AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Simply Good Foods (SMPL)

Simply Good Foods Q2 sales drop 9.4% to $326.0 million; $249.0 million impairment

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Simply Good Foods reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 net sales of $326.0 million, down from $359.7 million a year earlier, and a net loss of $159.7 million, driven by a $249.0 million non-cash impairment charge on the Atkins and OWYN brands. The company also updated its fiscal 2026 outlook, with net sales now expected at $1.31 to $1.35 billion and adjusted EBITDA at $217 to $225 million, and gave a third-quarter net sales range of $329 to $338 million.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales of $326.0 million fell 9.4%; Atkins declined 26.6% and OWYN 16.8%, while Quest grew 0.3%.
  • Q2 net loss of $159.7 million compared with net income of $36.7 million; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.45 versus $0.46.
  • Fiscal 2026 outlook: net sales $1.31 to $1.35 billion and adjusted EBITDA $217 to $225 million; gross margin expected to decline 300 to 350 basis points.
  • Q3 outlook: net sales of $329 to $338 million, down 14% to 11%, and adjusted EBITDA of $46 to $50 million.

The filing

CompanySimply Good Foods (SMPL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 9, 2026, 7:02 AM ET
Accession number0001702744-26-000010

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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