Q3 Earnings Highlights: Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Vs The Rest Of The Traditional Fast Food Stocks
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 traditional fast food earnings season.
Traditional fast-food restaurants are renowned for their speed and convenience, boasting menus filled with familiar and budget-friendly items. Their reputations for on-the-go consumption make them favored destinations for individuals and families needing a quick meal. This class of restaurants, however, is fighting the perception that their meals are unhealthy and made with inferior ingredients, a battle that's especially relevant today given the consumers increasing focus on health and wellness.
The 14 traditional fast food stocks we track reported a mixed Q3. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 6.9% since the latest earnings results.
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM)
Spun off as an independent company from PepsiCo, Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) is a multinational corporation that owns KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill.
Yum! Brands reported revenues of $1.83 billion, up 6.9% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 3.6%. Overall, it was a softer quarter for the company with a miss of analysts’ same-store sales estimates.
Yum! Brands Total Revenue
Yum! Brands delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates of the whole group. Unsurprisingly, the stock is down 4.9% since reporting and currently trades at $126.20.
Started in 1992 by two brothers as a single pushcart, Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) is a dynamic coffee chain that’s captured the hearts of coffee enthusiasts across the United States.
Dutch Bros reported revenues of $338.2 million, up 27.9% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 4.1%. The business had a stunning quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ same-store sales estimates.
Dutch Bros Total Revenue
Dutch Bros pulled off the biggest analyst estimates beat, fastest revenue growth, and highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 73.1% since reporting. It currently trades at $60.46.
Famous for its Original Glazed doughnuts and parent company of Insomnia Cookies, Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) is one of the most beloved and well-known fast-food chains in the world.
Krispy Kreme reported revenues of $379.9 million, down 6.8% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and EPS estimates.
Krispy Kreme delivered the slowest revenue growth and weakest full-year guidance update in the group. As expected, the stock is down 30.8% since the results and currently trades at $8.60.
Founded by the eclectic John “Papa John” Schnatter, Papa John’s (NASDAQ:PZZA) is a globally recognized pizza delivery and carryout chain known for “better ingredients” and “better pizza”.
Papa John's reported revenues of $506.8 million, down 3.1% year on year. This result topped analysts’ expectations by 1.6%. However, it was a mixed quarter as it logged a slight miss of analysts’ same-store sales estimates.
The stock is down 37% since reporting and currently trades at $36.70.
With a name that translates into ‘The Crazy Chicken’, El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) is a fast food chain known for its citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken recipe that hails from the coastal town of Sinaloa, Mexico.
El Pollo Loco reported revenues of $120.4 million, flat year on year. This print lagged analysts' expectations by 0.5%. In spite of that, it was a strong quarter as it produced a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
The stock is down 5.2% since reporting and currently trades at $11.56.
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