Restaurant chains like Starbucks, Wendy's and Denny's announced that they were closing locations this year to help their businesses. U.S. restaurant traffic fell every month this year except for July, according to Black Box Intelligence data.
Bloomin' Brands upgraded to buy as Outback Steakhouse traffic stabilizes and execution improves, supporting a bullish recovery thesis. BLMN's Aussie 3-Course menu and Ziosk rollout drive organic demand, operational efficiency, and higher guest satisfaction, enhancing margin potential. The 2028 roadmap targets $75M in service, steak quality, and digital marketing investments, aiming to boost guest experience and marketing ROI.
The holiday season is a time when many people indulge in food and drink—and for some, that includes a night out at a premium steakhouse. But steak dinners will cost more this year.
Last week, I noted how December is typically a great time to buy stocks. Holiday shopping and corporate “use it or lose it” budgets mean that retailers and enterprise software firms alike see their highest sales during this period.
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.12. This compares to earnings of $0.21 per share a year ago.
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
LSPD, KMX and BLMN have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on October 3, 2025.
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The company trades at 4.5x EV/EBITDA, even after the sale of its Brazilian operation for 6.5x EV/EBITDA. Compared to peers, Bloomin' Brands trades at a significantly depressed 7x price-to-earnings ratio, with negative market sentiment towards its strategic initiatives. Two brands are already posting positive comparable sales growth, with Outback Steakhouse's turnaround greatly anticipated and an important pillar for a possible rerating.
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call August 6, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael Spanos - CEO & Director Tara Kurian - Senior VP of IR, FP&A, and International William Michael Healy - CFO & Executive VP of Global Business Development Conference Call Participants Alexander Russell Slagle - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Brian Hugh Mullan - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Jeffrey Andrew Bernstein - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Jeffrey Daniel Farmer - Gordon Haskett Research Advisors John William Ivankoe - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Sara Harkavy Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Tara Kurian, Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.51 per share a year ago.