Celsius Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 2, 2026.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-34611
CELSIUS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 20-2745790 |
|---|---|
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
| 2381 NW Executive Center Drive, Boca Raton, Florida | 33431 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(561) 276-2239
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | CELH | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yeso No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§.232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | o |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-accelerated filer | o | Smaller reporting company | o |
| Emerging growth company | o | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso No x
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $9.7 billion as of June 30, 2025, on the Nasdaq Capital Market. For purposes of the foregoing computation, all executive officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates.
There were 256,975,993 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 23, 2026.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed subsequent to the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report. Such Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | ||
| Part I | 1 | |
| Item 1. | Business | 1 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 7 |
| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 24 |
| Item 1C. | Cybersecurity | 24 |
| Item 2. | Properties | 25 |
| Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 26 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 26 |
| Part II | 27 | |
| Item 5. | Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 27 |
| Item 6. | [Reserved] | 29 |
| Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 30 |
| Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 40 |
| Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 41 |
| Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 41 |
| Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 41 |
| Item 9B. | Other Information | 43 |
| Item 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 43 |
| Part III | 44 | |
| Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 44 |
| Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 44 |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 44 |
| Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 44 |
| Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 44 |
| Part IV | 45 | |
| Item 15. | Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules | 45 |
| Signatures | 50 | |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2015 Plan | The Celsius Holdings, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan |
| 2025 Plan | The Celsius Holdings, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan |
| A&R Canada Distribution Agreement | Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Company and Pepsi, including Pepsi's affiliates, select territories in Canada, entered into in August 2025 |
| A&R Distribution Agreements | Collectively, the A&R Canada Distribution Agreement and the A&R U.S. Distribution Agreement |
| A&R U.S. Distribution Agreement | Amended and Restated Distribution Agreements between the Company and Pepsi, including Pepsi's affiliates, covering the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), entered into in August 2025 |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| Alani Nu | Alani Nutrition LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company |
| Alani Nu Acquisition | The Company's acquisition of Alani Nu on April 1, 2025 |
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification |
| ASC 260 | ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share |
| ASC 360 | ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment |
| ASC 420 | ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations |
| ASC 470 | ASC Topic 470, Debt |
| ASC 480 | ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity |
| ASC 505 | ASC Topic 505, Treasury Stock |
| ASC 606 | ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers |
| ASC 718 | ASC Topic 718, Stock-based compensation |
| ASC 805 | ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations |
| ASC 820 | ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement |
| ASC 842 | ASC Topic 842, Leases |
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update |
| Audit Committee | The Company's internal Enterprise Risk and Audit Committee |
| BEAT | Base erosion anti-abuse tax |
| BEPS | Base erosion and profit shifting |
| Big Beverages | Big Beverages Contract Manufacturing, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company |
| Board | Board of Directors of Celsius Holdings, Inc. |
| Captaincy | An enhanced, long-term arrangement according to which Pepsi uses commercially reasonable efforts to sell and distribute the Company’s products in the U.S. |
| CCPA | California Consumer Privacy Act |
| Certificates of Designation | The Series A Certificate and the Series B Certificate, collectively |
| CGMP | Current good manufacturing practice |
| Closing Date of Alani Nu | April 01, 2025 |
| Closing Date of the Pepsi Transactions | August 28, 2025 |
| CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker, which is the Company's Chief Executive Officer |
| Common Stock | The Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| Company | Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation |
| Consolidated Derivative Action | A single combined stockholder derivative action filed by the same stockholders who previously filed the Dobler and Stoyanoff derivative actions. |
| Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement, dated April 1, 2025, with UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative and collateral agent, as amended by the First Refinancing Amendment and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. |
| Cyber Incident Policy | Cybersecurity Incident Assessment and Reporting Policy |
