Beyond Meat Inc. Common Stock (BYND)

FairStock Score: 26/100 — RISKY

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for a durable business bought at a sensible price, and Beyond Meat does not yet fit that picture. It sells plant-based meat through grocery and foodservice channels, but the filed numbers show a shrinking enterprise: revenue fell from $343.4M in FY2023 to $326.5M in FY2024 and $275.5M in FY2025. The supplied Lynch category is TURNAROUND, and there is a genuine swing in FY2025 reported net income of $219.0M after FY2024's $160.3M loss. But diluted EPS was still -$1.83 in FY2025, and the latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-06-27, showed net income of $16.4M yet diluted EPS of -$0.06. That makes the headline profit less clean than it looks, and I would not pay up without consistent owner earnings. The moat is questionable. Plant-based meat is crowded, price-competitive, and consumer tastes can shift. ROCE of -15.54% and negative trailing free cash flow of -$120.0M, a -3.2% FCF yield, suggest the business is consuming capital. Debt/equity of 7.19 and beta 2.85 add fragility. At the 2026-10-13 close of $7.21, FairStock shows P/B 2.18, negative P/E -0.31, EV/EBITDA 11.51, and a FairStock score of 26/100. The market cap of $3.7B is large versus FY2025 revenue of $275.5M. Piotroski 5/9 and Altman 2.18 are mediocre. Could it turn? Yes, but I want evidence of stable revenue, positive free cash flow, and lower leverage before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: Beyond Meat makes plant-based meat products sold in grocery stores and restaurants. The business looks weak: sales have been falling, reported earnings per share have often been negative, and the company is spending more cash than it brings in. At the recent price, it looks expensive for those numbers and the turnaround is not yet proven.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-28) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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