Sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi (NASDAQ: KRUS) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Kura Sushi beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $73.97 million, up 17.3% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Kura Sushi’s revenue to grow 19.6% year on year to $78.95 million, in line with the 20.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.12 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Kura Sushi has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Kura Sushi’s peers in the sit-down dining segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. First Watch delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 25.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.9%, and Brinker International reported revenues up 18.5%, topping estimates by 1.3%. Brinker International traded down 12.9% following the results.
Read our full analysis of First Watch’s results here and Brinker International’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the sit-down dining stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.7% on average over the last month. Kura Sushi is down 4.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $90.63 (compared to the current share price of $56.20).
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