BRBR (BellRing Brands) Beneish M-Score: -2.53 (As of Jul. 03, 2026)


BRBR BellRing Brands Inc BRBR
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Price $13.86
GF Value $71.84
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is BellRing Brands Beneish M-Score?

BellRing Brands BRBR +3.82% 58 Beneish M-Score is -2.53 as of Jul. 03, 2026. GuruFocus rates BRBR with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of $71.84 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,847 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, BellRing Brands ranks better than 50.57% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for BellRing Brands's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BRBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.47   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.43
Current: -2.53

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BellRing Brands was -1.43. The lowest was -5.47. And the median was -2.68.


BellRing Brands Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BellRing Brands's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

BellRing Brands Beneish M-Score Chart

BellRing Brands Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.57 -1.55 -2.83 -2.08 -2.67

BellRing Brands Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.86 -2.07 -2.67 -2.69 -2.53

BRBR vs HLF, JJSF, SMPL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, BellRing Brands's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BellRing Brands Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BellRing Brands's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BellRing Brands's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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BellRing Brands Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of BellRing Brands for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9617+0.528 * 1.186+0.404 * 0.9778+0.892 * 1.0637+0.115 * 1.6417
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1139+4.679 * -0.035986-0.327 * 1.1466
=-2.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $272 Mil.
Revenue was 598.7 + 537.3 + 648.2 + 547.5 = $2,332 Mil.
Gross Profit was 161.7 + 160.8 + 187.4 + 193.6 = $704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $756 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,025 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $395 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $301 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,185 Mil.
Net Income was 33.9 + 43.7 + 59.6 + 21 = $158 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -11.2 + -3.1 + 169.1 + 40.3 = $195 Mil.
Total Receivables was $266 Mil.
Revenue was 588 + 532.9 + 555.8 + 515.4 = $2,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 189.8 + 199.6 + 205.1 + 189.9 = $784 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $711 Mil.
Total Assets was $948 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $333 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $243 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $954 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(272.1 / 2331.7) / (266 / 2192.1)
=0.116696 / 0.121345
=0.9617

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(784.4 / 2192.1) / (703.5 / 2331.7)
=0.35783 / 0.301711
=1.186

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (755.8 + 29.7) / 1025.4) / (1 - (710.6 + 10.2) / 947.5)
=0.233957 / 0.239261
=0.9778

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=2331.7 / 2192.1
=1.0637

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(18.5 / (18.5 + 10.2)) / (19.2 / (19.2 + 29.7))
=0.644599 / 0.392638
=1.6417

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(394.9 / 2331.7) / (333.3 / 2192.1)
=0.169361 / 0.152046
=1.1139

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((1185 + 300.5) / 1025.4) / ((953.7 + 243.4) / 947.5)
=1.448703 / 1.26343
=1.1466

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(158.2 - 0 - 195.1) / 1025.4
=-0.035986

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

BellRing Brands has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.53 mean?
BellRing Brands (BRBR) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.53 as of Jul. 03, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BellRing Brands and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, BellRing Brands ranks #913 out of 1847 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 49.4%.
Is BellRing Brands' Beneish M-Score too high?
BellRing Brands' current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. Based on the distribution chart, BellRing Brands ranks #913 out of 1847 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, BellRing Brands has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BellRing Brands' Beneish M-Score compare to HLF and JJSF?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, BellRing Brands ranks #913 out of 1847 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts BellRing Brands in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BellRing Brands and its competitors. BellRing Brands's current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BellRing Brands stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BellRing Brands (BRBR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $71.84, compared to a current price of $13.86 — trading 80.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. BellRing Brands' overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BellRing Brands (BRBR), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.53 as of Jul. 03, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is BellRing Brands (BRBR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BellRing Brands stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $13.86 is trading 80.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $71.84. GuruFocus considers BellRing Brands to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BRBR:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.53
  • GF Value™: $71.84 vs. price of $13.86 (80.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BRBR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


BellRing Brands Business Description

Other Exchanges BRBR:MexicoD51:Germany
Address 2503 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63144
BellRing Brands Inc is a United States-based company engaged in providing nutrition-related products. Its brands, Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar provides various products including ready-to-drink protein shakes, powders and nutrition bars. The company's products are distributed through a diverse network of channel including club, food, drug and mass, eCommerce, convenience and specialty.
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