Company Announcements

For the fourth quarter:

• Net Sales increased 1% to $2.3 billion and decreased 3% on an organic basis.
• Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) increased to $269 million. Adjusted EBIT decreased 2% to $321 million.
• Earnings Per Share (EPS) increased to $0.48. Adjusted EPS decreased 2% to $0.62. 

For the full year:

• Net Sales increased 6% to $10.3 billion and decreased 1% on an organic basis.
• EBIT increased to $1.1 billion. Adjusted EBIT increased 2% to $1.5 billion including the impact of the Sovos Brands acquisition.
• EPS increased to $2.01. Adjusted EPS decreased 4% to $2.97.
• Cash flow from operations was $1.1 billion; returned $521 million to shareholders including $459 million in dividends.

CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 3, 2025-- The Campbell's Company (NASDAQ:CPB) today reported results for its fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 ended August 3, 2025. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons are to the same period of fiscal 2024. The Sovos Brands, Inc. (Sovos Brands) acquisition (also referred to as the acquisition) was completed on March 12, 2024. Fiscal 2025 was a 53-week year, with the additional week falling in the fourth quarter. The additional week is estimated to have contributed 2% each to net sales, adjusted EBIT and adjusted EPS (or $0.06 per share) to full-year fiscal 2025 results.

CEO Comments:
Mick Beekhuizen, Campbell’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our fiscal 2025 results were slightly ahead of our expectations, driven by our team's focus on execution in a dynamic operating environment. Meals & Beverages benefited from the continued strong in-market performance of our leadership brands, outpacing category growth as consumers continued to cook at home. We are pleased with Rao’s post-acquisition momentum as it approaches becoming our fourth $1 billion dollar brand, alongside Campbell’s, Goldfish and Pepperidge Farm. While our Snacks business weathered category softness, we delivered a modest sequential improvement to net sales and in-market consumption in the fourth quarter. We remain confident in our Snacks portfolio and are taking decisive actions to return the business to sustained growth.”

Beekhuizen continued, “Going into fiscal 2026, we're focused on delivering today while building for tomorrow - with an increased emphasis on delivering topline growth through incremental marketing investments and consumer-led innovation, as we continue to expand our capabilities. Simultaneously, we're increasing productivity and accelerating cost savings initiatives to help mitigate core inflation and tariff headwinds.”

Items Impacting Comparability
The table below presents a summary of items impacting comparability in each period. A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) financial information to the adjusted information is included at the end of this news release.

Fourth-Quarter Results
The additional week is estimated to have contributed 7% to net sales, 9% to adjusted EBIT and 10% to adjusted EPS, or $0.06 per share, to fourth quarter fiscal 2025 results.

Net sales in the quarter increased 1% to $2.3 billion. Organic net sales, which exclude the impact from the additional week in the quarter and the impact from divestitures, decreased 3% to $2.2 billion primarily driven by lower volume/mix, partially related to the expected reversal of the favorable timing of shipments in the third quarter related to the implementation of the company's existing enterprise-resource planning system for Sovos Brands.

Gross profit increased to $705 million from $675 million. Gross profit margin was 30.4% compared to 29.4%. Adjusted gross profit decreased to $709 million from $719 million. Adjusted gross profit margin decreased 90 basis points to 30.5% mainly driven by cost inflation and other supply chain costs inclusive of a moderate tariff impact, partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements, favorable net price realization and the benefits from cost savings initiatives.

Marketing and selling expenses, which represented approximately 9% of net sales, increased 7% to $202 million. Adjusted marketing and selling expenses increased 5% to $197 million primarily driven by higher advertising and consumer promotion expense.

Administrative expenses decreased 5% to $172 million. Adjusted administrative expenses decreased 4% to $158 million mainly driven by the benefit from cost savings initiatives and lower incentive compensation, partially offset by higher general administrative costs and inflation.

Other expenses were $29 million compared to $181 million primarily driven by non-cash impairment charges in the prior year. Adjusted other expenses were $7 million compared to $12 million.

EBIT increased to $269 million from $77 million. Adjusted EBIT decreased 2% to $321 million primarily due to lower adjusted gross profit and higher adjusted marketing and selling expenses, partially offset by lower adjusted administrative expenses and adjusted other expenses.

Net interest expense increased to $85 million from $83 million due to the impact of the additional week in the quarter, partially offset by lower levels of debt. The effective tax rate decreased to 21.2% compared to 50.0% and the adjusted effective tax rate was 21.6% compared to 23.2%. Excluding items impacting comparability, the adjusted effective tax rate decreased 160 basis points primarily due to the favorable impact of state tax law changes in the current quarter.

