Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Beyond Meat, Inc. BYND
$8.25 -0.12% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $141.7M
Weak trendExpensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin narrowed to -82.7% from -53.0% a year earlier.
- The diluted share count rose 675.2% in a year.
- The stock is 92% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 8%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 3%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 20%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 2%
- Gross marginBottom 2%
- Operating marginBottom 2%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 2%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 1%
- Interest coverBottom 8%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 1%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 1%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 2%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 38%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 1%
- 6-month returnBottom 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 1%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 1%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 22%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 4%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 38%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 2%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 43%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 1%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 1%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -17.1% | -14.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 11.6% | 1.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -53.0% | -82.7% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | -41.6% | -48.8% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -14.1% | -17.1% | ↑ | Bottom 8% |
| Gross margin | 1.8% | 11.6% | ↓ | Bottom 2% |
| Operating margin | -82.7% | -53.0% | ↓ | Bottom 2% |
| Net margin | 112.0% | -51.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -48.8% | -41.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -44.3% | — | Bottom 2% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -13.0% | — | Bottom 3% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- -0.39×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 72.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 15.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -17.0 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -8.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.05%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.05%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +675.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +109.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $10.00
- Target vs current price
- +21.2%
- Analysts with a rating
- 21
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 5%
- Consensus rating
- Sell
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +139.5% | -3.7% | -34.1% | -34.5% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | -1400.0% | +13.2% | -13.5% | -19.4% | -38.4% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -141.7% | +15.1% | -4.9% | +41.0% | +12.2% |
| Nov 11, 2025 | -10436.6% | -9.0% | -22.4% | -6.0% | -45.6% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -3386.5% | -5.8% | -12.3% | -25.2% | -40.3% |
| May 7, 2025 | -28.8% | +0.8% | -0.4% | +29.0% | +13.9% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +94.7% | -4.3% | -13.2% | -10.2% | -20.4% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +6.8% | +3.1% | -20.8% | -27.0% | -39.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.90 | -$2.28 | +139.5% | $68.8M |
| May 6, 2026 | -$1.80 | -$0.12 | -1400.0% | $58.2M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -$0.29 | -$0.12 | -141.7% | $61.6M |
| Nov 11, 2025 | -$43.20 | -$0.41 | -10436.6% | $70.2M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -$12.90 | -$0.37 | -3386.5% | $75.0M |
| May 7, 2025 | -$0.67 | -$0.52 | -28.8% | $68.7M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | -$0.65 | -$12.30 | +94.7% | $76.7M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -$12.30 | -$13.20 | +6.8% | $81.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 1.46× | — | — | Bottom 38% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -89.04% | — | — | Bottom 1% |
| Earnings yield | -640.95% | — | — | Bottom 1% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -23.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -9.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -35.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -60.6%
- RSI (14)
- 29.4
- Relative volume
- 0.59×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 94.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 79th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.20
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.17
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -92.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -97.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2020 | Sep 29, 2026 | -99.9% | 1498 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $141.7M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$52.88
- Revenue (TTM)
- $258.8M
- 52-week range
- $7.84 – $230.70
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $464.7M | $418.9M | $343.4M | $326.5M | $275.5M |
| Gross profit | $117.3M | -$23.7M | -$11.3M | $41.7M | $7.6M |
| Operating income | -$174.9M | -$342.8M | -$341.9M | -$156.1M | -$233.3M |
| Net income | -$182.1M | -$366.1M | -$338.1M | -$160.3M | $219.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$85.20 | -$163.80 | -$157.80 | -$72.90 | -$54.90 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $81.0M | $76.7M | $68.7M | $75.0M | $70.2M | $61.6M | $58.2M | $68.8M |
| Net income | -$26.6M | -$44.9M | -$52.9M | -$29.2M | -$110.7M | $412.8M | -$28.5M | $16.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$12.30 | -$19.50 | -$20.70 | -$12.90 | -$43.20 | -$8.70 | -$1.88 | $0.90 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$301.4M | -$320.2M | -$107.8M | -$98.8M | -$160.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$136.0M | -$73.3M | -$10.6M | -$11.0M | -$12.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$437.3M | -$393.5M | -$118.4M | -$109.8M | -$172.8M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $170,000 | $46.7M | $142.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $171.4M
- Total assets
- $559.9M
- Total liabilities
- $503.1M
- Total debt
- $407.8M
- Net debt
- $236.4M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $56.8M
As of Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,092,081
- Days to cover
- 4.66
- Change vs previous report
- +9.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 14, 2026
- 1-for-30