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Restaurants

Latest reported revenue & EPS across the covered companies in this industry, with year-over-year (YoY) change. From disclosed earnings — not investment advice.

22 companiesMedian revenue YoY: +4.3%EPS beat rate:

AI industry top-down

The restaurant industry exhibited varied results across companies. While some companies, including Dutch Bros, CAVA, and Brinker International, posted strong revenue and EPS growth, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Papa John's experienced stagnant or declining revenue along with a significant drop in EPS. Overall, emerging or fast-casual concept brands performed strongly, whereas some large chains struggled, leading to a polarization of performance within the industry.

  • High sales growth for some companies, but many others are underperforming
  • Increased volatility in profitability (EPS)
  • Relative strength of emerging/fast casual brands
Where companies diverge: Discrepancy between revenue growth and EPS growth · Performance difference between large franchises and emerging brands

AI synthesis of disclosed results and analyst research across these companies — not investment advice.

Companies — latest quarter

CompanyPeriodRevenueRev YoYEPSEPS YoYSurprise
MCDMCDONALDS CORPFY2026 Q1$5.96B-3.5%$2.60-2.3%
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORPFY2026 Q2$18.16B+1.0%$1.02-35.4%
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INCFY2026 Q1$2.88B+6.4%$0.28+7.7%
YUMYUM BRANDS INCFY2026 Q1$1.79B+11.8%$0.90-18.2%
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc.FY2026 Q1$2.11B+21.3%$0.49-31.9%
DRIDARDEN RESTAURANTS INCFY2026 Q3$8.81B+4.4%$6.29+5.7%
DPZDOMINOS PIZZA INCFY2026 Q1$1.11B+2.5%$4.33+20.9%
BROSDutch Bros Inc.FY2026 Q1$355.15M+29.1%$0.13+62.5%
CAVACAVA GROUP, INC.FY2026 Q1$331.83M+28.1%$0.22+83.3%
EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INCFY2026 Q3$3.92B+22.3%$5.96+174.7%
CAKECHEESECAKE FACTORY INCFY2026 Q1$927.2M+4.0%$0.67-1.5%
PZZAPAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INCFY2026 Q1$518.31M+0.9%$0.27-38.6%
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INCFY2026 Q1$347.97M+3.2%$0.58+81.2%
CBRLCRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INCFY2026 Q2$1.79B+2.0%$1.21-16.0%
BLMNBloomin' Brands, Inc.FY2026 Q1$1.05B-1.8%$0.50
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.FY2026 Q1$282.24M+16.4%$-0.01
KRUSKURA SUSHI USA, INC.FY2026 Q2$129.35M+18.9%$-0.40
CNNECannae Holdings, Inc.FY2026 Q1$103.2M-6.8%$-1.81
NATHNATHANS FAMOUS, INC.FY2026 Q3$117.4M+7.1%$4.84+26.0%
DINDine Brands Global, Inc.FY2026 Q1$214.8M+4.2%$0.53-53.1%
PTLOPortillo's Inc.FY2026 Q1$176.44M+6.4%$0.05-37.5%
JACKJACK IN THE BOX INCFY2026 Q2$636.8M-25.3%$-5.70

YoY = vs. the same quarter last year · Surprise = EPS actual vs. consensus. Latest reported quarter per company, from disclosed earnings filings. QoQ is omitted because quarterly filings don’t break out Q4 (US) and report cumulatively (KR).

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