Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Krispy Kreme, Inc. DNUT
$2.89 -0.34% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $498.2M
High risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to -1.0% from -31.3% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 4.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth20Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 18%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 47%
Quality21Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 17%
- Gross marginTop 28%
- Operating marginBottom 14%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 30%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Interest coverBottom 15%
Value66Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 14%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 39%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 24%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 23%
Momentum27Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 44%
- 6-month returnBottom 34%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 34%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 22%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 22%
Revisions74Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 10%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 38%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 50%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 34%
Stability14Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 9%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 7%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 24%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.2% | -4.8% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 75.5% | 46.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -31.3% | -1.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -8.9% | 2.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -4.8% | -5.2% | ↑ | Bottom 18% |
| Gross margin | 46.8% | 75.5% | ↓ | Top 28% |
| Operating margin | -1.0% | -31.3% | ↑ | Bottom 14% |
| Net margin | -6.5% | -29.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.5% | -8.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -0.7% | — | Bottom 17% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.2% | — | Bottom 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +26.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.30×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -0.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.22%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.22%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 28, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +64.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $4.00
- Target vs current price
- +38.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 14
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +8.3% | +4.2% | +6.5% | +12.3% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | -66.7% | -1.1% | -10.1% | -11.1% | -16.8% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +200.0% | +27.8% | +23.7% | +12.0% | +11.4% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +116.7% | +3.7% | +6.9% | +11.9% | -17.5% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -275.0% | -7.0% | -0.6% | -0.6% | +6.1% |
| May 8, 2025 | +16.7% | -24.7% | -29.1% | -32.6% | -15.7% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | -90.0% | -21.9% | -33.1% | -38.8% | -65.6% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -190.7% | -4.5% | -12.4% | -16.0% | -29.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$0.03 | -$0.03 | +8.3% | $331.0M |
| May 7, 2026 | -$0.05 | -$0.03 | -66.7% | $367.0M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.09 | $0.03 | +200.0% | $392.4M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.01 | -$0.06 | +116.7% | $375.3M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -$0.15 | -$0.04 | -275.0% | $379.8M |
| May 8, 2025 | -$0.05 | -$0.06 | +16.7% | $375.2M |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.01 | $0.10 | -90.0% | $404.0M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -$0.01 | -$0.00 | -190.7% | $379.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / EBITDA | 9.1× | — | — | Top 24% |
| EV / Sales | 0.65× | — | — | Top 23% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.49% | — | — | Top 39% |
| Earnings yield | -19.03% | — | — | Bottom 14% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -16.7%
- RSI (14)
- 32.5
- Relative volume
- 0.94×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 39.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 31th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.56
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.31
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -38.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -85.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | Jun 25, 2025 | -87.8% | 999 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $498.2M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.55
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.47B
- 52-week range
- $2.85 – $5.11
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.38B | $1.53B | $1.69B | $1.67B | $1.52B |
| Gross profit | $1.03B | $1.12B | $1.24B | $1.26B | $214.0M |
| Operating income | $41.1M | $29.0M | $13.1M | -$8.7M | -$33.3M |
| Net income | -$24.5M | -$15.6M | -$37.9M | $3.1M | -$515.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.16 | -$0.10 | -$0.23 | $0.02 | -$3.04 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $379.9M | $404.0M | $375.2M | $379.8M | $375.3M | $392.4M | $367.0M | $331.0M |
| Net income | $39.6M | -$22.4M | -$33.3M | -$435.3M | -$19.4M | -$27.8M | -$28.2M | -$20.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.23 | -$0.13 | -$0.20 | -$2.55 | -$0.11 | -$0.16 | -$0.16 | -$0.12 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $141.2M | $139.8M | $45.5M | $45.8M | $33.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$119.5M | -$111.7M | -$121.4M | -$120.8M | -$97.9M |
| Free cash flow | $21.7M | $28.1M | -$75.9M | -$75.0M | -$64.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$48.2M | -$23.4M | -$23.6M | -$23.7M | -$11.9M |
| Net share buybacks | $508.8M | -$16.8M | -$1.1M | -$4.6M | -$1.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $21.8M
- Total assets
- $2.36B
- Total liabilities
- $1.74B
- Total debt
- $469.0M
- Net debt
- $447.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $618.1M
As of Jun 28, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.04 | May 7, 2025 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $0.04 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.04 | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | $0.04 | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | $0.04 | May 8, 2024 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | $0.04 | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | $0.04 | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | $0.04 | Aug 9, 2023 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 19,385,719
- Days to cover
- 10.34
- Change vs previous report
- +4.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.