Core Insights - Texas Roadhouse reported quarterly earnings of 1.73pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.66 per share, and showing a significant increase from 1.08pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof4.221.44 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.60% and up from 1.16billionyear−over−year[2]EarningsPerformance−Overthelastfourquarters,TexasRoadhousehassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesthreetimes,indicatingastrongperformancetrend[2]−Thecompanyhadapreviousquarterexpectationof1.33 per share but reported 1.26,resultinginasurpriseof−5.262.01 for the coming quarter and $7.23 for the current fiscal year [7] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Texas Roadhouse belongs, is currently ranked in the top 27% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a positive industry outlook [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]