EPS increased to $0.48 per share compared to a loss of $0.01 per share. Adjusted EPS decreased 2% to $0.62 per share reflecting lower adjusted EBIT.

Full-Year 2025 Results
The additional week is estimated to have contributed 2% each to net sales, adjusted EBIT and adjusted EPS (or $0.06 per share) to fiscal 2025 results.

Net sales increased 6% to $10.3 billion mainly driven by the benefit of the acquisition. Organic net sales decreased 1% to $9.3 billion primarily driven by unfavorable volume/mix.

EBIT increased to $1.1 billion from $1.0 billion. Adjusted EBIT increased 2% to $1.5 billion primarily due to the contribution of the acquisition, partially offset by lower adjusted EBIT in the base business.

Net interest expense increased to $328 million from $243 million, primarily due to higher levels of debt and higher average interest rates on the debt portfolio. Adjusted net interest expense was $241 million in the prior year. The effective tax rate was 24.4% compared to 25.1%, and the adjusted effective tax rate was 23.0% compared to 23.7%.

EPS increased to $2.01 per share compared to $1.89 per share. Adjusted EPS decreased 4% to $2.97 per share primarily reflecting higher adjusted net interest expense, partially offset by the increase in adjusted EBIT. Net tariff impacts were an approximate $0.02 headwind to full-year adjusted EPS.

Cash Flow and Shareholder Return
Cash flow from operations for the year ended August 3, 2025 was $1.13 billion compared to $1.19 billion in the prior year primarily due to changes in working capital. Capital expenditures for the year were $426 million compared to $517 million. In line with Campbell’s commitment to return value to its shareholders, the company has paid $459 million of cash dividends and repurchased common stock of approximately $62 million for the fiscal year. As of August 3, 2025, the company had approximately $198 million remaining under its anti-dilutive share repurchase program in addition to approximately $301 million remaining under its September 2021 strategic share repurchase program.

Cost Savings Program
As of the end of the fourth quarter, Campbell's has delivered approximately $145 million of savings under the $250 million cost savings program announced in September 2024.

Building on the progress achieved to date through the company’s continued focus on efficiency, the cost savings target announced at Investor Day in September 2024 has been raised by 50%--from $250 million to $375 million by the end of fiscal 2028. The company intends to use these savings as one of several levers to help offset tariff headwinds.

Full-Year Fiscal 2026 Guidance:
Consumers continue to be increasingly deliberate in their food choices with a focus on premiumization, flavor exploration, health and wellness and cooking at home. The company's portfolio of brands is well positioned to capitalize on these trends with incremental brand support and innovation. At the same time, the company faces a dynamic operating and regulatory environment resulting in substantial input cost pressures, primarily driven by tariffs, which, despite significant mitigation efforts, reduce its earnings outlook for the upcoming fiscal year. Overall, the company expects to make progress towards sustainable growth in fiscal 2026 while mitigating some of the near-term cost pressures.

Fiscal 2026 guidance ranges are based on the exclusion of the additional week in fiscal 2025, which represented approximately 2% to net sales, 2% to adjusted EBIT and $0.06 to adjusted EPS.

The company’s fiscal 2026 guidance reflects the following underlying assumptions:

• The impact of the divestitures of Pop Secret and noosa is estimated to reduce reported net sales and adjusted EBIT by 1% and to be dilutive by $0.04 to adjusted EPS in fiscal 2026.
• Organic Net Sales (1)% to 1% reflecting, among other things, continued momentum in Meals & Beverages and stabilization in Snacks in the second half of the year at the midpoint of the range, with modest positive net price contribution compared to fiscal 2025.
• Adjusted EBIT of (13)% to (9)% and adjusted EPS of (18)% to (12)% reflecting the impact of divestitures. On a comparable 52-week basis and excluding the impact of divestitures as noted above, the company expects:
  • Approximately two-thirds of the year-over-year decline in fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance at the midpoint of the range to be attributable to the estimated net tariff impact. Gross tariffs are projected at approximately 4% of cost of products sold (COPS) with actions in place to mitigate approximately 60% of the tariff impact in fiscal 2026.
  • The remaining one-third to be driven by year-over-year changes in the base business reflecting the aforementioned topline assumptions, an increased marketing and selling investment in the range of 9% to 10% of net sales and a normalization of the certain benefits realized in fiscal 2025, including a return to targeted payout levels of incentive compensation expense.

Other key assumptions:

• Low-single digit core inflation excluding the impact of tariffs
• Productivity improvements including tariff mitigation of approximately 5% of COPS
• Enterprise cost savings of approximately $70 million
• Adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 24%
• Adjusted interest expense of $320 million to $325 million
• Diluted share count of approximately 300 million shares
• Capital expenditures of approximately 4% of net sales

Further details can be found in the accompanying investor presentation available at https://investor.thecampbellscompany.com/events-presentations.

