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Campbell Soup Co
XMUN:CSC

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Price: 17.634 EUR -0.94% Market Closed
Market Cap: €5.3B

Campbell Soup Co
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Campbell Soup Co. makes and sells packaged food and drinks under well-known brands such as Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, V8, Goldfish, and Snyder’s of Hanover. Its products are mostly shelf-stable pantry items, including soups, sauces, crackers, baked snacks, and beverages that shoppers buy for home use and quick meals. The company sells mainly to grocery stores, mass retailers, club stores, convenience stores, and foodservice customers. It also sells directly into some meal and snack occasions through brands that are often used as staples rather than impulse buys. Campbell makes money by manufacturing these branded products and earning revenue when retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators buy them. What makes Campbell’s business different is its focus on everyday branded foods that people keep in the cupboard and repurchase often. That gives it a steady place in the food supply chain: it is not a farm or a restaurant, but a maker of packaged products that sits between ingredient suppliers and the stores where consumers shop.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q2 2026
Call Date
Mar 11, 2026
AI Summary
Q2 2026

Snacks Pressure: Snacks net sales were down 6% in the quarter and segment margin fell to 7% (down 390 basis points); management expects further pain in Q3 with improvement in Q4 as bakery stabilizes and Goldfish activity helps.

Fresh Bakery Issue: Fresh Bakery suffered manufacturing and distribution/service disruptions (exacerbated by January storms); a cross-functional team is deployed and management expects stabilization in Q3 and normalization by Q4.

Promotions over List Cuts: For Chips specifically, the near-term plan is surgical promotional activity and selective price-pack changes; permanent list price resets are possible but expected to be limited.

Cost / Cash Focus: Management is prioritizing debt reduction over buybacks, cut CapEx by $50 million, pursuing $100 million of overhead savings over the next couple years, and emphasizing tight working capital.

Capital Items: La Regina acquisition requires an upfront cash payment of roughly $140 million–$150 million this year; a second payment a year from now can be made in equity if needed.

Commodity / Diesel Risk: ~85% of commodities (including diesel/freight) are hedged today; if oil stays elevated for months it could require pricing actions or further cost reduction.

Meals & Beverages Strength: In-market consumption grew strongly (management cited 14.5% in Q2) and condensed sauces (launching in June) are being added to lean into cooking occasions.

Key Financials
Snacks segment margin
7%
Snacks net sales (quarter)
down 6%
Snacks expected H2 performance (net sales)
down about 4% in the second half
Cost reduction target
$100 million
CapEx reduction
$50 million
La Regina upfront payment
$140 million–$150 million
Commodity hedging
~85% hedged
In-market consumption (Meals & Beverages, Q2)
14.5% growth
Back-half EPS cadence (implied)
$0.90 (back half midpoint referenced)
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. Mark A. Clouse
President, CEO & Director
No Bio Available
Ms. Carrie L. Anderson
Executive VP & CFO
No Bio Available
Ms. Diane Johnson May
Executive VP & Chief People and Culture Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Mick J. Beekhuizen
Executive VP and President of Meals & Beverages
No Bio Available
Mr. Daniel L. Poland
Executive Vice President & Chief Enterprise Transformation Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Julia Anderson
Senior VP & Chief Technology and Information Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Rebecca Gardy
Senior VP & Chief Investor Relations Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Charles A. Brawley III
Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
No Bio Available
Mr. Anthony J. Sanzio
Executive VP & Chief Communications Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Christopher D. Foley
Executive VP and President of Snacks
No Bio Available

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