Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) reported $1.48 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.1%. EPS of $1.28 for the same period compares to $1.73 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion, representing a surprise of -1.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -16.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.53.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Texas Roadhouse performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable restaurant sales growth - Company restaurants: 4.2% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 5.2%.
• Restaurants at the end - Company - Total: 714 compared to the 714 average estimate based on five analysts.
• Restaurants at the end - Total: 816 compared to the 817 average estimate based on five analysts.
• Number of restaurants opened - Franchise: 1 compared to the 1 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Store weeks - Company restaurants: 9,224 versus 9,227 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Restaurants at the end - Franchise - Total: 102 versus 103 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Franchise-owned restaurants-Comparable restaurant sales growth: 5.3% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 5.5%.
• Number of restaurants opened - Company: 9 compared to the 10 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Store weeks - Franchise restaurants: 1,242 compared to the 1,348 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Number of restaurants opened - Total: 10 versus 11 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue- Franchise royalties and fees: $8.22 million versus $8.49 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10% change.
• Revenue- Restaurant and other sales: $1.47 billion versus $1.49 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.2% change.

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Shares of Texas Roadhouse have returned -2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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