Utz Brands Misses Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Falls 2.3% to $369.2M

Utz Brands (UTZ) missed estimates for the third quarter of 2026 on both revenue and adjusted EPS. Revenue was $369.2 million, down 2.3% from a year earlier, below the $384.6 million estimate, and adjusted EPS was $0.10, down 57% from a year earlier, below the $0.23 estimate.

Shares fell 1.0% in premarket trading as of 6:30 a.m. ET, to $14.13 from a $14.27 close.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $15.4 million below the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.13 below it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $371.8 million and adjusted EPS of $0.19. The YoY column compares with $377.8 million and $0.23 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 1 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $377.8 million, $342.2 million, $361.3 million, $371.8 million and $369.2 million.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $0.21 and revenue of $374.1 million next quarter, based on 6 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue stabilizes after this quarter's 2.3% decline from a year earlier to $369.2 million.
• Estimate record. Whether Utz Brands returns to beating EPS estimates, which it did in 3 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on Elanco Animal Health, Marcus & Millichap, Humana and Fluor.

Sources: Results are from Utz Brands's Nov. 6, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Utz Brands's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.