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of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n**United States Securities and Exchange Commission**\n\nWashington, D.C. 20549\n\n \n\n**FORM 10-K**\n\n \n\n☑ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n\n**For the fiscal year ended May 2, 2026**\n\n \n\nor\n\n \n\n☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n\nFor the transition period from __________ to _________\n\n \n\nCommission file number 1-14170\n\n \n\n**NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.**\n\n(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)\n\n**Delaware**\n\n**59-2605822**\n\n(State of incorporation)\n\n(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)\n\n \n\n**8050 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33324**\n\n(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)\n\n \n\n**Registrant**’**s telephone number, including area code: (954) 581-0922**\n\n \n\n**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**\n\n \n\nTitle of each class\n\nTrading Symbol(s)\n\nName of each exchange on which\n\nregistered\n\nCommon Stock, par value $.01 per share\n\nFIZZ\n\nThe NASDAQ Global Select Market\n\n \n\n**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:** **None**\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. \n\nYes ☐  No ☑\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes ☐  No ☑\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. \n\nYes ☑ No ☐\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months. Yes ☑ No ☐\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:  Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ \n\n \n\nIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐\n\n \n\n \n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑\n\n \n\nIf securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐\n\n \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No ☑\n\n \n\nThe aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of Registrant computed by reference to the closing sale price of $34.27 on October 31, 2025 was approximately $0.8 billion.\n\n \n\nThe number of shares of Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of June 29, 2026 was 93,612,102.\n\n \n\n**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**\n\n \n\nPortions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.\n\n \n\n \n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n \n\n**TABLE OF CONTENTS**\n\n  \n\n[**PART I**](#pi)\n\n \n**PAGE**"}