🛒 Consumer Staples · updated 2026-10-08
US Consumer Staples Companies in Financial Distress (October 2026)
As of 08 October 2026, 41 of 203 US Consumer Staples companies analysed (20%) show financial-distress indicators: 21 very weak, 7 weak and 13 on watch. The most common red flags in this sector are losses in each of the last 3 years, cash runway under 12 months, market-implied default probability >20% and operations consume cash.
203
Analysed
41
Distress signals
21
Very weak
20%
Flag rate
What drives financial distress in Consumer Staples
Food, beverages and household products — usually defensive; flags here often reflect leverage or commodity-cost squeezes.
Most common red flags today: Losses in each of the last 3 years · Cash runway under 12 months · Market-implied default probability >20% · Operations consume cash
Consumer Staples companies with distress signals
| # | Ticker | Company / industry | Distress score | Band | Ohlson PD | Merton PD | From 52w high | Key indicators | |
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| 1 | AMSS | AMASS Brands, Inc. Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
Very weak | 100% | 81.9% | -97% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Operating profit does not cover interestCash runway under 12 months |
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| 2 | BRLS | Borealis Foods Inc. Packaged Foods |
Very weak | 100% | 63.4% | -76% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Cash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20% |
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| 3 | REED | Reed's, Inc. Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
Very weak | 100% | 68.8% | -95% | Operating profit does not cover interestCash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20% |
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| 4 | SDOT | Sadot Group Inc. Farm Products |
Very weak | 100% | 87.9% | -94% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Operating profit does not cover interestCash runway under 12 months |
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| 5 | RMCF | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. Confectioners |
Very weak | 98% | 36.2% | -64% | Operating profit does not cover interestCash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20% |
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| 6 | SOWG | Sow Good Inc. Confectioners |
Very weak | 100% | 6.7% | -85% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Cash runway under 12 monthsSevere working-capital shortfall |
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| 7 | LOCL | Local Bounti Corporation Farm Products |
Very weak | 99% | 95.2% | -69% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Cash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20% |
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| 8 | KIDZ | KIDZ AI Inc. Education & Training Services |
Very weak | 100% | 85.0% | -100% | Operating profit does not cover interestMarket-implied default probability >20%Material debt with no EBITDA |
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| 9 | EDBL | Edible Garden AG Incorporated Farm Products |
Very weak | 100% | 81.7% | -100% | Cash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 10 | GNLN | Greenlane Holdings, Inc. Tobacco |
Very weak | 100% | — | -91% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsRevenue collapse |
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| 11 | XXII | 22nd Century Group, Inc. Tobacco |
Very weak | 78% | 83.8% | -100% | Market-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 yearsRevenue collapse |
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| 12 | WALD | Waldencast plc Household & Personal Products |
Very weak | 53% | 40.6% | -69% | Operating profit does not cover interestMarket-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 13 | HAIN | The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Packaged Foods |
Very weak | 98% | 93.6% | -66% | Market-implied default probability >20%Severe working-capital shortfallLosses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 14 | YHC | LQR House Inc. Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
Very weak | 100% | — | -99% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsRevenue collapse |
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| 15 | CLNN | Clene Inc. Packaged Foods |
Very weak | — | — | -69% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 16 | AFRI | AFRI Farm Products |
Very weak | 99% | 0.0% | +0% | Operating profit does not cover interestSevere working-capital shortfallLosses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 17 | AQB | AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. Farm Products |
Very weak | — | — | -66% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 18 | WVVI | Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
Very weak | 50% | 69.6% | -52% | Operating profit does not cover interestMarket-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 years |
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| 19 | COOT | Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited Packaged Foods |
Very weak | 100% | 53.5% | -83% | Cash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20%Severe working-capital shortfall |
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| 20 | SRXH | SRX Global Inc. Packaged Foods |
Very weak | 99% | 69.1% | -96% | Market-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 yearsRevenue collapse |
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| 21 | RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. Packaged Foods |
Very weak | 99% | — | -95% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 22 | VHUB | VenHub Global, Inc. Grocery Stores |
Weak | 100% | 24.4% | -95% | Cash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20%Operations consume cash |
