjusted EBITDA benefit in 2026—~$30 million incremental on top of ~$20 million realized in 2025), gross margin of 38%–39% (noted as down 120 basis points to down 20 basis points versus fiscal 2025), and at least $30 million of free cash flow; first‑quarter 2026 guidance is revenue of $92 million–$97 million and adjusted EBITDA of $3 million–$7 million, management expects sell‑through to be significantly higher than sell‑in in 2026 with an exit to owned in‑channel inventory aligned to the new grill architecture, noted Project Gravity total run‑rate value of ~$64–$70 million (including an incremental $6–$12 million of SKU/pricing capture mostly in 2027–28), and stated the outlook is based on the tariff framework in effect through mid‑February (excluding more recent changes).

Traeger Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Overall fundamentals are weak: revenue has drifted lower and the company remains consistently loss-making with net losses widening in 2025. Balance-sheet risk is elevated with rising leverage (debt materially exceeding equity as equity shrinks). The main offset is improving operating and free cash flow in 2023–2025, though cash flow coverage of debt remains thin.
Income Statement
32
Negative
Balance Sheet
28
Negative
Cash Flow
56
Neutral
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue559.52M604.07M605.88M655.90M785.54M
Gross Profit178.29M255.47M223.56M228.77M300.76M
EBITDA52.97M53.86M6.64M-296.52M-16.13M
Net Income-115.18M-34.01M-84.40M-382.14M-91.77M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets675.98M830.68M860.76M946.72M1.18B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments19.62M14.98M29.92M39.05M16.74M
Total Debt425.53M434.13M458.70M494.25M420.53M
Total Liabilities505.13M554.25M569.41M611.85M571.50M
Stockholders Equity170.85M276.43M291.35M334.87M606.02M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow13.59M11.89M43.64M-13.81M-51.47M
Operating Cash Flow20.52M23.89M64.04M5.09M-28.43M
Investing Cash Flow-7.33M-12.33M-17.38M-18.90M-79.90M
Financing Cash Flow-8.54M-26.50M-68.30M48.63M113.51M

Traeger Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price43.47
Price Trends
50DMA
35.87
Positive
100DMA
42.76
Positive
200DMA
54.59
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
1.34
Negative
RSI
70.06
Negative
STOCH
87.71
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For COOK, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 43.47 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 31.62, above the 50-day MA of 35.87, and below the 200-day MA of 54.59, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.34 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.06 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 87.71 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for COOK.

Traeger Risk Analysis

Traeger disclosed 80 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Traeger reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Traeger Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
71
Outperform
$278.06M2.9815.70%2.99%-7.31%-12.23%
69
Neutral
$529.79M23.989.20%7.86%-4.79%-30.21%
61
Neutral
$18.38B12.79-2.54%3.03%1.52%-15.83%
56
Neutral
$152.01M-3.18-13.50%4.51%-5.13%-75.13%
50
Neutral
$112.38M-1.25-50.59%-7.38%-222.69%
48
Neutral
$124.61M29.103.24%4.59%2.44%
45
Neutral
$71.43M-1.4925.91%-16.10%-540.42%
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
COOK
Traeger
40.94
-31.06
-43.14%
BSET
Bassett Furniture
14.41
-2.59
-15.26%
ETD
Ethan Allen
20.82
-6.38
-23.46%
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
6.71
3.39
102.11%
SNBR
Sleep Number
3.10
-3.97
-56.15%
HBB
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
20.48
6.35
44.93%

Traeger Corporate Events

Executive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
Traeger Board Grants Discretionary Bonuses Despite Incentive Miss
Negative
Mar 27, 2026
On March 26, 2026, Traeger, Inc.’s Board of Directors concluded that performance goals under the company’s 2025 annual cash incentive program were not met, resulting in no incentive payments to its named executive officers for that per...
Delistings and Listing ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceStock Split
Traeger Executes 1-for-50 Reverse Stock Split on NYSE
Neutral
Mar 17, 2026
On March 17, 2026, Traeger effected a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of its common stock by filing a certificate of amendment to its Delaware charter, with trading on a split-adjusted basis beginning on the NYSE on March 18 under the existing COOK s...
Delistings and Listing ChangesShareholder MeetingsStock Split
Traeger Sets 1-for-50 Reverse Stock Split Ratio
Neutral
Mar 12, 2026
On March 2, 2026, Traeger stockholders approved an amendment allowing a reverse split, and on March 12, 2026, the board set the final ratio at 1-for-50 for all outstanding common shares. The move is designed to lift the company’s per-share t...
Delistings and Listing ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder MeetingsStock Split
Traeger Addresses NYSE Listing Deficiency with Reverse Split
Negative
Mar 6, 2026
On March 5, 2026, Traeger received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that its shares had traded below the $1.00 minimum average closing price over a 30-day period ending March 4, putting the company out of compliance with NYSE listing standa...
Delistings and Listing ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceStock Split
Traeger Regains NYSE Compliance, Weighs Possible Reverse Split
Positive
Feb 5, 2026
On November 19, 2025, Traeger, Inc. was notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it was out of compliance with listing standards because its average closing share price had fallen below $1.00 over a 30-day trading period. The company disclosed...
Executive/Board Changes
Traeger announces immediate resignation of Class II director
Neutral
Jan 29, 2026
On January 27, 2026, Traeger, Inc. announced that Class II director Harjit Shoan resigned from its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The company clarified that Shoan’s resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company, in...
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