In the latest close session, Dutch Bros (BROS) was up +2.54% at $55.77. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.05%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.56%.
Shares of the drive-thru coffee chain operator and franchisor have depreciated by 12.5% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 3.66%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.74%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Dutch Bros in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on February 12, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.1, marking a 42.86% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $426.47 million, up 24.41% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.68 per share and revenue of $1.62 billion. These totals would mark changes of +38.78% and 0%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates 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.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 1.91% lower. At present, Dutch Bros boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
From a valuation perspective, Dutch Bros is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 63.46. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 19.
We can also see that BROS currently has a PEG ratio of 2.06. 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 the market closed yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.06.
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 assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained 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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