Dutch Bros (BROS) ended the recent trading session at $65.70, demonstrating a +2.66% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.02% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.51%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.18%.
Shares of the drive-thru coffee chain operator and franchisor have depreciated by 10.93% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 1.33%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.77%.
The upcoming earnings release of Dutch Bros will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on August 5, 2026. On that day, Dutch Bros is projected to report earnings of $0.29 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 11.54%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $524.2 million, indicating a 26.07% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $0.94 per share and a revenue of $2.08 billion, indicating changes of +23.68% and +26.96%, respectively, from the former year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Dutch Bros. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.6% higher. Currently, Dutch Bros is carrying a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at valuation, Dutch Bros is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 68.41. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 20.28.
We can additionally observe that BROS currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.74. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.95.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 205, placing it within the bottom 17% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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