The company's full-year fiscal 2026 guidance is set forth in the table below:

Segment Operating Review
An analysis of net sales and operating earnings by reportable segment follows:

Meals & Beverages
Net sales in the quarter were comparable to the prior year. Excluding the additional week in the quarter and the impact of the noosa divestiture, organic net sales decreased 3% mainly driven by declines in Rao's pasta sauces and U.S. soup. Lower volume/mix of 4% was partially offset by favorable net price realization of 1%. Sales of Rao's pasta sauces decreased primarily due to the expected reversal of the favorable third quarter timing of shipments related to the implementation of the company's existing enterprise-resource planning system for Sovos Brands.

Operating earnings in the quarter decreased 5% primarily due to lower gross profit, partially offset by the benefit of the additional week. Gross profit margin decreased due to cost inflation and other supply chain costs, inclusive of a moderate tariff impact, partially offset by supply chain productivity improvements, favorable net price realization, favorable volume/mix and benefits from cost savings initiatives.

Snacks
Net sales in the quarter increased 2%. Excluding the additional week in the quarter and the impact of the Pop Secret divestiture, organic net sales decreased 2% driven primarily by declines in third-party partner and contract brands and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels. Sales were impacted by volume/mix declines of 5% with favorable net price realization of 2%.

Operating earnings in the quarter were comparable to the prior year due to higher marketing and selling expenses offset by higher gross profit, including the benefit of the additional week, and lower other expenses

Corporate
Corporate expense was $83 million in the quarter compared to $272 million. The decrease was primarily due to non-cash impairment charges in the prior year, unrealized mark-to-market gains on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges compared to losses in the prior year, lower pension and postretirement actuarial losses, and costs associated with the acquisition in the prior year. After factoring in these items, the remaining decrease in Corporate expense was primarily due to lower incentive compensation.

Conference Call and Webcast
Campbell's will host a conference call to discuss these results on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A copy of management's prepared remarks and earnings presentation is now available on the Events & Presentation section of Campbell's investor relations website at https://investor.thecampbellscompany.com/. Participants calling from the U.S. & Canada may dial in using the toll-free phone number (800) 715-9871. Participants calling from outside the U.S. & Canada may dial in using phone number +1 (646) 307-1963. The conference access code is 7515124. In addition to dial-in, access to a live listen-only audio webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the company's investor relations website.

Reportable Segments
The Campbell's Company earnings results are reported as follows:

Meals & Beverages, which consists of soup, simple meals and beverages products in retail and foodservice in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; SpaghettiOs pasta; Campbell’s gravies, beans and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell’s tomato juice; and as of March 12, 2024, Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups; Michael Angelo'sfrozen entrées and pasta sauces; and noosa yogurts. The noosa yoghurt business was sold on February 24, 2025. The segment also includes snacking products in foodservice and Canada; and

Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products, including Goldfish crackers, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod potato chips, Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, and other snacking products in retail in the U.S. The segment also includes the snacking and meals and beverages retail business in Latin America. The segment also included the results of our Pop Secret popcorn business, which was sold on August 26, 2024.

Beginning in fiscal 2026, the snacking and meals and beverages retail business in Latin America is managed under our Meals & Beverages segment.

The company refers to the following products as our “leadership brands”: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Chunky soups; Swanson broth, stocks and canned poultry; Pacific Foodsbroth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; V8 juices and beverages; Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups; Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers and fresh bakery; Goldfish crackers; Snyder’s of Hanoverpretzels; Lance sandwich crackers; Cape Codpotato chips; Kettle Brand potato chips; Late July snacks; and Snack Factorypretzel crisps.

