Fresh produce company Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here’s what to expect.
Fresh Del Monte Produce missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.01 billion, flat year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and gross margin estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Fresh Del Monte Produce’s revenue to be flat year on year at $1.12 billion, improving from the 1.8% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.62 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 missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Fresh Del Monte Produce’s peers in the consumer staples segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Cal-Maine delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 102%, missing analysts’ expectations by 0.8%, and Lamb Weston reported revenues up 4.3%, topping estimates by 2.4%. Cal-Maine traded up 2% following the results while Lamb Weston was also up 9.1%.
Read our full analysis of Cal-Maine’s results here and Lamb Weston’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility 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 4.4% on average over the last month. Fresh Del Monte Produce is up 11.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $38 (compared to the current share price of $34.49).
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