Campbell’s cuts dividend 36% as Snacks earnings plunge 34%

  • Campbell’s cut its quarterly dividend 36% to $0.25 per share after weak fiscal 2026 results.
  • Snacks operating earnings fell 34%, while segment revenue declined 12% to $950 million and a $117 million trademark impairment drove a GAAP loss.
  • Management targets $500 million in cost savings by fiscal 2030 and will address fiscal 2027 priorities at Barclays on September 9.

Campbell’s cut its quarterly dividend 36% to $0.25 per share, the first reduction since October 2001, after fiscal 2026 results showed sharp weakness in its Snacks business. Fourth-quarter revenue was $2.137 billion versus $2.144 billion expected, down 7.9% year over year, while Snacks revenue fell 12% to $950 million, organic sales declined 6% and segment operating earnings dropped 34%. A $117 million impairment involving the Cape Cod and Kettle Brand trademarks pushed GAAP EPS to a loss of $0.23, although adjusted EPS was $0.39 versus $0.3889 expected. Campbell’s shares closed at $22.13 on September 3, down 7%, and later traded at $21.40, down $0.73. Fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance is $1.65 to $1.80, with net sales projected to decline 4% to 2%. Chief Executive Mick Beekhuizen and Chief Financial Officer Todd Cunfer are scheduled to discuss execution, demand, margins, savings and balance-sheet priorities at Barclays’ consumer staples conference on September 9.

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