{"url_path":"/sec/fizz/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-07-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0001437749-26-022315-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-022315","cik":"0000069891","ticker":"FIZZ","issuer_name":"NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0001437749-26-022315-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000069891","primary_entity_name":"NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP"},"word_count":283,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**ITEM 5.**\n\n**MARKET FOR REGISTRANT**’**S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**\n\n \n\nThe common stock of National Beverage Corp., par value $.01 per share, (“Common Stock”) is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FIZZ”.\n\n \n\nAt June 15, 2026, there were approximately 53,786 holders of our Common Stock, the majority of which hold their shares in the names of banks, brokers and other financial institutions.\n\n \n\nOn July 1, 2026, the Company's board of directors declared a special cash dividend of $3.25 per share, payable on or before July 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 13, 2026. The Company paid special cash dividends of $304.1 million ($3.25 per share) on July 24, 2024.\n\n \n\nOur Board of Directors has authorized a program to repurchase 3.2 million shares of our common stock of which approximately 1.9 million shares remain available and authorized for repurchases. During Fiscal 2026, the Company repurchased 20,000 shares of its common stock at an average price per share of $33.65 for a total cost of $0.7 million\n\n \n\n10\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n**Performance Graph**\n\n \n\nThe following graph shows a comparison of the five-year cumulative return of an investment of $100 cash on May 1, 2021, assuming reinvestment of dividends, of our Common Stock with the NASDAQ Composite Index, the Dow Jones US Soft Drinks Index and the S&P 500 Index.\n\n \n\n \n\nTotal Returns Index For:\n\n \n\n5/01/2021\n\n \n \n\n4/30/2022\n\n \n \n\n4/29/2023\n\n \n \n\n4/27/2024\n\n \n \n\n5/03/2025\n\n \n \n\n5/02/2026\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nNational Beverage Corp.\n\n \n \n100.00\n \n \n \n96.36\n \n \n \n108.64\n \n \n \n95.22\n \n \n \n101.08\n \n \n \n80.01\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nNASDAQ Composite - Total Return\n\n \n \n100.00\n \n \n \n88.92\n \n \n \n88.94\n \n \n \n116.78\n \n \n \n132.76\n \n \n \n186.62\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nDow Jones US Soft Drinks Index\n\n \n \n100.00\n \n \n \n119.33\n \n \n \n129.04\n \n \n \n126.64\n \n \n \n125.86\n \n \n \n145.14\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nS&P 500 Index - Total Return\n\n \n \n100.00\n \n \n \n100.21\n \n \n \n102.88\n \n \n \n127.80\n \n \n \n144.46\n \n \n \n185.94"}