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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Q1 Earnings
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Bloomin' Brands (BLMN - Free Report) reported $1.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 12.2%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of +1.32%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.51%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.57.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Bloomin' Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Bonefish Grill: -4% versus -1.1% estimated by five analysts on average.
Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Combined U.S. -0.5% compared to the -1.2% average estimate based on five analysts.
Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Carrabba?s Italian Grill: 1.4% compared to the -0.5% average estimate based on five analysts.
Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Fleming?s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar: 5.1% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 1.6%.
Number of restaurants - System-wide total: 1,466 versus 1,430 estimated by five analysts on average.
Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Outback Steakhouse: -1.3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of -2.1%.
Number of restaurants - U.S. - Fleming?s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar - Company-owned: 65 compared to the 63 average estimate based on four analysts.
Number of restaurants - U.S. - Outback Steakhouse - Total: 673 versus 677 estimated by four analysts on average.
Number of restaurants - U.S. - Carrabba?s Italian Grill - Total: 208 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 210.
Number of restaurants - U.S. - Bonefish Grill - Total: 166 compared to the 165 average estimate based on four analysts.
Revenues- Franchise and other revenues: $20.08 million compared to the $20.10 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26.8% year over year.
Revenues- Restaurant sales: $1.03 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.7% change.
Shares of Bloomin' Brands have returned +26.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Q1 Earnings
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN - Free Report) reported $1.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 12.2%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of +1.32%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.51%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.57.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Bloomin' Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Bonefish Grill: -4% versus -1.1% estimated by five analysts on average.
- Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Combined U.S. -0.5% compared to the -1.2% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Carrabba?s Italian Grill: 1.4% compared to the -0.5% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Fleming?s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar: 5.1% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 1.6%.
- Number of restaurants - System-wide total: 1,466 versus 1,430 estimated by five analysts on average.
- Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Outback Steakhouse: -1.3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of -2.1%.
- Number of restaurants - U.S. - Fleming?s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar - Company-owned: 65 compared to the 63 average estimate based on four analysts.
- Number of restaurants - U.S. - Outback Steakhouse - Total: 673 versus 677 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Number of restaurants - U.S. - Carrabba?s Italian Grill - Total: 208 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 210.
- Number of restaurants - U.S. - Bonefish Grill - Total: 166 compared to the 165 average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenues- Franchise and other revenues: $20.08 million compared to the $20.10 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Restaurant sales: $1.03 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.7% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Bloomin' Brands here>>>Shares of Bloomin' Brands have returned +26.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.