Domino’s pops as ingredient orders help top Wall Street forecasts
Domino’s shares rose more than 7% premarket after second-quarter revenue and earnings edged past analyst expectations, according to LSEG data.
By Frankie Delgado · News Reporter
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Domino’s gave investors a hotter slice on Monday, with shares rising more than 7% in New York premarket trading after the pizza chain reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations.
The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company said revenue for the quarter rose 4% from a year earlier to $1.194 billion. Data compiled by London Stock Exchange Group showed analysts had expected about 2.5% less.
Domino’s also topped profit forecasts by a sliver. For the three months ended June 14, the company reported earnings of $4.07 a share, compared with the $4.06 average estimate in LSEG data. Earnings per share were nearly 7% higher than in the same quarter last year.
The company pointed to a very pizza-chain reason for the revenue bump: franchise operators bought more ingredients and supplies. Domino’s said those purchases came at prices above the levels seen in the second quarter of 2025.
Chief Executive Russell Weiner said in the company’s earnings statement that order growth is the key driver for the business over the long run. He said Domino’s increased order counts in both delivery and carryout during a quarter when the broader U.S. quick-service restaurant industry was still under pressure from weaker consumer demand.
Sales growth, but barely at established U.S. stores
Domino’s said retail sales climbed 3% to $4.85 billion. The company attributed much of that growth to 209 new restaurant openings across the U.S. and international markets. MarketWatch reported that the figure beat analyst forecasts by about 1%.
At U.S. stores open at least a year, sales grew 0.1%, according to the company. That was a sharp slowdown from 3.4% growth in the year-earlier period, but still ahead of the 0.3% decline analysts expected, according to LSEG data cited by MarketWatch.
Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData Retail, told MarketWatch the share-price reaction largely reflected relief that the results were stronger than feared. He said the fast-food industry remains under pressure, while Domino’s numbers showed more durability than expected.
The gain came after a rough stretch for Domino’s investors. MarketWatch reported that the stock had fallen about 13% since the start of 2026 before Monday’s move. In the first quarter, the company missed Wall Street revenue and profit expectations as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending.
The report also lands as investors wait for more readouts from the fast-food sector. McDonald’s and Restaurant Brands International, the owner of Burger King and Popeyes, are scheduled to report results in the first week of August. Yum Brands, which owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, is due to report at the end of next week, according to MarketWatch.
This story draws on original reporting from MarketWatch.