Coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.
Dutch Bros beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $355.2 million, up 29.1% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Dutch Bros’s revenue to grow 24.2% year on year to $403.5 million, slowing from the 30% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.18 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Dutch Bros has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 3.5% on average.
Looking at Dutch Bros’s peers in the traditional fast food segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. El Pollo Loco delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and Domino's reported revenues up 4.3%, in line with consensus estimates. El Pollo Loco traded up 1.4% following the results while Domino's was also up 3%.
Read our full analysis of El Pollo Loco’s results here and Domino’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the traditional fast food stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 6.3% on average over the last month. Dutch Bros is down 11.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $78.94 (compared to the current share price of $58.58).
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