Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Domino's Pizza

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Domino's Pizza to $3.92, an increase from the previous estimate of $3.89, with full-year earnings projected at $16.74 per share.
• Domino's reported Q2 earnings of $3.81 per share, missing expectations by $0.12, while revenues rose by 4.3% year-over-year to $1.15 billion.
• The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $1.74 per share on September 30th, with a dividend yield of 1.5%.

Domino's Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) - Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note issued on Thursday, July 31st. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $3.92 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.89. The consensus estimate for Domino's Pizza's current full-year earnings is $16.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Domino's Pizza's Q1 2026 earnings at $4.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $6.04 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Domino's Pizza from $460.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. TD Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $490.00 price target on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Domino's Pizza from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Melius began coverage on Domino's Pizza in a research report on Monday, July 14th. They set a "hold" rating and a $500.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $489.67.

Domino's Pizza Stock Performance

Domino's Pizza stock traded up $2.96 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $466.17. The stock had a trading volume of 511,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 737,955. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $463.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $464.39. Domino's Pizza has a 1-year low of $396.06 and a 1-year high of $500.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.09.

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The restaurant operator reported $3.81 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.93 by ($0.12). Domino's Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.09% and a net margin of 12.49%. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.03 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Domino's Pizza Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $1.74 per share. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Domino's Pizza's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.42%.

Institutional Trading of Domino's Pizza

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DPZ. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Domino's Pizza during the first quarter valued at $414,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Domino's Pizza during the first quarter worth about $282,000. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Domino's Pizza by 88.5% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,591 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $731,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 53,740.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 260,049 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $119,480,000 after acquiring an additional 259,566 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 41.0% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 20,417 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $9,381,000 after acquiring an additional 5,939 shares during the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Domino's Pizza

Domino's Pizza, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores.