Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.68 per Share

LOUISVILLE, KY., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NasdaqGS: TXRH), today announced financial results for the 13 weeks ended April 1, 2025.

Financial Results

Financial results for the 13 weeks ended April 1, 2025 and March 26, 2024 were as follows:

Results for the 13 weeks ended April 1, 2025, as compared to the prior year as applicable, included the following:

• Comparable restaurant sales increased 3.5% at company restaurants;
• Average weekly sales at company restaurants were $163,071 of which $22,146 were to-go sales as compared to average weekly sales of $159,378 of which $20,815 were to-go sales in the prior year;
• Restaurant margin dollars increased 4.7% to $239.3 million from $228.4 million in the prior year primarily due to higher sales. Restaurant margin, as a percentage of restaurant and other sales, decreased 77 basis points to 16.6% as commodity inflation of 2.1% and wage and other labor inflation of 4.6% were partially offset by higher sales;
• Diluted earnings per share increased 1.0% primarily driven by the impact of share repurchases and higher restaurant margin dollars partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses and higher general and administrative expenses;
• Eight company restaurants were opened; and
• Capital allocation spend included capital expenditures of $77.4 million, franchise acquisitions of $78.3 million, dividends of $45.2 million, and repurchases of common stock of $50.2 million.

Jerry Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of Texas Roadhouse, Inc., commented, “We are pleased to report that our operators successfully navigated us through a number of challenges this quarter and once again delivered traffic growth across all three of our brands. During this period of economic uncertainty, as always, we remain focused on the fundamentals of our business and on what we can control, which is creating an environment where our Roadies want to work and our guests want to dine.”

Morgan added, “We continue to consistently grow our business through new store development, which included the opening of our 50^th Bubba’s 33 restaurant this quarter. Additionally, we are committed to our proven capital allocation strategy of utilizing operating cashflow to fund our development pipeline, maintain our existing restaurants, and pursue franchise acquisitions while also returning capital to our shareholders through the payment of quarterly dividends and share repurchases.”

2025 Outlook

Comparable restaurant sales at company restaurants for the first five weeks of our second quarter of fiscal 2025 increased 5.0% compared to 2024. In addition, the Company implemented a menu price increase of approximately 1.4% in early April.

Management updated the following expectation for 2025:

• Commodity cost inflation of approximately 4%, including the estimated impact of tariffs.
  

Management reiterated the following expectations for 2025:

• Positive comparable restaurant sales growth, including the benefit of menu pricing actions;
• Store week growth of approximately 5%;
• Wage and other labor inflation of 4% to 5%;
• An effective income tax rate of 15% to 16%; and
• Total capital expenditures of approximately $400 million.
  

Cash Dividend Payment

On May 7, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.68 per share of common stock. This payment will be distributed on July 1, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2025.

Non-GAAP Measures

The Company prepares the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Within the press release, the Company makes reference to restaurant margin (in dollars, as a percentage of restaurant and other sales, and per store week). Restaurant margin represents restaurant and other sales less restaurant-level operating costs, including food and beverage costs, labor, rent, and other operating costs. Restaurant margin should not be considered in isolation, or as an alternative, to income from operations. This non-GAAP measure is not indicative of overall company performance and profitability in that this measure does not accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders due to the nature of the costs excluded. Restaurant margin is widely regarded as a useful metric by which to evaluate core restaurant-level operating efficiency and performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis. In calculating restaurant margin, the Company excludes certain non-restaurant-level costs that support operations, but do not have a direct impact on restaurant-level operational efficiency and performance, including general and administrative expenses. The Company excludes pre-opening expenses as they occur at irregular intervals and would impact comparability to prior period results. The Company excludes depreciation and amortization expenses, substantially all of which relate to restaurant-level assets, as they represent a non-cash charge for the investment in restaurants. The Company excludes impairment and closure expenses as it believes this provides a clearer perspective of ongoing operating performance and a more useful comparison to prior period results. Restaurant margin as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies in the industry. A reconciliation of income from operations to restaurant margin is included in the accompanying financial tables.

Conference Call

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is hosting a conference call today, May 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results.   The call will be webcast live from the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.texasroadhouse.com. Listeners may also access the call by dialing (888) 440-5667 or (646) 960-0476 for international calls and referencing the Texas Roadhouse, Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings. A replay of the call will be available until May 15, 2025, by dialing (800) 770-2030 or (609) 800-9909 for international calls and using conference ID 7714420.

About the Company

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is a growing restaurant company operating predominantly in the casual dining segment that first opened in 1993 and today has grown to over 790 restaurants system-wide in 49 states, one U.S. territory, and ten foreign countries. For more information, please visit the Company’s Web site at www.texasroadhouse.com. 

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, without limitation, conditions beyond management’s control such as weather, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics impacting customers or food supplies; labor or supply chain shortages or limited availability of staff or product needed to meet its business standards; changes in consumer discretionary spending and macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressures and the impact of tariffs; food safety, and food-borne illness concerns; and other factors disclosed from time to time in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors include but are not limited to those described under “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

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^{(1) Comparable restaurant sales reflect the change in sales for all company restaurants across all concepts, unless otherwise noted, over the same period of the prior year for restaurants open a full 18 months before the beginning of the period, excluding sales from restaurants permanently closed during the period, if applicable.
(2) Average unit volume includes sales from restaurants open for a full six months before the beginning of the period, excluding sales from restaurants permanently closed during the period, if applicable.}

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^{(1) Includes a U.S. territory.}