Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc (NASDAQ:DNUT) shares jumped more than 34% on Thursday morning following the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, which topped Wall Street estimates and highlighted strong operational improvements. The doughnut chain reported Q4 revenue of $392.4 million, slightly above analysts' expectations of $389.5 million but down 2.9% from a year earlier.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Krispy Kreme (DNUT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Krispy Kreme (DNUT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.01 per share a year ago.
Krispy Kreme (DNUT) 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.
Krispy Kreme's U.S. fresh delivery model is profitable and expanding, but the company is still losing money. The company's interest expenses and 0.36 current ratio make its current business model unsustainable, which is why it's aggressively deleveraging.
Explore how Krispy Kreme's (DNUT) revenue from international markets is changing and the resulting impact on Wall Street's predictions and the stock's prospects.
Krispy Kreme, Inc. ( DNUT ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 8:30 AM EST Company Participants Christine McDevitt Joshua Charlesworth - President, CEO & Director Raphael Duvivier - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Daniel Guglielmo - Capital One Securities, Inc., Research Division Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Sara Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division Rahul Krotthapalli - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Alexandra Gaillard - BNP Paribas, Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, everyone, and thank you for standing by. My name is Ellie, and I will be your conference operator today.
The headline numbers for Krispy Kreme (DNUT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Krispy Kreme (DNUT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.06 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.01 per share a year ago.
Krispy Kreme (DNUT) 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.
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Krispy Kreme is hoping international customers have the sweet tooth that helps revive the donut chain's fortunes.