Campbell’s (CPB) Rallies 5% Ahead of Dividends

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Campbell’s rallied for a second day on Friday, jumping 4.96 percent to finish at $21.99 apiece, as investors gobbled up shares ahead of the cutoff date for its next dividends.

According to the company, it would pay dividends amounting to $0.39 per share held to all shareholders of record as of April 2, payable on May 4, 2026.

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This marks the second round of dividends for 2026 alone, having paid the same amount last February 2.

The dividends followed the results of The Campbell’s Company’s (NASDAQ:CPB) earnings performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, with attributable net income dropping by 16 percent to $145 million from $173 million in the same quarter a year earlier.

Net sales dipped by 4.5 percent to $2.56 billion from $2.68 billion year-on-year on the back of lower volume/mix.

To support shareholder value, The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) is also underway with a share repurchase program, with $473 million still unspent, covering $172 million under its September 2024 anti-dilutive share repurchase program and another $301 million from its September 2021 authorized buyback initiative.

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