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Once Upon a Farm, PBC: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net sales grew 42% year over year: Net sales were $85.4 million, up $25.4 million from $60.0 million a year earlier. Volume growth accounted for the increase. Source
  • Baby sales grew faster than Kid: Baby net sales were $41.5 million, against $23.9 million a year earlier, with Baby Snacks at $29.6 million. Source
  • Gross margin fell 485 basis points: Gross margin declined to 35.9% from 40.7%. Trade spend, including a club national program, and mix drove the decline, partly offset by pricing and lower cooler slotting fees. Source
  • SG&A rose on stock pay and IPO: SG&A was $36.3 million, or 42.5% of net sales, against $24.4 million. About $3.5 million related to stock compensation and IPO performance payments. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA moved to a loss: Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $1.7 million, against $2.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA a year earlier, mainly due to higher SG&A. Source
  • Debt cleared after IPO proceeds: Cash was $93.5 million with no debt, against $10.9 million of cash and $60.2 million of total debt at December 31, 2025. Management tied the change to IPO proceeds applied in February 2026. Source
  • Household penetration and repeat rising: Management said consumption trends and gains in household penetration, repeat and buy rate are continuing. Source

“We delivered another quarter of high-quality, volume-led growth, with net sales increasing 42% year over year”

John Foraker, CEO and co-founder

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales SourceFull year 2026$327 million to $335 million, growth of 36% to 39% versus 2025Raised from $313 million to $323 million, growth of 30% to 34%
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFull year 2026$3 million to $4.5 millionRaised from $2 million to $4 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Net sales guidance raised from $313 million to $323 million to $327 million to $335 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised from $2 million to $4 million to $3 million to $4.5 million. Source

Sales growth and distribution

  • Net sales grew 42% year over year: Net sales were $85.4 million, up $25.4 million from $60.0 million a year earlier. Volume growth accounted for the increase. Source
  • Volume growth drove the increase: Volume rose 40.3%, reflecting incremental distribution of existing products and new product introductions. Source
  • Distribution and velocity kept expanding: Management said distribution keeps expanding and velocity is holding across the portfolio. Source

Baby and Kid product lines

  • Baby sales grew faster than Kid: Baby net sales were $41.5 million, against $23.9 million a year earlier, with Baby Snacks at $29.6 million. Source
  • Kid sales rose on pouches and snacks: Kid net sales were $43.9 million, against $36.1 million, with Kid Pouches at $36.3 million and Kid Snacks at $7.6 million. Source
  • Six-month Baby Pouches sales rose: Baby Pouches were $22.8 million for the six months, against $12.0 million in the same period of 2025. Source

“Our innovation is proving highly incremental to both Once Upon a Farm and the categories in which we compete”

John Foraker, CEO and co-founder

Gross margin and trade spend

  • Gross margin fell 485 basis points: Gross margin declined to 35.9% from 40.7%. Trade spend, including a club national program, and mix drove the decline, partly offset by pricing and lower cooler slotting fees. Source
  • First-quarter margin had risen: First-quarter gross margin was 40.8% against 37.7%, which the company attributed to accelerating velocities, distribution and assortments.
  • Gross profit dollars rose: Gross profit was $30.6 million against $24.5 million a year earlier, even as the percentage fell. Source

Costs, Adjusted EBITDA and net loss

  • SG&A rose on stock pay and IPO: SG&A was $36.3 million, or 42.5% of net sales, against $24.4 million. About $3.5 million related to stock compensation and IPO performance payments. Source
  • Marketing and labor costs rose: Higher marketing, labor and employee costs as a share of net sales raised SG&A, partly offset by lower logistics costs. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA moved to a loss: Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $1.7 million, against $2.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA a year earlier, mainly due to higher SG&A. Source
  • Net loss narrowed to $5.0 million: Net loss was $5.0 million, against $9.0 million. Management pointed to no derivative fair-value charge this year, higher gross profit and higher interest income. Source

“Based on our second quarter performance, underlying consumer trends and confidence in our ability to execute, we are raising our full-year outlook for both net sales and Adjusted EBITDA.”

John Foraker, CEO and co-founder

Cash, debt and financing

  • Debt cleared after IPO proceeds: Cash was $93.5 million with no debt, against $10.9 million of cash and $60.2 million of total debt at December 31, 2025. Management tied the change to IPO proceeds applied in February 2026. Source
  • Line of credit repaid, offering costs paid: Six-month financing outflows included $43.0 million repaid on the line of credit and $9.6 million of offering costs. Source
  • Operating cash use and capital spending: Operating cash used was $17.9 million for the six months, against $17.2 million; capital spending was $2.4 million. Source

Consumer demand and innovation

  • Cooler productivity rising with awareness: Management said cooler productivity is rising as awareness grows, assortments broaden and newer cooler cohorts mature. Source
  • First-quarter cooler productivity gain: In the first quarter, cooler placements lifted dollar productivity by about 11% versus the prior quarter.
  • Household penetration and repeat rising: Management said consumption trends and gains in household penetration, repeat and buy rate are continuing. Source
  • Innovation bringing new consumers: Management said innovation is bringing new consumers into the brand and increasing engagement among existing households. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Volume growth Source40.3%
Cooler dollar productivity increase, prior quarterapproximately 11%

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Trade spend, including a national club program, and product mix reduced gross margin this quarter. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.