| Cybersecurity Committee | The Company's internal cybersecurity committee |
| DCA | District Court of Appeal |
| Derivative Actions | The parties to the Lampert Derivative Action, the Ingrao Derivative Action and the Hammond and Hepworth Derivative Action |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DLOM | Discount for lack of marketability |
| Dobler Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Kurt Dobler |
| DSD | Direct store delivery |
| EMEA | Europe, the Middle East and Africa |
| Eniva | Eniva USA, Inc. |
| EPS | Earnings per share |
| ESPP | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| EURIBOR | Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| First Refinancing Amendment | First refinancing amendment to the Credit Agreement on October 2, 2025. |
| Flannery Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Suzanne Flannery |
| Forward Stock Split | Three-for-one split of the Company’s common stock on November 13, 2023 |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GILTI | Global intangible low-taxed income |
| Hammond and Hepworth Derivative Action | A single combined stockholder derivative action filed by the same stockholders who previously filed the Hammond and Hepworth derivative actions. |
| Hammond Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Jennifer Hammond |
| Hepworth Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Dana Hepworth |
| ICFR | Internal control over financial reporting |
| Ingrao Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Nicholas R. Ingrao |
| IT | Information technology |
| Lampert Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Doreen R. Lampert |
| Murphy Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder David Murphy |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NOL | Net operating loss |
| OBBBA | One Big Beautiful Bill Act |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| Original Canadian Distribution Agreement | Original distribution agreement between the Company and The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada), ULC, dated August 9, 2023 |
| Original Purchase Agreement | Original securities purchase agreement between the Company and Pepsi, dated August 1, 2022 |
| Original Transition Agreement | Original channel transition agreement between the Company and Pepsi, dated August 1, 2022 |
| Original U.S. Distribution Agreement | Original distribution agreement between the Company and Pepsi, dated August 1, 2022 |
| Pepsi | PepsiCo, Inc. and its subsidiaries |
| Pepsi Transactions | The Captaincy together with the Rockstar Acquisition |
| PIK Dividends | Paid-in-kind Dividends |
| Pillar Two | Tax legislation enacted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Preferred Stock | Series A Preferred Stock together with the Series B Preferred Stock |
| PSLRA | Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 |
| PSU | Performance Stock Units |
| Redemption Price | The applicable amount that the Company would pay to redeem a share of Preferred Stock, including all accrued and unpaid dividends per share. |
| Regular Dividends | Recurring dividends declared on the Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificates of Designation |
| Report | The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026 |
| Revolving Credit Facility | The Company's revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rockstar | The Rockstar brand (and the related brands and sub-brands) in the U.S. (excluding Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) and Canada |
| Rockstar Acquisition | The Company's acquisition from Pepsi on August 28, 2025 of certain assets and liabilities comprising Rockstar under the Transaction Agreement |
| RSU | Restricted Stock Units |
| rTSR | Relative total stockholder return |
| Rule 10b-5 | A U.S. securities rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that prohibits fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of securities |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's |
| SB 253 | Senate Bill 253 - Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act |
| SB 261 | Senate Bill 261 - Climate-Related Financial Risk Act |
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Securities Act | The Securities Act of 1933, as amended |
| Securities Class Action | The consolidation of the two putative securities class actions |
| Sellers | The sellers of Alani Nu |
| Series A Certificate | Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation |
| Series A Preferred Stock | The Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |
| Series B Certificate | Series B Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation |
| Series B Preferred Stock | The Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock |
| Series B Purchase Agreement | Agreement under which the Company issued and sold shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to Pepsi |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| State Court Derivative Actions | The Flannery Derivative Action together with the Sunny Derivative Action and Murphy Derivative Action |
| Stipulation of Settlement | Stipulation and agreement of settlement of the Derivative Actions |
| Stoyanoff Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Mark Stoyanoff |
| Sunny Derivative Action | Derivative action filed by stockholder Shadia Khan Sunny |
| Suntory Group | Suntory and its affiliated entities |
| Ten-Day VWAP | Ten-day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock |
| Term Loan Facility | The Company's term loan facility under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of up to $900.0 million |
| Transaction Agreement | The agreement pursuant to which the Company consummated the Rockstar Acquisition and commenced the Captaincy |
| U.S. | United States of America |
| U.S. GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America |
| U.S. STRIPS Rate | Yield on U.S. Treasury STRIPS, which stands for: Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities |
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