Del Taco Restaurants (TACO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:TACO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 14th. The restaurant operator reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The restaurant operator earned $124.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $124.86 million. Del Taco Restaurants had a net margin of 3.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.43%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.16 earnings per share.

Del Taco Restaurants (NASDAQ:TACO) pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.28%. The dividend payout ratio is 30.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, TACO will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.09% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for TACO.

104 employees have rated Del Taco Restaurants Chief Executive Officer Paul J. B. Murphy III on Glassdoor.com. Paul J. B. Murphy III has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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