Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) reported $1.02 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.3%. EPS of $0.39 for the same period compares to $0.33 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.67% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $999.08 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.28, the EPS surprise was +39.29%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

• Number of restaurants - System-wide total: 1,448 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,459.
• Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Fleming?s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar: 1.6% versus 1.5% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Carrabba?s Italian Grill: 1.7% compared to the 1.1% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Outback Steakhouse: 1.4% compared to the 0.6% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Comparable restaurant sales - U.S. - Combined U.S.: 2.3% versus 1.1% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Geographic Revenue- Total U.S.: $998.63 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $978.22 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.3%.
• Geographic Revenue- Total U.S.- Franchise and other revenues: $10.25 million compared to the $9.03 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.7% year over year.
• Geographic Revenue- Total U.S.- Restaurant sales: $988.39 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $969.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.3%.
• Geographic Revenue- International Franchise- Franchise revenues: $7.59 million compared to the $7.59 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Restaurant sales: $997.96 million compared to the $981.41 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
• Revenues- Franchise and other revenues: $17.85 million compared to the $17.35 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.5% year over year.
• Revenues- All other revenues: $9.58 million versus $9.84 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1% change.

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