Primo Brands to Participate in Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference
TAMPA, Fla. and STAMFORD, Conn.

Primo Brands Corp. is a branded beverage company, which focuses on healthy hydration. It delivers sustainably and domestically sourced diversified offerings across ...
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$0.44 per share
Est. EPS $0.43 · Revenue $1.82B · 8 analysts
Est. EPS $0.31 · Revenue $1.60B · 7 analysts
Est. EPS $1.33 · Revenue $6.84B · 6 analysts
$0.44 per share
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $6.7B | +29.3% | +10.5% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $60.1M | +466.5% | +153.5% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +32.2% | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +11.3% | +2.9% | +10.2% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +0.9% | +383.3% | +129.5% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $310.0M | -2.2% | +20442.9% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +4.7% | -24.4% | +18516.4% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 191.3% | +16.0% | -1.0% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.95x | -12.4% | +7.9% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $10.6B | -5.3% | +0.4% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 0.16 vs 1.27 | -87.4% | 0.19 vs 0.43 | -55.5% |
| Revenue Surprise | $6.7B vs $6.6B | +0.7% | $1.8B vs $1.8B | -1.3% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | FOSS ERIC J | director, officer: Exec. Chair and CEO | Class A Common Stock | A | 100 | $24.30 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | FOSS ERIC J | director, officer: Exec. Chair and CEO | Class A Common Stock | A | 83,900 | $23.80 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | ORCP III DE TopCo GP, LLC | 10 percent owner | Class A Common Stock | D | 20,410,340 | $24.37 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Lee Tony W | director, 10 percent owner: | Class A Common Stock | D | 20,410,340 | $24.37 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Sudhanshu Priyadarshi | director | Class A Common Stock | A | 5,712 | — |
Operator: Good morning. Welcome to the Primo Brands 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday (sic) [ Wednesday ], August 5, 2026. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Traci Mangini, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Traci Mangini: Thank you, operator, and hello, everyone. With me on the call today are Eric Foss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and David Hass, Chief Financial Officer. Our discussion today includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. For more information, please refer to our forward-looking statements disclosure in our earnings release. In addition, the definition of and applicable reconciliations for any non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are included in our earnings release and supplemental earnings slides, which were made available earlier today on the Investor Relations section of our website. With that, I'll pass it to you, Eric. Eric Foss: Thanks, Traci. Good morning and thank you for joining us. Today, I'll review our second quarter performance and how we're positioning the company to be fit to win by continuing to improve on the direct delivery customer experience, advancing our key growth priorities and simplifying our leadership structure. David will then cover our financial results and 2026 guidance. We're encouraged with the accelerating momentum across the business in the second quarter with strengthening fundamentals, driven by ongoing improvements in the customer experience in direct delivery and strong dollar in volume share gains in the bottled water category within retail. Second quarter net sales were $1.8 billion, up 4.2% on a comparable basis versus prior year, ahead of our expectations and marking a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Growth was broad-based, reflecting continued strength across our brands in retail and a faster than expected return to growth in direct delivery. Adjusted EBITDA increased 5% to $385 million, with margin expansion driven by improving productivity, stronger operating leverage, and continued progress in direct delivery. With top-line growth again exceeding our expectations and momentum broadening across both retail and direct delivery, we're raising our 2026 comparable net sales growth guidance for a second consecutive quarter. We now expect growth of 2% to 4%, up from the previously guide of 1% to 3%. We are reaffirming our adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.465 billion to $1.515 billion as we intend to continue to invest behind growth and as we manage the current dynamic macro cost environment. Our business fundamentals continue to improve and we remain well-positioned in an attractive growing category. Our differentiated portfolio of leading brands spanning the value spectrum and advantage route to market and disciplined …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric J. Foss | CEO, Principal Operating Officer & Executive Chairman | USD 1,366,137 | Male | 1958 | Active |
Robert Austin | Executive Officer | USD 1,321,218 | Male | 1969 | Active |
Hih Song Kim | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | USD 1,038,583 | Female | 1965 | Active |
David W. Hass | Chief Financial Officer | USD 647,563 | Male | 1980 | Active |
Jason Ausher | Chief Accounting Officer | USD 541,974 | Male | 1974 | Active |
Joseph Wiggetman | Chief Customer Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Jeffrey Johnson | Chief Transformation Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Traci Mangini | Vice President of Investor Relations | — | Female | 1970 | Active |
Charles Fogg | Chief Sustainability Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Nancy Sotomayor | Chief Human Resources Officer | — | Female | — | Active |
David Thorpe | Chief Supply Chain Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Kheri Holland Tillman | Chief Marketing Officer | — | Female | — | Active |
Ashok Vantipalli | Chief Information & Digital Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
TAMPA, Fla. and STAMFORD, Conn.

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