For the quarter ended March 2025, Red Robin (RRGB) reported revenue of $392.35 million, up 1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.19, compared to -$0.80 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.28% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $387.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.57, the EPS surprise was +133.33%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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 Red Robin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Number of restaurants - Total: 491 compared to the 497 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Comparable restaurant revenue - YoY change: 3.1% versus 3.1% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Number of restaurants - Franchised: 90 versus 93 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Number of restaurants - Company-owned: 401 compared to the 405 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Restaurant revenue: $385.81 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $376.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.9%.
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Shares of Red Robin have returned +14.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +6.7% 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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