Utz Brands, Inc. reports results on Friday 6 November, before the market opens. Revenue over the twelve months to Q2 2026 was $1.5 billion, which rose 2.0% on the year before.
Source: reported quarterly EPS and aggregated third-party estimates. Historical surprises are context, not a forecast.
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| Period | Reported EPS | Analysts' estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Sep '25 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| Dec '25 | $0.26 | $0.25 |
| Mar '26 | $0.15 | $0.14 |
| Jun '26 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
What analysts expect from Utz Brands
For the quarter, the analysts' average EPS estimate is $0.23, in a range from $0.22 to $0.24. The average revenue estimate for the quarter is $384.5 million. Meanwhile, the analysts' average estimate for full-year EPS is $0.78, which would be down 5.3% on last year (based on 8 analysts). Of the analysts' recommendations, 1 are positive, 9 neutral and 0 negative.
Earnings surprise model
The model estimates EPS could land above the analysts' average estimate by 0.5%. Its estimated chance of an EPS beat is 62.5%, based on the last 4 quarters. The model shrinks the median recent surprise toward zero and uses a neutral prior for beat frequency; this small sample is a reference estimate, not company guidance.
Track record against estimates
The company reported EPS above the analysts' average estimate in 3 of the last 4 quarters. Last quarter, EPS of $0.19 compared with an estimate of $0.20, below it by 3.2%.
The trends Utz Brands takes into its report
That growth rate was down 0.4 percentage points on the rate a quarter earlier. The trailing gross margin was 25.4%. The trailing operating margin was 0.7%, down 2.1 percentage points from a year earlier. The trailing net margin was negative, at −2.0%. The company made a net loss of $29.0 million over the twelve months.
Where Utz Brands' cash goes
Today's cash margin sits near the top of the company's own record. Operating cash flow over the twelve months was $115.6 million, up 12.8% on the year before. Capital spending was $64.5 million, or 4.4% of revenue. Free cash flow, operating cash flow less capital spending, was $51.1 million, up 23.7% on the year before. Free cash flow was 3.5% of revenue (the free-cash-flow margin), up 5.2 percentage points from a year earlier. The average diluted share count rose 0.6% over the year.
Cash is holding up better than reported profit
Set against the company's own record: today's free-cash-flow margin of 3.5% is above every one of the company's own past quarterly readings, which have ranged from −4.5% to 2.9%. Today's operating margin of 0.7% is higher than 32% of past readings (−1.9% to 4.4%). Today's twelve-month revenue growth rate of 2.0% is higher than 47% of past readings (−2.0% to 20.3%).
Questions this report will answer
Whether the slowdown in revenue growth continues. Whether results land above or below the analysts' expectations set out above. Alongside that, Whether margins hold at the trailing levels above. The next filing will show whether the trends above continue, slow or reverse.
