Fresh produce company Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday before market open. Here’s what to expect.

Fresh Del Monte Produce beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.18 billion, up 3.8% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Fresh Del Monte Produce’s revenue to grow 2.1% year on year to $1.04 billion, in line with the 1.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.50 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Fresh Del Monte Produce has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once since going public and has exceeded top-line expectations by 0.2% on average.

Looking at Fresh Del Monte Produce’s peers in the consumer staples segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Cal-Maine delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 17.4%, missing analysts’ expectations by 3.9%, and Lamb Weston reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 2.6%. Cal-Maine traded down 1.9% following the results while Lamb Weston was up 11.4%.

Read our full analysis of Cal-Maine’s results here and Lamb Weston’s results here.

Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the consumer staples stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.4% on average over the last month. Fresh Del Monte Produce is down 1.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $46 (compared to the current share price of $34.17).

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