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Village Farms (VFF) Q2 2026 Earnings — Strong Beat, 51% Cannabis Gross Margin & Record International Exports

VFF reported Q2 2026 results this morning, and the numbers were significantly better than analyst expectations.

The stock was up roughly 10% in premarket trading, from $2.08 to around $2.30.

📊 Q2 2026 Highlights

Revenue: $64.0M — +7% YoY / +27% sequentially
Adjusted EPS: $0.06 vs. $0.02 expected
Adjusted EBITDA: $15.4M, or 24% of revenue
Cannabis revenue: $53.5M — +5% YoY
Cannabis gross margin: 51%, up from 42% last year
Cannabis adjusted EBITDA: $15.3M — +16% YoY
International export sales: +74% YoY / +43% sequentially
Produce gross margin: 26% vs. 11% last year
Cash: approximately $73M
Long-term debt: approximately CAD $40M at 5.6%
Net cash position: approximately CAD $33M

Perhaps most importantly, Village Farms reported its fifth consecutive quarter of positive net income and EPS since selling/privatizing its legacy produce business.

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🇩🇪 Germany / International Cannabis Growth

This was probably the most interesting part of the quarter.

International medical cannabis exports increased:

+74% YoY +43% sequentially

Management said Germany continues to be the primary driver.

Village Farms says it currently has:

4 of the top 10 strains in Germany
The widest pharmacy distribution of any cultivator selling in Germany, according to its internal research
Increasing market share in the European medical cannabis market

Management also emphasized the importance of being EU GMP certified.

The company believes its Delta facility is the world’s largest EU GMP-certified cannabis facility by compliant product volume.

Management said demand for EU GMP-compliant cannabis remains strong and that pricing has held up despite broader cannabis pricing pressure.

Germany long-term opportunity

CEO Michael DeGiglio suggested the German market could eventually reach approximately 8,000 metric tons over the next 5–6 years, although he acknowledged there is considerable uncertainty around that estimate.

He also noted that patient enrollment remains very low, suggesting substantial potential for market expansion.

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🌱 Cannabis Margins Are the Big Story

Cannabis gross margin reached an impressive:

51%

That’s up from:

42% in Q2 2025

That’s approximately 900 basis points of expansion.

Management attributed the improvement to:

Record harvest yields
Lower production costs
Greater operating efficiency
Better product mix
Increasing EU GMP sales

Cannabis adjusted EBITDA reached $15.3M, representing a 29% EBITDA margin.

Management reiterated its longer-term target of:

30–40% gross margins

and said:

Mid-20% EBITDA margins are possible.

The company also emphasized that increased scale should continue reducing production costs.

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🇨🇦 Canadian Cannabis

Canada is becoming a more mature market, with management expecting only single-digit market growth going forward.

However, Village Farms said its brands have now achieved top-10 market share in all major convenience categories, including continued growth in:

Vapes
Infused pre-rolls
Other convenience products

Management also noted that increased international demand and stricter testing requirements are affecting the Canadian supply mix.

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🇳🇱 Netherlands Expansion

The Netherlands is another potentially significant growth driver.

Village Farms began cultivation at its Groningen facility during Q2.

Management expects the facility to ramp toward full production capacity over the next several quarters.

The company believes the Dutch recreational cannabis pilot program could eventually increase its addressable market by nearly 10x compared with its current opportunity.

Management said feedback from participating municipalities and coffee shops has been very positive.

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🏭 Delta 2 Expansion

The Delta 2 greenhouse expansion continues on schedule.

The second half of the 1.1 million sq. ft. Delta 2 greenhouse is scheduled to begin conversion on September 1, 2026.

Management expects:

+15 metric tons of production in 2026
+25 metric tons in 2027
Full 40 metric ton incremental run rate beginning Q3 2027
Full incremental capacity available beginning fiscal 2028

Once completed, total annualized production capacity in Delta should reach approximately:

160 metric tons of dried trim flower annually

Management also pointed out that converting Delta 1 in the future could more than double annualized production capacity.

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💰 Balance Sheet / Cash Flow

Village Farms ended Q2 with approximately:

$73M cash

Long-term debt was approximately:

CAD $40M

at a blended interest rate of 5.6%.

Management said most of the major expansion-related CapEx is now complete.

That is important because the company expects to generate stronger free cash flow during the second half of 2026 and continue increasing its cash balance.

