Beyond Meat shares fall below $1 as company refinances debt
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Beyond Meat's shares fell below $1 on 14 October 2025, down 73% for the year, as the company replaced 2027 debt with 2030 debt. At stake for nature is the alternative-meat model; the sources reviewed do not report a measured effect on land, wildlife or emissions.
- Beyond Meat shareholders — share price down 73% since the start of 2025 as of 14 October WSLS (AP)
What happened
Beyond Meat's shares fell below $1 on 14 October 2025, opening at 92 cents and down 73% since the start of the year, AP reported.
The company issued $202.5 million of debt due 2030 in place of bonds due 2027, and planned to reduce debt by about $800 million and issue up to 326 million new shares, AP reported.
First-half 2025 net revenue fell 15%, AP reported.
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What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: market value fell to about $60 million.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the shares had traded above $230 after the 2019 IPO.
- None on record The reason for the share fall is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record Headquarters and listing venue are not stated in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- Beyond Meat shares drop below $1WSLS (AP) · 2025-10-14