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Beyond Meat reports $30.8m loss in Q2

6 Aug, 2026

Meat alternative brand Beyond Meat has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended 27th June 2026, describing "directional progress" as losses decrease on the year.

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The company reported net revenues of $68.8 million, a decrease of 8.2% year-on-year. Beyond Meat attributed the decrease in net revenues to a 9.5% decrease in volume of products sold, driven by lower sales of burger and chicken products to international foodservice customers.

International retail channel net revenues increased 16.5% to $18.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, compared to $15.9 million in the year-ago period. The increase in international retail channel net revenues was primarily driven by an 8.2% increase in volume of products sold and a 7.7% increase in net revenue per pound, said Beyond Meat, with the increase in sale volumes driven by higher sales of burger products and chicken products in European markets and the UK, as well as increased sales of ground beef products in Canada.

Gross profit was $5.9 million, compared to a gross profit of $7.9 million a year ago. Gross margin was 8.5%, below the gross margin of 10.6% in the year-ago period.

Loss from operations was $30.8 million, or operating margin of -44.8%, compared to a loss from operations of $37.5 million, or operating margin of -50%, in the year-ago period. Net income was $16.4 million, compared to net loss of $(31.8) million in the year-ago period.

Beyond Meat president and CEO Ethan Brown commented: “Our second quarter results represent directional progress, with net revenues, gross margin and operating expenses all sequentially improving, and our top line comfortably exceeding the high end of our guidance.

“We continue to work to stabilise our plant-based meat business, with highlights including growth in international retail and the U.S. retail debut of Beyond Steak Filet, and to build upon this core as we reposition around Beyond The Plant Protein Company to pursue faster-growing adjacent categories.”

Beyond Meat said that it continued to experience an “elevated level of uncertainty and volatility” within its operating environment, which has, and may continue to have, unforeseen impacts on the Company’s actual realised results. Looking ahead, it expects Q3 net revenues between $60 million to $65 million.

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