During the first six months of 2026, the company:

Spent $15M on CapEx
Paid $31M in Canadian excise taxes
Paid $17M in Canadian income taxes
Spent $7M on share buybacks
Completed a $15M equity placement with two U.S. institutional investors

Management said it remains comfortable with its debt level.

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🇺🇸 Texas / U.S. Opportunity

Texas came up during the Q&A.

Village Farms said it plans to be in Texas.

There are currently 12 provisional licenses, but DeGiglio emphasized that these are conditional/provisional licenses rather than final licenses.

He said Village Farms has done significant research into the current license holders and hasn’t ruled out obtaining a license itself.

He also didn’t rule out acquiring one.

His bottom line was essentially:

Village Farms intends to enter Texas.

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🇺🇸 Potential U.S. Exports

An interesting comment from DeGiglio was that Delta 1 could potentially provide additional production capacity for exports to the U.S. market, depending on how U.S. regulations develop.

He also suggested Village Farms could eventually become a U.S. exporter of EU GMP-certified cannabis.

Management believes its six years of experience maintaining EU GMP certification could provide a significant competitive advantage.

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🇪🇺 Potential European Vertical Integration

One of the more interesting Q&A comments was regarding Village Farms’ future European strategy.

Currently, the company is primarily operating a B2B model, selling product to distributors.

Management said it eventually expects to become much more vertically integrated in Europe.

They also said branded products are part of the future strategy.

This could potentially mean greater control over distribution and margins as the European market develops.

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📈 Earnings Beat

EPS

Actual: $0.06 Expected: $0.02

That’s a $0.04/share beat, or approximately 200% above estimates.

Revenue

Actual: $64.0M Expected: $56.3M

That’s a $7.7M beat, or approximately 13.7% above estimates.

And importantly, the beat wasn’t simply the result of a one-time gain. It came alongside:

Higher cannabis margins
Record international exports
Higher production yields
Lower production costs
Stronger EBITDA
Continued positive net income

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⚠️ Risks

There are still plenty of risks here.

Canadian market maturity

Management expects only single-digit growth in Canada.

Excise taxes

Village Farms paid approximately $15M in Canadian excise taxes during Q2 alone, representing nearly 40% of gross retail branded sales.

Germany concentration

A significant portion of the international growth story currently depends on Germany.

Cannabis pricing

As more producers enter international markets, pricing pressure could eventually increase.

Regulatory risk

Expansion into Europe, Texas and potentially the broader U.S. market depends heavily on regulatory developments.

Full-year profitability

Despite the recent positive quarters, full-year profitability expectations remain an issue to watch.

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🧠 My Take

The biggest thing that stood out to me wasn’t simply the EPS beat.

It’s the combination of:

51% cannabis gross margin

29% cannabis EBITDA margin
74% international export growth
$73M cash
CapEx nearing completion
fifth consecutive profitable quarter
Delta 2 expansion continuing
Germany continuing to scale

The next major question is whether Village Farms can maintain these margins as international volume grows.

If the company can continue growing exports while maintaining something close to current margins, the earnings power of the business could look very different over the next 12–24 months.

The other major potential catalysts are:

🇩🇪 Continued German expansion 🇳🇱 Netherlands ramp-up 🇨🇦 Canadian market share gains 🇪🇺 New European markets 🇺🇸 Texas 🇺🇸 Potential U.S. exports 🏭 Delta 2 production ramp 💰 Increasing free cash flow

VFF still has significant execution and regulatory risk, but this quarter appears to show a business that is becoming substantially more profitable and internationally diversified.

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Full Earnings Call — Key Q&A Takeaways

A few comments from management that I found particularly interesting:

On margins:

“Our continued long-term focus is the 30%-40% for our gross margin, our EBITDA margin, certainly in the mid-20s is possible.”

On Germany:

“We’re very confident that the growth will continue, at least for the foreseeable future, at least five years, maybe more.”

On Texas:

“One way or another, we plan to be in Texas.”

On Europe:

“We see ourselves being much more vertically integrated in the European theater going forward for sure.”

On future cash flow:

Management expects stronger free cash flow during the second half of 2026 as the major expansion-related CapEx winds down.

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Source: Village Farms International Q2 2026 earnings call and financial results, August 10, 2026.

This is a summary of the earnings call and not investment advice. Do your own due diligence.

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