Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.02 EPS

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.02), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $300.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.93 million. Westrock Coffee had a negative return on equity of 2,145.68% and a negative net margin of 4.88%.

Here are the key takeaways from Westrock Coffee’s conference call:

• Westrock posted record third-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $26.4 million, up about 14% year over year; nine-month adjusted EBITDA rose 58% to $73.7 million. It was the company’s sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year EBITDA growth.
• Management said Conway is operating at about 40% of current capacity, with committed programs expected to lift utilization to roughly 85% over the next 18 months. The company expects Conway to contribute more than $70 million of adjusted EBITDA at that level, and said new Conway customers are often adding other Westrock products as well.
• Westrock maintained its 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook of $90 million to $100 million and introduced 2027 guidance of about $130 million, roughly 35% above the 2026 midpoint. Management noted that some customer programs are scheduled to launch later in 2027, so the year-end run rate could be higher than the full-year result suggests.
• The company reported positive free cash flow for a second consecutive quarter and expects 2026 capital expenditures of about $30 million, down from $89 million in 2025. It also completed a $600 million refinancing that extends maturities to 2031, reduces first-year required debt service by about $17 million, and increases available cash and revolver liquidity.
• Management said consumer conditions remain choppy, with fuel costs weighing on traffic, and expects leverage to temporarily rise in the fourth quarter and early 2027 before resuming meaningful deleveraging. Third-quarter net sales fell 15.4% year over year, though the company attributed much of the decline to tariff-refund accounting and lower green coffee prices, as well as a previously disclosed single-serve customer loss.

Westrock Coffee Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WEST traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $10.37. 754,945 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 489,581. The company has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of -15.71 and a beta of 0.84. Westrock Coffee has a one year low of $3.59 and a one year high of $10.57. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $8.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.96.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on WEST shares. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on shares of Westrock Coffee from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $9.00 price target on shares of Westrock Coffee in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Westrock Coffee in a report on Monday. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Westrock Coffee in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.00.

About Westrock Coffee

Westrock Coffee Company is a global provider of integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts and ready-to-drink beverage solutions. The company sources raw materials from producing regions, then provides processing, roasting, blending, extraction, packaging and distribution services for beverage brands and other commercial customers.

Its products and services support a range of beverage formats, including roasted and ground coffee, single-serve coffee, tea, liquid coffee and tea extracts, ready-to-drink beverages, and customized flavor systems.