Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA)
Consumer Staples · non-alcoholic beverages · NYSE
Buda Juice is an UltraFresh™ beverage company that provides grocery retailers with a proprietary, cold-chain solution for delivering non-pasteurized, fresh-crafted juices and lemonades at scale.
What Buda Juice, Inc. does
Buda Juice produces and distributes a line of UltraFresh™ cold-crafted, citrus-based juices, lemonades, and wellness shots to grocery retailers. The company utilizes a proprietary end-to-end 35°F cold chain platform that eliminates heat-treatment and HPP-processing, allowing it to provide fresh products with an 8-12 day shelf life. Its portfolio includes branded, value-forward (Buda Fresh), and private-label offerings.
Recent developments
The company recently expanded its Buda Fresh™ Cherry Limeade into 246 Walmart stores across nine states and acquired a business involved in freshly prepared dressings.
From Buda Juice, Inc.'s filing of 2026-08-14.
Themes: cold chain logistics, clean label beverage, fresh food retail
Fundamentals
- Price$7.35 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$92M as of 2026-08-14 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- P/En/a not reported by our data source
- Net margin+28.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+44.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+94.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its 10-K tags no pre-tax income, so no tax rate can be taken.
- Debt / equity0.03 borrowings, leases excluded / equity — 10-Q/10-K balance sheet 2026-06-30
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.68 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-05-15 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: pays a dividend.
How BUDA compares in its sector
- net profit margintop 10% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 10% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 10% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-06-30 | $5M | $2M | $444000 | $470000 | $0.04 | -$365000† | — |
| Q1 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $4M | $1M | $593000 | $388000 | $0.03 | $1M | $218000 |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-06-30 | $4M | $2M | $1M | $1M | — | $929000† | — |
| Q1 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $3M | $1M | $803000 | $807000 | — | $904000 | $139000 |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$19M includes restricted cash (the filer tags no unrestricted total)
- Total debt$755000 borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt-$18M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Buda Juice, Inc. looks technically
Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA): there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.01 | $8.01 |
| 200-day moving average | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 19 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 19 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 8.7994. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 9.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($7.20 to $8.80) — its "stochastic" reading is 9 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 9.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 8 sessions |
Range
7
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago | 14 sessions |
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| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $12.00 (set on 2026-01-08) | $12.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| Nearest price level | not enough price history yet — needs 252 trading sessions | n/a |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.25 (set on 2026-06-10) | $6.25 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 17.6% above its all-time low | +17.6% |
Volatility
4
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 71% of it) | 29th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3681 between its high and its low — about 5.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3681 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.00 and $8.21 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.00 – $7.60 – $8.21 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.0% |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.91× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a hammer | 1 session ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap down opened on 2026-10-14 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 3 sessions ago |
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.6 percentage points (the stock lost 7.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | -8.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 28.2 percentage points (the stock lost 24.6% while the market gained 3.6%) | -28.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 35.2 percentage points (the stock lost 26.7% while the market gained 8.5%) | -35.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 7 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 7 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 19.2% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -11.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 18% below the average price paid since 2026-01-08, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $8.95 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 187 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -17.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 9% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-14 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $8.10 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.2% |
Falling wedge, bullish — forming · entry $8.08 · 57 sessions in
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $8.80.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $4.74 and $6.29 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $8.80.
This reading has stood for 9 trading days, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 50-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Elliott wave 3 candidates | Learn: adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$13.00 range $12.00 – $14.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Limited operating history in new and evolving markets","Dependence on supply chain stability for fresh produce","Potential volatility in raw material and freight costs"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of BUDA's 10-Q filed 2026-08-14 against the prior one filed 2026-05-14.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-14) includes results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, whereas the older filing (2026-05-14) covers the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing adds six-month results tables for net sales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, operating expenses, other income/expense, and income taxes for periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing states net sales increased $941 thousand, or 26.4%, to $4,508 thousand from $3,567 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 versus 2025.
- Newer filing states net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were approximately $8,016 thousand and $6,547 thousand, respectively.
- Newer filing attributes net sales growth to same store organic growth in the core beverage business, supplemented by partial quarter contributions from distribution of Buda Fresh into Wal-Mart across 9 states and a small, cash-funded asset acquisition in freshly prepared dressings.
- Newer filing reports gross profit margin of 36.6% and 46.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 37.9% and 45.9% for the six months.
- Newer filing attributes the gross margin decrease to higher inbound freight costs from diesel-price volatility, an interim third-party co-packing arrangement supporting the new dressings business, and elevated produce costs carried over from the first quarter.
- Newer filing reports delivery and handling expense of $152 thousand and $145 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $282 thousand and $273 thousand for the six months.
- Newer filing reports selling, general and administrative expense of $1,055 thousand and $378 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and $1,718 thousand and $785 thousand for the six months.
- Newer filing attributes the SG&A increase to additional expenses required as a public company and stock-based compensation, none of which were present on a comparable basis in the prior-year period.
- Newer filing reports other income of $6 thousand and $22 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and $23 thousand and $22 thousand for the six months.
- Newer filing reports interest income of $149 thousand and $13 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and $286 thousand and $26 thousand for the six months.
- Newer filing attributes interest income increases to an increased investable cash balance resulting from the IPO in January 2026.
- Newer filing reports income tax expense of $488 thousand and $18 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and effective tax rates of 36.23% and 0.90%.
