National Beverage (FIZZ) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: $3.16B
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Average Volume (3M): 258.16K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 19.4
• Beta (1Y): 0.25
• Revenue Growth: 0.97%
• EPS Growth: 0.36%
• Country: US
• Employees: 1,559
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Sector Strength: 42
• Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
• EPS (TTM): 0.44
• Shares Outstanding: 93,632,100
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 233,928
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 258,161
• PEG Ratio: 3.82
• Price to Book (P/B): 9.36
• Price to Sales (P/S): 3.46
• P/FCF Ratio: 24.39
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: 0.92
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: 2.43
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: 6.39
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: 10.87
• 1Y Price Target: $35.00
• Price Target Upside: -3.90% Downside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Sell
• Number of Analyst Covering: 1
• EPS Forecast (FY): 2.02
• Revenue Forecast (FY): $1.19B

• Rating: 69 Neutral
• Price Target: $39.00 ▲(7.08% Upside)
• Action: Downgraded Date: 03/15/26
• Date: Action: Downgraded 03/15/26

The score is driven primarily by strong financial quality—healthy margins, low leverage, and strong free cash flow—partly offset by the sharp TTM revenue decline. Technical signals are neutral to slightly weak, and valuation is moderate with no dividend yield data to add support.

Positive Factors

Strong Profitability Margins

Sustained high gross, operating and net margins indicate durable pricing power and efficient cost structure. Over 2-6 months this supports resilience versus input cost swings, funds marketing and product support, and underpins strong free cash generation even if revenue growth softens.

Negative Factors

Sharp TTM Revenue Decline

A roughly 20% TTM revenue decline is a meaningful deterioration of top-line scale. Over months this reduces operating leverage, heightens sensitivity of margins to fixed costs, and forces harder trade-offs between pricing and volume that can impair growth and long-term brand momentum.

National Beverage Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

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...

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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...

How the Company Makes Money

National Beverage generates revenue through the sale of its wide array of beverage products, primarily targeting retail channels such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and mass merchandisers. The company's revenue model is largely driven by the...

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National Beverage generates revenue through the sale of its wide array of beverage products, primarily targeting retail channels such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and mass merchandisers. The company's revenue model is largely driven by the...

National Beverage Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	TTM	Apr 2025	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	1.20B	1.20B	1.19B	1.17B	1.14B	1.07B
Gross Profit	455.96M	443.94M	428.45M	396.79M	417.81M	421.62M
EBITDA	268.05M	256.26M	238.67M	219.97M	239.40M	258.98M
Net Income	188.09M	186.82M	176.73M	142.16M	158.51M	174.15M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	792.47M	672.86M	770.15M	574.34M	467.80M	557.24M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	313.97M	193.84M	327.05M	158.07M	48.05M	193.59M
Total Debt	62.67M	72.12M	54.77M	41.53M	61.25M	43.64M
Total Liabilities	201.41M	228.86M	210.64M	201.85M	228.37M	201.24M
Stockholders Equity	591.06M	444.00M	559.51M	372.49M	239.44M	356.00M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	165.14M	170.41M	167.61M	139.69M	104.12M	168.46M
Operating Cash Flow	195.80M	206.70M	197.91M	161.66M	133.13M	193.77M
Investing Cash Flow	-30.63M	-36.27M	-30.25M	-21.95M	-29.00M	-25.31M
Financing Cash Flow	-422.00K	-303.63M	1.31M	-29.69M	-249.67M	-279.38M

National Beverage Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Negative
• Last Price: 36.42
• 50DMA: Negative
• 100DMA: Negative
• 200DMA: Negative
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FIZZ, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 36.42 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 34.13, above the 50-day MA of 35.11, and below the 200-day MA of 37.61, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.44 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.95 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.80 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for FIZZ.

National Beverage Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
COCO	72 Outperform	$2.81B	42.30	23.19%	―	23.12%	16.20%
FIZZ	69 Neutral	$3.16B	19.35	35.99%	―	0.97%	0.36%
AKO.A	69 Neutral	$3.91B	14.87	24.24%	4.78%	18.92%	34.03%
COKE	68 Neutral	$13.11B	19.79	56.69%	0.61%	4.22%	22.24%
KOF	66 Neutral	$5.24B	15.03	16.56%	3.98%	-2.81%	-2.66%
Sector *	62 Neutral	$20.33B	14.63	-3.31%	3.23%	1.93%	-12.26%
ZVIA	46 Neutral	$86.37M	-15.19	-19.06%	―	6.17%	41.09%