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Dutch Bros Inc.

BROS

Consumer Cyclical · 43.41 -3.5% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Dutch Bros Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 32.5% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-3.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 37 activeNo Coherent Theme · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • BROS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BROS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 32.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income increased 46.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • BROS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods7
Price observations327
Usable filing statements110
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +27.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +1.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +2.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 20.8% in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 24% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 350% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

43.41
6m-15.9%12m-33.9%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$497.9M+52.1%$-0.28
2022-12-31$739.0M+48.4%$-0.09+13.1%
2023-12-31$965.8M+30.7%$0.03+19.7%
2024-12-31$1.3B+32.6%$0.34
2025-12-31$1.6B+27.9%$0.64+20.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Investing Activities The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by higher i nvestment in capital expenditures due to new company-operated shops openings in the current period compared to the same period in the prior year and ac…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
2025 As a percentage of company-operated shops revenues, labor costs decreased by 120 basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to sales leverage and the impact of pricing.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 5 filings
2025 As a percentage of company-operated shops revenues, labor costs decreased by 120 basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to sales leverage and the impact of pricing.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
2025 Other expense was relatively consistent year over year; the slight increase was due to the increase in finance leases and the associated interest expense compared to the same period in the prior year.
10-Q · May 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.3× · EV/sales 3.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

43.41-3.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BROS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Cash conversion improved

supportive

Capital-spending intensity declined while free-cash-flow margin improved.

Capital spending YoY
+29.6%
Capital spending / revenue
+12.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+6.7%
FCF margin change
+3.2 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 32.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income increased 46.0% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

2025 The selling, general, and administrative increase of approximately $15.3 million was primarily driven by increased expenses of $9.7 million consisting of investments in human capital to support our revenue growth along with higher performance-based compensation; and $1.9 million of higher equity-based compensation.

2025 The selling, general, and administrative increase of approximately $29.5 million was primarily driven by increased expenses of $15.7 million consisting of investments in human capital to support our revenue growth and higher performance-based compensation; and $2.7 million of higher equity-based compensation.

2025 The selling, general, and administrative increase of approximately $15.3 million was primarily driven by increased expenses of $9.7 million consisting of investments in human capital to support our revenue growth along with higher performance-based compensation;

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BROS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JVAFiling-linked namesupplierFeb 13, 2026

We package and ship our Private Reserve, Decaf and White Coffee espresso blends to several distributors across the country that supply all our company-operated and franchised shops.

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderMay 6, 2026

Credit Facility JPMorgan Credit Facility As of March 31, 2026, $147 million of principal was outstanding on the term loan facility, and $50 million was outstanding on our revolving credit facility.

Depended on by

BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar, Inc.competitorNov 12, 2025

If our stores cannot compete successfully with other beverage and coffee stores, including Starbucks and Dutch Bros, other specialty coffee stores, drive-thru QSRs and the growing number of coffee delivery options in new and existing markets, we could lose gu…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BROS is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group No Coherent Theme. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for BROS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.