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B&G Foods, Inc.

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B&G Foods, Inc.

BGS·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0001278027

B&G Foods manufactures, sells, and distributes a diverse portfolio of branded, high-quality, shelf-stable, and frozen food and household products. The company operates across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Many of its branded products hold leading regional or national market shares. B&G Foods generally positions its products to appeal to consumers seeking high-quality and reasonably priced options. In addition to branded product retail sales, the company also engages in institutional and foodservice sales, as well as private label sales. B&G Foods, including its subsidiaries and predecessors, has been in business for over 130 years. The company was incorporated in Delaware on November 25, 1996, as B Companies Holdings Corp., and subsequently changed its name to B&G Foods Holdings Corp. on August 11, 1997. The company's fiscal years typically consist of 52 weeks, with a 53rd week added every five or six years. Fiscal 2026 contains 52 weeks, fiscal 2025 contained 53 weeks, and fiscal 2024 and 2023 each contained 52 weeks. Each quarter of fiscal 2026 will contain 13 weeks. The first three quarters of fiscal 2025 and each quarter of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 contained 13 weeks, while the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 contained 14 weeks.

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 21 items for BGS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-19, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 15 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BGS spans 10-Q, 8-K, 8-K/A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Canada's Competition Bureau Moves to Block B&G Foods' Green Giant Sale
  • B&G Foods Q2 2026: Sales Miss, Dividend Slashed, CEO Exits as Stock Nears 52-Week Low
  • B&G Foods Details CEO Transition: Keller Retirement Package and Mills' $950K Salary, 900K Options
  • B&G Foods Q2 Sales Drop 9.7% but Adjusted EBITDA Rises 4.2%; Guidance Reaffirmed
  • CEO Retires as B&G Foods Faces 6.7% Revenue Drop in Q2 Forecast

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended January 3, 2026
Revenue
$1.83B
Net Income
-$43.26M
Diluted EPS
-$0.54
Op. Cash Flow
$101.4M
Free Cash Flow
$70.75M
Gross Profit
$398.82M
Operating Income
$97.15M
Cash & Equivalents
$56.29M
Total Debt
$1.95B
Debt / Equity
4.31×
Net Margin
-2.4%
Shares Outstanding
79.98M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-03 · accession 0001104659-26-022961

Short Interest & Short Volume

6.34 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 13,281,459 shares in BGS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.1% decrease from the prior period — about 6.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 59.6% of BGS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)13,281,459 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 1.1%
Days to cover6.34 at avg daily volume of 2,094,581
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)59.6% of 1,138,348 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume61.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$2.71 +0.02% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-12 $2.71 – $6.38
Market cap
$218.63M
Volume
2.7M (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 2.1M
Live data · 2026-10-04 12:40 UTC · Market closed

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BGS
Aug 19, 2026, 7:28 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.55
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$0.840 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Aug 12, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.46
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$0.750 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Aug 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.45
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$0.738 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Aug 11, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.58
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$0.870 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Aug 10, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.52
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$0.810 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 10, 2026, 4:52 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.01
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.30 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 10, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $4.01
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.30 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 04, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $3.96
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.25 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 03, 2026, 9:12 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.01
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.30 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 01, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $3.96
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.25 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 01, 2026, 11:55 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.99
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.28 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Jun 01, 2026, 11:52 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.02
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.31 (-33%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
May 13, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.40
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$1.69 (-38%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
May 12, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.07
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.36 (-47%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
May 12, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.42
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.71 (-50%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
May 05, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $5.47
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.76 (-50%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Mar 20, 2026, 9:04 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $4.98
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.27 (-46%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Mar 04, 2026, 3:06 PM EST
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.80
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$3.09 (-53%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Mar 03, 2026, 5:25 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $5.61
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.90 (-52%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
BGS
Mar 03, 2026, 4:05 PM EST
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.08
Real-time Price: $2.71 info
Change: -$2.37 (-47%) info
Market Cap: $218.632M info
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