Beyond Meat

BYND Retail & Consumer 6/10 Medium Risk

6/10

— 5 → 6 over 6 weeks

Sector avg: 3.2/10

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Risk Score Increased

5/10 → 6/10

Score changed by 1 point as of 2026-09-06.

What changed

▲ Near-term maturity concentration: 7.2% → 9.1% (worsened)

▲ Cash coverage: 6.48x → 5.82x (worsened)

▲ Cash runway: 16 months → 14 months (worsened)

Beyond Meat carries $324M in long-term debt, with $324M in scheduled principal maturities. BYND shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.7x — well above the typical threshold for financial stress and negative interest coverage (-84.3x), indicating operating losses exceed interest costs. DebtCanary scores BYND at 6/10, indicating moderate refinancing pressure.

Maturity Schedule

As of 2026-06-27 (latest SEC filing with maturity data). Debt actions taken after this date will only appear once SEC processes the relevant XBRL filing.

Period	Amount Due	% of Total
Year 1 (0-12 months)	$29M	9.1%
Year 2 (12-24 months)	N/A	N/A
Year 3 (24-36 months)	N/A	N/A
Year 4 (36-48 months)	N/A	N/A
Year 5 (48-60 months)	N/A	N/A
Beyond 5 Years	$294M	90.9%
Total Scheduled Maturities	$324M	100.0%

Key Metrics

Total Long-Term Debt

$324M

Near-Term (12mo)

$29M

Interest Coverage

Loss

Debt/Equity

5.70

Cash Coverage

5.82x

Operating Income

-$334M

EBITDA

-$301M

EBITDA / Interest

-76.1x

How This Score Was Computed

Weighted average of 5 scored components (raw 5.65, rounded to 6). Weights of skipped components are redistributed proportionally among those scored.

Component	Value	Sub-Score	Weight Used
Near-Term Maturity Concentration Show calculation Year-1 maturities / Total scheduled maturities Year-1 maturities: $29M Total scheduled maturities: $324M	9.1%	3/10	26%
Interest Coverage Ratio Show calculation Operating income / Interest expense Operating income: -$334M Interest expense: $4M	-84.35x	9/10	22%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio Show calculation Long-term debt / Stockholders' equity Long-term debt: $324M Stockholders' equity: $57M	5.70	9/10	22%
Cash Coverage of Near-Term Debt Show calculation Cash & equivalents / Debt due within 12 months Cash & equivalents: $171M Near-term debt: $29M	5.82x	1/10	17%
Cash Runway Show calculation Cash & equivalents / Monthly operating cash burn Cash & equivalents: $171M Annual operating cash burn: $145M	14 months	6/10	13%

"Weight Used" shows each component's share after the weights of unscored components are redistributed. Full thresholds and formulas are on the methodology page.

Recent SEC Filings

Material disclosures from Beyond Meat's most recent EDGAR filings. 8-K item labels indicate the type of event reported.

Date	Form	Details
2026-09-01	8-K	Other Events
2026-08-14	8-K	Security Holder Rights Modified, Bylaw Amendment, Other Events
2026-08-11	8-K	Other Events
2026-08-10	8-K	Material Agreement
2026-08-06	10-Q	Quarterly report
2026-08-05	8-K	Earnings Results
2026-07-30	8-K	Officer / Director Change
2026-07-17	8-K	Reg FD Disclosure

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Data Source: Financial data sourced from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-K annual reports). Fiscal period end: 2026-06-27. Filing date: 2026-08-06. Data last fetched: 2026-09-06. Maturity schedules reflect the company's most recently reported debt repayment obligations. Data quality: Complete.
View SEC EDGAR filings for Beyond Meat →