Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) and its peers.
Fast-food chain Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 10.5% year on year to $320.9 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.14 per share was 12.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match.
The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.
Fast-food chain Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 10.5% year on year to $320.9 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.14 per share was 15.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Goldman Sachs flags ongoing risks for U.S. restaurants in 2025, with macro uncertainty, weak consumer sentiment, and tariff pressures weighing on growth.
Commodity trends shifted in Q1, with deflation in grains but a spike in coffee prices. Restaurant stocks lag historic EPS multiples, and investors now eye April demand and potential tariff impacts.
Several restaurant stocks are taking a beating on Thursday as broader markets tumble in reaction to sweeping reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration.
Over the past six months, Shake Shack’s shares (currently trading at $88.30) have posted a disappointing 13.2% loss while the S&P 500 was down 1.6%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at modern fast food stocks, starting with CAVA (NYSE:CAVA).
