Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.39
- Estimate
- $0.29
- Surprise
- +35.1%
- Score today
- 4.8/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) beat the $0.29 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.39 — a large 35.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BLMN Sell at 4.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +35.1% surprise compares with a +34.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: four beef suppliers (80.0%)
- Target reached (-15.3% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $11.57
- Price target
- $12.38
- Stop
- $10.82
- Upside to target
- +7.0%
The stock trades at 33.2× trailing but 11.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BLMN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $995.8M
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.2
- 52-week range
- $5.19–$12.63
- Off 52-week high
- 8.4%
- RSI (14)
- 69
- Volume vs avg
- 0.83×
- Score today
- 4.8/10