About The Campbell's Company
For 155 years, The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) has been connecting people through food they love. Headquartered in Camden, N.J. since 1869, generations of consumers have trusted Campbell's to provide delicious and affordable food and beverages. Today, the company is a North American focused brand powerhouse, generating fiscal 2025 net sales of $10.3 billion across two divisions: Meals & Beverages and Snacks. Campbell's portfolio of 16 leadership brands includes: Campbell’s, Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pace, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Rao’s, Snack Factorypretzel crisps, Snyder’s of Hanover, Swanson and V8. For more information, visit www.thecampbellscompany.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect the company’s current expectations about the impact of its future plans and performance on the company’s business or financial results. These forward-looking statements, including any statements made regarding sales, EBIT and EPS guidance, rely on a number of assumptions and estimates that could be inaccurate, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause the company’s actual results to vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statement include: declines or volatility in financial markets, deteriorating economic conditions and other external factors, including the impact and application of new or changes to existing governmental laws, regulations, and policies; the risks associated with imposed and threatened tariffs by the U.S. and reciprocal tariffs by its trading partners; the risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities, packaging and transportation, including those related to tariffs; disruptions in or inefficiencies to the company’s supply chain and/or operations, including reliance on key contract manufacturer and supplier relationships; the company’s ability to execute on and realize the expected benefits from its strategy, including sales growth in and/or maintenance of its market share position in snacks, soups, sauces and beverages; the impact of strong competitive responses to the company’s efforts to leverage brand power with product innovation, promotional programs and new advertising; the risks associated with trade and consumer acceptance of product improvements, shelving initiatives, new products and pricing and promotional strategies; changes in consumer demand for the company’s products and favorable perception of the company’s brands; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the Sovos Brands, Inc. (“Sovos Brands”) transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer or cost more to be realized than expected, including that the Sovos Brands transaction may not be accretive to the extent anticipated; the ability to realize projected cost savings and benefits from cost savings initiatives and the integration of recent acquisitions; the risks related to the effectiveness of the company's hedging activities and the company's ability to respond to volatility in commodity prices; the company’s ability to manage changes to its organizational structure and/or business processes, including selling, distribution, manufacturing and information management systems or processes; changing inventory management practices by certain of the company’s key customers; a changing customer landscape, with value and e-commerce retailers expanding their market presence, while certain of the company’s key customers maintain significance to the company’s business; product quality and safety issues, including recalls and product liabilities; the possible disruption to the independent contractor distribution models used by certain of the company’s businesses, including as a result of litigation or regulatory actions affecting their independent contractor classification; the uncertainties of litigation and regulatory actions against the company; a disruption, failure or security breach of the company’s or the company's vendors' information technology systems, including ransomware attacks; impairment to goodwill or other intangible assets; the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights; increased liabilities and costs related to the company’s defined benefit pension plans; the company’s ability to attract and retain key talent; goals and initiatives related to, and the impacts of, climate change, including from weather-related events; the costs, disruption and diversion of management’s attention associated with activist investors; the company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; unforeseen business disruptions or other impacts due to political instability, civil disobedience, terrorism, geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics or other outbreaks of disease or other calamities; and other factors described in the company’s most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings. This discussion of uncertainties is by no means exhaustive but is designed to highlight important factors that may impact the company’s outlook. The company disclaims any obligation or intent to update forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Fiscal Year Ended August 3, 2025

The Campbell's Company (the "company") uses certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in certain communications. These non-GAAP financial measures are measures of performance not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should be considered in addition to, not in lieu of, GAAP reported measures. Management believes that also presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures provides additional information to facilitate comparison of the company's historical operating results and trends in its underlying operating results, and provides transparency on how the company evaluates its business. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the company's performance. Management considers quantitative and qualitative factors in assessing whether to adjust for the impact of items that may be significant or that could affect an understanding of the company’s performance and trends in its underlying operating results. The adjustments on earnings may include but are not limited to items such as: unusual or non-recurring gains or charges; costs associated with cost savings and optimization initiatives; actuarial gains or losses on pension and postretirement plans; unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges; gains or losses on the extinguishment of debt; gains or losses on divestitures; costs associated with acquisitions; impairment charges or accelerated amortization; certain litigation expenses or recoveries; and costs or recoveries related to a cybersecurity incident. Depending upon facts or circumstances, management may change these adjustments. When these adjustments change, the company will provide updated definitions of its non-GAAP financial measures. When items no longer impact the company’s current or future presentation of non-GAAP operating results, the company will remove these items from its non-GAAP definitions.

Organic Net Sales
Organic net sales are net sales excluding the impact of currency, acquisitions, divestitures and the additional week in fiscal 2025. Management believes that excluding these items, which are not part of the ongoing business, improves the comparability of year-to-year results. A reconciliation of net sales as reported to organic net sales follows.

Items Impacting Earnings
Adjusted Net earnings are net earnings excluding the impact of costs associated with cost savings and optimization initiatives, unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges, accelerated amortization, gains or losses on divestitures, certain litigation expenses or recoveries, impairment charges, costs or recoveries related to a cybersecurity incident, actuarial gains or losses on pension and postretirement plans, and costs associated with acquisitions. Management believes that financial information excluding certain items that are not considered to reflect the ongoing operating results, such as those listed below, improves the comparability of year-to-year results. Consequently, management believes that investors may be able to better understand its results excluding these items.

The following items impacted earnings:

The following tables reconcile financial information, presented in accordance with GAAP, to financial information excluding certain items: