Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND)
Beyond Meat creates plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and poultry, aiming to replicate the taste and texture of animal meat using simple plant ingredients.
Is Beyond Meat, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong brand recognition in the plant-based space. Worth weighing: Significant decline in year-on-year revenue. Below, we lay out what it does, what its numbers mean, and the honest risks, so you can decide for yourself.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Beyond Meat, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Beyond Meat, Inc. fell as much as −93% from a high to a later low. Drops of this size are a normal part of owning a share - worth knowing in advance, so a dip doesn't come as a shock.
Worst peak-to-trough fall in the daily closing price over the period we hold. Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Plant-based meat becomes a permanent, high-volume staple in global diets.
The business struggles to remain relevant against traditional meat and new competitors.
What does Beyond Meat, Inc. do?
Beyond Meat makes burgers, sausages, and other meat substitutes from plants like peas and beans. Supplying these products to supermarkets and restaurants around the world is where its sales come from. The key question is whether they can get people excited about their food again, as sales have been shrinking recently.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and quality, and weakest on growth.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- !Revenue slipped about 15% over the year
- ✓Very profitable - turns about 95% of sales into profit
- Value screens high (73/100)
- Strong brand recognition in the plant-based space
- Products are widely available in major supermarkets
- Focus on innovation and new product development
- Growth screens low (2/100)
- Momentum screens low (3/100)
- Income screens low (16/100)
- Intense competition from both traditional meat and other plant-based brands
- Changing consumer tastes and potential 'fad' fatigue
What do Beyond Meat, Inc.'s numbers mean?
How much money does Beyond Meat, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does Beyond Meat, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Beyond Meat, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
When does Beyond Meat, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Beyond Meat, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-08-05 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | $-0.10 | $-0.10 | Beat +5% |
| 2026-03-31 | $-0.10 | $-0.50 | Missed -387% |
| 2025-11-10 | $-0.43 | $-0.47 | Missed -9% |
| 2025-08-06 | $-0.39 | $-0.40 | Missed -3% |
| 2025-05-07 | $-0.47 | $-0.67 | Missed -41% |
| 2025-02-26 | $-0.45 | $-0.65 | Missed -44% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Beyond Meat, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 1 time. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Beyond Meat, Inc.?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong brand recognition in the plant-based space
- Products are widely available in major supermarkets
- Focus on innovation and new product development
- Significant decline in year-on-year revenue
- High volatility in share price
- Thin profit margins on products
- Intense competition from both traditional meat and other plant-based brands
- Changing consumer tastes and potential 'fad' fatigue
- High sensitivity to economic conditions affecting food budgets
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained return to positive revenue growth for several quarters
- A significant and permanent improvement in gross margins
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.