Bloomin' Brands

BLMN

Market cap $669M

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Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) delivered a better-than-expected Q1, with a 40% stock rally driven by positive comps and EPS growth. Q1 revenues rose 1.0% to $1.06B, with positive comps in all brands except Outback; Bonefish Grill led at 6.1%. Margins remained largely stable year-over-year, with adjusted EPS at $0.67, a $0.10 beat, aided by restructuring adjustments.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN) shares surged on Wednesday after the restaurant operator posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results and issued upbeat second-quarter earnings guidance.

Bloomin' Brands and Dine Brands Global both reported higher revenue in the first quarter, as value offers, menu updates and turnaround efforts helped to offset still-elevated costs and cautious consumer spending.

Although the revenue and EPS for Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.59 per share a year ago.