SJM's coffee business lifts fiscal Q3 sales as price hikes stuck and Cafe Bustelo surged, but higher costs and softer volumes are testing profit durability.
Luckin Coffee delivered disappointing Q4 2025 results, missing top and bottom line estimates, yet I maintain a Buy rating. Despite a 13% post-earnings selloff, LKNCY remains a high-growth story with substantial expansion potential in China's lower-tier cities. Strong institutional backing, disciplined capital allocation, and no shareholder dilution reinforce confidence in LKNCY's long-term trajectory.
Black Rock Coffee Bar is deeply undervalued despite robust fundamentals and strong same-store sales growth, outperforming industry incumbents. BRCB trades at just 12.1x EV/FY26 adjusted EBITDA, with 28% revenue growth and 21% EBITDA growth forecasted for FY26. The company plans 36 net-new store openings in FY26, targeting over 1,000 locations by 2035, leveraging significant white space in new markets.
Although the revenue and EPS for Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. (BRCB) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
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Dutch closed out 2025 on a high note. The company delivered strong sales and profits, with robust same-store sales growth that bucked the restaurant industry downturn.
Luckin Coffee is taking a direct swipe at Starbucks' premium ambitions with the opening of a flagship store in Shenzhen, China that pushes the fast-growing chain beyond its roots as a seller of cut-price coffee.
Luckin Coffee is rated a cautious buy, with unmatched store expansion and compelling upside potential. LKNCY opened nearly 8,000 stores in one year, reaching over 29,000 locations and 112 million transacting customers, primarily in China. Despite rapid growth, LKNCY maintains acceptable store-level margins and operational leverage, trading at a much lower P/E than SBUX.
Dutch Bros Inc. BROS is navigating a mixed operating environment, with solid growth trends offset by rising coffee-related cost pressures. The company remains focused on traffic-led growth, digital engagement and disciplined expansion.
Coca-Cola has abandoned plans to sell its Costa Coffee chain after offers from private equity firms came in below expectations, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
BROS is standing out by driving same-shop sales with traffic gains, not price hikes, as transactions and digital tools fuel growth.
SJM's U.S. coffee sales increase in Q2 as pricing fuels growth, offsetting weaker volumes and proving brands can absorb higher prices.