The Campbell's Company (CPB) earnings on June 8, 2026

Before the market opens Q1 2026

More The Campbell's Company earnings

Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate

Campbell's earnings beat expectations, but inflation worries caused the stock to fall. The price initially rose before reversing to end the day lower.

CPB price around the earnings

21.59

Change: -0.7%

2026-06-09, 00:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
20.76 21.31 21.87 22.42 21.74
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Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate

Thesis published

Analysts cautious — risk outweighs reward.

Analysts are projecting negative earnings growth and have recently downgraded their ratings, indicating a cautious outlook. Despite this, the price target suggests only a small potential increase.

Context analyzed before publication

Summary
Analysts cautious — risk outweighs reward.
Reasoning
Analysts are projecting negative earnings growth and have recently downgraded their ratings, indicating a cautious outlook. Despite this, the price target suggests only a small optimistic scenario.
Playbook
The data shows a pattern of recent earnings misses and negative growth expectations from analysts. Current price levels are below key support, suggesting a technically weak position.
Trend
Analyst outlook deteriorating sharply over recent sessions.

Analysts

Drivers

  • Analysts Negative

    Analyst ratings are mostly 'hold' with a limited optimistic scenario toward the $22 price target. Several downgrades from major firms context a negative view.

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Hold
Consensus average (1-5)
3.3
Analysts covering the stock
18
Average price target
22.06
Lowest price target
15
Highest price target
56
Upside to price target
1.7%
Quarterly earnings growth
-16.2%
Revenue growth
-4.5%
Forward EPS
2.09
Trailing EPS
1.84
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
10
  • Strong buy: 0
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 13
  • Sell: 2
  • Strong sell: 4
Strong buy
0
Buy
1
Hold
13
Sell
2
Strong sell
4
  • June 5, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
  • June 3, 2026 · Bernstein: Downgrades rating (Market Perform → Underperform)
  • June 2, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Sell → Sell)
  • June 1, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (In-Line → In-Line)
  • June 1, 2026 · Stephens & Co.: Downgrades rating (Overweight → Equal-Weight)
  • May 22, 2026 · DA Davidson: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
  • April 27, 2026 · Bernstein: Downgrades rating (Outperform → Market Perform)
  • April 23, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
  • April 21, 2026 · Stifel: Maintains rating (Hold → Hold)
  • April 14, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Underweight → Underweight)

News and sentiment

Drivers

  • News & sentiment Neutral

    News surrounding the company is neutral, mainly focusing on the upcoming earnings report. Overall market sentiment is leaning towards 'Fear'.

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (8)
  • Motorcar Parts Of America, Campbell's And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Monday — Benzinga
  • Campbell's Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts — Benzinga
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on The Campbell's, Lowers Price Target to $21 — Benzinga
  • Bernstein Downgrades The Campbell's to Underperform, Lowers Price Target to $19 — Benzinga
  • UBS Maintains Sell on The Campbell's, Lowers Price Target to $19 — Benzinga
  • Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on The Campbell's, Lowers Price Target to $24 — Benzinga
  • Stephens & Co. Downgrades The Campbell's to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $21 — Benzinga
  • DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on The Campbell's, Lowers Price Target to $20 — Benzinga

Technicals

Drivers

  • Technical Negative

    The current stock price is market review below its nearest support level. This indicates a technically unfavorable position despite recent upward price movement.

Evidence

Average true range (ATR)
3%
Distance to 52-week high
-37.5%
14-day change (14d)
+8.0%
30-day change (30d)
+3.4%
30-day relative strength
+3.4%
Benchmark change (0d)
+0.0%
Nearest support
21.47
Nearest resistance
21.77
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
1.81

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+0.4%
  • March 11, 2026: actual EPS 0.51 vs estimate 0.57 (surprise -10.6%)
  • December 9, 2025: actual EPS 0.65 vs estimate 0.71 (surprise -8.0%)
  • September 3, 2025: actual EPS 0.62 vs estimate 0.57 (surprise +9.0%)
  • June 2, 2025: actual EPS 0.73 vs estimate 0.66 (surprise +11.4%)

Expected move

Drivers

  • Past earnings Negative

    The company has recently missed earnings expectations and is showing negative earnings growth. This suggests underlying financial challenges.

There is no implied-move data available for this event.

Reactions over its last 19 earnings

Median move
2%
75th percentile move
6.3%
90th percentile move
7.1%
Up / down moves
9 / 10
Average up move
+3.2%
Average down move
-4.1%

Monitoring and close

What The Campbell's Company reported

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Pre-market second reading after the results

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How the stock reacted

Outcome
Accurate
Consolidated
-1.1%
Max favorable move (MFE)
5.2%
Max adverse move (MAE)
3.1%