Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The restaurant operator reported $4.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.17 by ($0.10), Briefing.com reports. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.04% and a net margin of 11.89%.The business had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Here are the key takeaways from Domino’s Pizza’s conference call:
- Domino’s announced a leadership transition, with Joe Jordan set to become CEO in October while Russell Weiner moves to Executive Chairman next year. Management emphasized continuity, internal development, and a seamless handoff.
- Q2 same-store sales missed expectations because ticket was weaker than planned, even though order counts grew meaningfully across both delivery and carryout. Management said the issue was largely controllable and tied to the performance of the premium series and Slice Sauce messaging.
- Domino’s said it continued to gain order share despite a flat QSR order-count environment, and it believes it is now the number one pizza player on both Uber and DoorDash. The company sees significant runway remaining in aggregators and loyalty-driven frequency growth.
- The company updated its 2026 outlook, still expecting U.S. comps and international comps to rise low single digits and operating income growth of mid- to high single digits. However, it trimmed expected U.S. net unit growth slightly to about 175 stores as franchisee profitability and the development pipeline face near-term pressure.
- Management is changing the second-half marketing calendar and plans to launch a new pizza innovation later in Q3 that it says fills an unmet consumer need. They also described improved reception to the revamped Best Deal Ever promotion, which now includes Stuffed Crust.
Domino’s Pizza Trading Up 2.1%
NASDAQ DPZ opened at $328.97 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $309.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $357.66. The stock has a market cap of $10.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.97. Domino’s Pizza has a 12-month low of $282.00 and a 12-month high of $496.00.
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Insider Transactions at Domino’s Pizza
In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 488 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $313.16, for a total transaction of $152,822.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,928,672.32. This represents a 4.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,950 shares of company stock worth $611,451. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Domino’s Pizza
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 200.0% during the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 84 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new position in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 426.1% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 121 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Domino’s Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.63% of the company’s stock.
Domino’s Pizza News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Domino’s Pizza this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Domino’s revenue came in above Wall Street forecasts, helped by strength in its supply-chain business and continued order growth across delivery and carryout channels. Domino’s Pizza Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Positive Sentiment: The company continued expanding its store base globally, which supports longer-term growth and helped offset some of the near-term pressure on restaurant sales. Domino’s Pizza shares rise as quarterly revenue tops estimates
- Neutral Sentiment: Domino’s declared a quarterly dividend of $1.99 per share, signaling continued shareholder returns and a roughly 2.4% annualized yield.
- Neutral Sentiment: Management said U.S. same-store sales rose only 0.1% and international same-store sales declined slightly, suggesting demand is still sluggish even as orders improved. Domino’s Pizza Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Negative Sentiment: Domino’s missed earnings estimates for the quarter, reinforcing concerns that margin pressure and weaker ticket sizes are weighing on profitability. Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates
- Negative Sentiment: Several reports highlighted weaker U.S. comparable sales growth and softer consumer spending on dining out, which suggests the stock’s gains may be capped if demand does not improve. Domino’s misses quarterly sales, profit estimates on weak demand, competition
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages recently commented on DPZ. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $350.00 to $325.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $421.00 to $359.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $430.00 to $380.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Domino’s Pizza presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $400.57.
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Domino’s Pizza Company Profile
Domino’s Pizza, Inc (NASDAQ: DPZ) is a global pizza delivery and carryout chain founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in a broad range of handâcrafted pizzas, including hand-tossed, thin crust and specialty offerings, alongside side items such as chicken wings, sandwiches, pasta, desserts and beverages. Domino’s has built its brand on convenience and speed, leveraging proprietary ordering platforms and its Domino’s Tracker system to provide real-time status updates from order placement through delivery.
Operating predominantly under a franchise model, Domino’s has more than 17,000 stores worldwide, with approximately 95% of outlets owned and operated by independent franchisees.
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