Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Reports Q2 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - Krispy Kreme reported a quarterly loss of $0.15 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04, and compared to earnings of $0.05 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of -275.00% [1] - The company posted revenues of $379.77 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.89%, but down from $438.81 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Krispy Kreme has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Stock Performance - Krispy Kreme shares have lost approximately 65.6% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 7.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is -$0.04 on revenues of $381.23 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.16 on revenues of $1.55 billion [7] Industry Outlook - The Consumer Products - Staples industry, to which Krispy Kreme belongs, is currently in the bottom 26% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a challenging environment [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact Krispy Kreme's stock performance [5]