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| 23 | TULP | Bloomia Holdings, Inc. Farm Products |
Weak | 98% | 84.7% | -50% | Operating profit does not cover interestCash runway under 12 monthsMarket-implied default probability >20% |
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| 24 | TBBB | BBB Foods Inc. Discount Stores |
Weak | 77% | 0.0% | -2% | Operating profit does not cover interestSevere working-capital shortfallVery high leverage |
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| 25 | BNKK | Bonk, Inc. Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
Weak | — | — | -90% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 26 | ISPR | Ispire Technology Inc. Tobacco |
Weak | — | — | -60% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 27 | BHST | BioHarvest Sciences Inc. Packaged Foods |
Weak | 80% | 32.2% | -88% | Market-implied default probability >20%Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 28 | BRFH | Barfresh Food Group, Inc. Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
Weak | — | — | -78% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 29 | MTEX | Mannatech, Incorporated Food Distribution |
Watch | — | — | -23% | Liabilities exceed assets (negative equity)Operations consume cashCash runway under 24 months |
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| 30 | NCRA | Nocera, Inc. Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -97% | Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cashShare price down >80% from 52-week high |
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| 31 | BYND | Beyond Meat, Inc. Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -93% | Share price down >80% from 52-week highLosses in 2 of the last 3 yearsSteep revenue decline |
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| 32 | ODD | Oddity Tech Ltd. Household & Personal Products |
Watch | 54% | 43.5% | -69% | Market-implied default probability >20%Very high leverageOhlson O-score signals likely failure |
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| 33 | CHGG | Chegg, Inc. Education & Training Services |
Watch | — | — | -54% | Revenue collapseLosses in 2 of the last 3 yearsTrading below $1 |
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| 34 | LMNR | Limoneira Company Farm Products |
Watch | — | — | -20% | Cash runway under 12 monthsOperations consume cashSteep revenue decline |
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| 35 | ATPC | Agape ATP Corporation Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -97% | Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cashShare price down >80% from 52-week high |
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| 36 | BOF | BranchOut Food Inc. Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -30% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 37 | BRCC | BRC Inc. Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -46% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 38 | WEST | Westrock Coffee Company Packaged Foods |
Watch | — | — | -16% | Cash runway under 12 monthsLosses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cash |
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| 39 | PRE | Prenetics Global Limited Packaged Foods |
Watch | 45% | 0.0% | -16% | Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cashCash runway under 24 months |
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| 40 | GROV | Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. Household & Personal Products |
Watch | — | — | -34% | Losses in each of the last 3 yearsOperations consume cashCash runway under 24 months |
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| 41 | TAP-A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Beverages - Brewers |
Watch | 34% | 84.5% | -27% | Market-implied default probability >20%Severe working-capital shortfallNear-term debt exceeds cash |
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Frequently asked questions
Which Consumer Staples companies are in financial distress?
As of 2026-10-08, 41 US Consumer Staples companies show financial-distress indicators (21 very weak, 7 weak and 13 on watch). The table on this page ranks them by score with the indicators behind each one. These are statistical signals, not predictions that any company will file.
How many Consumer Staples companies are in financial trouble?
41 of 203 analysed (20%); 21 are in the 'Very weak' band.
What are the biggest financial risks for Consumer Staples companies?
Food, beverages and household products — usually defensive; flags here often reflect leverage or commodity-cost squeezes. Right now the most frequent red flags are losses in each of the last 3 years, cash runway under 12 months, market-implied default probability >20% and operations consume cash.
What happens to shareholders if a company becomes insolvent?
In a Chapter 11 reorganisation the absolute priority rule pays secured lenders, then unsecured creditors, before shareholders — so existing shares are usually cancelled or heavily diluted. In Chapter 7 the company is liquidated and shareholders rarely recover anything.
Financial distress in other sectors
🏦 Bank & Finance 57🛡️ Insurance 6💊 Pharma & Biotech 354🩺 Healthcare & MedTech 98💻 IT & Software 113🔬 Semiconductor 15🤖 AI 74🖥️ Hardware & Electronics 40📡 Telecom & Media 55🛍️ Consumer Discretionary 91🏭 Industrials & Capital Goods 116🛢️ Energy, Oil & Gas 31⛏️ Metals, Mining & Chemicals 61⚡ Utilities & Power 14🏢 Real Estate Cos & REITs 25📦 SPACs & Shell Companies 0❔ Unclassified 235
Important: A listing means a company’s reported numbers resemble those of firms that later failed — it is not a statement that the company is insolvent, has defaulted or will enter insolvency proceedings. Recalculated every trading day. Not investment or legal advice.