- Newer filing states the Company did not record a valuation allowance as of June 30, 2026 due to its cumulative income position.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-14) includes results only for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Older filing reports net sales of $3,508 thousand and $2,980 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of $528 thousand or 17.7%.
- Older filing attributes net sales growth mainly to an increase in sales by the Company's primary customer.
- Older filing reports gross profit margin of 39.5% and 44.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Older filing attributes the gross margin decrease primarily to increased produce costs, specifically limes, due to disruptions in western Mexico in February 2026 that interrupted supply routes.
- Older filing notes labor costs as a percentage of revenue improved by more than 1.5 percentage points year over year, helping to offset some of the increase in produce costs.
- Older filing reports delivery and handling expense of $130 thousand and $128 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
- Older filing reports selling, general and administrative expense of $663 thousand and $407 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of $256 thousand or 62.9%.
- Older filing attributes the SG&A increase primarily to increased administrative personnel expenses, insurance, accounting and other professional fees from the Company's IPO in January 2026.
- Older filing reports other income of $17 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 versus none for the same period in 2025.
- Older filing reports interest income of $137 thousand and $13 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, an increase of $124 thousand.
- Older filing attributes the interest income increase to IPO and underwriter over-allotment option exercise in January 2026 with net proceeds of $20,652 thousand, partially offset by shareholder redemption of $3,750 thousand, bringing total net IPO-related proceeds to $16,902 thousand.
- Older filing reports income tax expense of $359 thousand and $9 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and effective tax rates of 46.76% and 1.07%.
- Older filing includes a Liquidity and Capital Resources section reporting $19,828 thousand and $1,840 thousand of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
- Older filing includes a Working Capital table showing current assets of $20,983 thousand and $3,219 thousand, current liabilities of $1,041 thousand and $585 thousand, and working capital of $19,942 thousand and $2,634 thousand as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
- Older filing states working capital increased by $17,308 thousand, attributing the increase to the IPO and underwriter over-allotment option exercise in January 2026 with net proceeds of $20,652 thousand, partially offset by shareholder redemption.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing changes the comparison period heading from 'Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, and 2025' to 'Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2026, and 2025'.
- Newer filing removes the statement that the change in net income reflects strong revenue growth offset by increased produce costs and IPO-related general and administrative costs, replacing it with six-month net income figures of approximately $858 thousand and $1,977 thousand for 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing changes the discussion of gross margin drivers from lime supply disruptions in western Mexico to diesel-price volatility, third-party co-packing for dressings, and elevated produce costs carried over from the first quarter.
- Newer filing changes SG&A explanation from IPO-related administrative personnel, insurance, accounting and professional fees to public company expenses and stock-based compensation.
- Newer filing changes interest income attribution from detailed IPO net proceeds figures ($20,652 thousand, $3,750 thousand redemption, $16,902 thousand total) to a general reference to increased investable cash balance from the IPO.
- Newer filing changes the income tax discussion from three-month figures ($359 thousand and $9 thousand expense, 46.76% and 1.07% effective rates) to six-month figures ($488 thousand and $18 thousand expense, 36.23% and 0.90% effective rates).
- Newer filing removes the entire Liquidity and Capital Resources discussion present in the older filing.
- Newer filing changes the ending statement regarding no valuation allowance from 'as of March 31, 2026' to 'as of June 30, 2026'.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the end of the Income Taxes discussion and does not include any Liquidity and Capital Resources section; whether text beyond the provided excerpt exists cannot be determined from the supplied materials.
- The comparison is limited to the two provided MD&A excerpts and does not reflect any other parts of the respective filings.
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- The newer filing (filed 2026-08-14) states 'During the six months ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement', while the older filing (filed 2026-05-14) states the same sentence for 'the quarter ended March 31, 2026'.
- Notes:
- The provided texts include content beyond the Risk Factors section (e.g., Items 2-6, signatures), but the comparison covers all content present in both excerpts.
- The Risk Factors section in both filings states there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously described in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025; these texts differ only in line-wrapping, which is not a substantive change.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
1 institutional 13F filer reported holding BUDA as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 1
- Reported shares held 12,026
- Reported value $102,341
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 1 increased, 0 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
BUDA had 3,527 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
BUDA had 0.03% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,527
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 0.03%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,008
- Reported change 75.65%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Naked Juice (PepsiCo)
- Evolution Fresh (Starbucks)
- Suja Life (Private)
- Pressed Juicery (Private)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) do?
Buda Juice produces and distributes a line of UltraFresh™ cold-crafted, citrus-based juices, lemonades, and wellness shots to grocery retailers. The company utilizes a proprietary end-to-end 35°F cold chain platform that eliminates heat-treatment and HPP-processing, allowing it to provide fresh products with an 8-12 day shelf life. Its portfolio includes branded, value-forward (Buda Fresh), and private-label offerings.
What sector is Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) in?
Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is non-alcoholic beverages. It trades on NYSE.
Does BUDA pay a dividend?
Yes — Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) pays a dividend (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Buda Juice, Inc.'s (BUDA) competitors?
Notable peers of Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) include Naked Juice (PepsiCo), Evolution Fresh (Starbucks), Suja Life (Private) and Pressed Juicery (Private). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) overbought or oversold right now?
Buda Juice, Inc. (BUDA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on BUDA come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.