Overview
Bloomin' Brands Q2 2025 revenue rises 0.3% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 2025 beats consensus, despite higher costs
Company maintains dividend of $0.15, no share repurchases in 2025
Outlook
Bloomin' Brands expects 2025 EPS of $0.80 to $0.90
Company forecasts 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.00 to $1.10
Q3 2025 adjusted loss per share expected between ($0.15) and ($0.10)
Company anticipates 2025 commodity inflation of 3% to 3.5%
Result Drivers
RESTAURANT OPENINGS - Revenue increase driven by net impact of restaurant openings and closures, partially offset by lower franchise revenues
HIGHER COSTS - Restaurant-level operating margin decreased due to higher labor, commodity, and operating costs, mainly due to inflation
PRICING STRATEGY - Higher average check per person due to pricing helped offset some cost increases
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Beat
$1 bln
$983.70 mln (11 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$0.32
$0.28 (12 Analysts)
Q2 EPS
$0.29
Q2 Adjusted Operating Income Margin
3.5%
Q2 Dividend
$0.15
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the restaurants & bars peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bloomin' Brands Inc is $9.00, about 0.6% above its August 5 closing price of $8.95
The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 6 three months ago
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)