Current guidance
8 items
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 6, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Comparable restaurant sales growth, including the benefit of menu pricing actions | for FY2026 | — | “Positive” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Commodity inflation | for FY2026 | “6% to 7%” | “approximately 5%” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Effective income tax rate | for FY2026 | “14% to 15%” | “approximately 14%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Store week growth, including the benefit from franchise acquisitions | for FY2026 | — | “5% to 6%” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Total capital expenditures | for FY2026 | “approximately $400 million” | “approximately $400 million” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Wage and other labor inflation | for FY2026 | “3% to 4%” | “3% to 4%” | Filing ↗ |
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Comparable restaurant sales growth | for FY2026 | “Positive” | — | Filing ↗ |
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable restaurant sales growth | “Positive” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 5, 2025 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable restaurant sales growth, including the benefit of menu pricing actions | “Positive” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 5, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Commodity inflation | “approximately 5%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 5, 2025 | 4 | Filing ↗ |
| Effective income tax rate | “approximately 14%” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Nov 5, 2025 | 4 | Filing ↗ |
| Store week growth | “5% to 6%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 5, 2025 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Store week growth, including the benefit from franchise acquisitions | “5% to 6%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 5, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Total capital expenditures | “approximately $400 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 5, 2025 | 4 | Filing ↗ |
| Wage and other labor inflation | “3% to 4%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 5, 2025 | 4 | Filing ↗ |
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock repurchase authorization | “up to $500 million” | — | Declared action | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
Commodity cost inflation, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
20 companies in Restaurants. What they guide on, and who reported this season.
| Restaurant Brands International | Oct 29, 2026 | 1 change |
| Starbucks | Oct 29, 2026 | 7 changes |
| Brinker International | Oct 28, 2026 | 9 changes |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Oct 28, 2026 | 2 changes |
| Wingstop | Oct 27, 2026 | 6 changes |
| The Cheesecake Factory | Oct 21, 2026 | 4 changes |
| Darden Restaurants | Sep 24, 2026 | 0 changes |
| Cracker Barrel | Sep 23, 2026 | 7 changes |
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable restaurant sales growth | 3 statements | 5 statements | 1 statement | — |
| Comparable restaurant sales growth, including the benefit of menu pricing actions | 1 statement | — | — | — |
| Commodity cost inflation | — | 4 statements | 1 statement | — |
| Commodity inflation | 4 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Effective income tax rate | 4 statements | 5 statements | 1 statement | — |
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | FY2026 Q2 | 0001104659-26-091980 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | FY2026 Q1 | 0001104659-26-057105 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 18, 2026 | FY2025 Q4 | 0001104659-26-017538 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2025 | FY2025 Q3 | 0001104659-25-107724 | 13 | Open filing ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | FY2025 Q2 | 0001558370-25-010761 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 7, 2025 | FY2025 Q1 | 0001558370-25-006967 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 19, 2025 | FY2024 Q4 | 0001558370-25-001213 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| Oct 24, 2024 | FY2024 Q3 | 0001558370-24-013617 | 12 | Open filing ↗ |