Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Domino’s Pizza in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $4.29 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.34. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.39 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.56 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $7.18 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $21.30 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $23.26 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $450.00 to $430.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Monday, December 29th. Guggenheim dropped their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $450.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $475.71.

Domino’s Pizza Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of Domino’s Pizza stock opened at $400.52 on Tuesday. Domino’s Pizza has a twelve month low of $370.70 and a twelve month high of $499.08. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $401.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $417.27. The stock has a market cap of $13.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.16.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $5.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.38 by ($0.03). Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 12.18% and a negative return on equity of 15.28%. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.99 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $7.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. This is an increase from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.74. Domino’s Pizza’s payout ratio is 39.61%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 4,870 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $434.06, for a total value of $2,113,872.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,927,300.64. This represents a 41.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Domino’s Pizza

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 0.9% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,047,026 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,823,590,000 after purchasing an additional 36,288 shares during the period. Berkshire Hathaway Inc raised its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 3,350,000 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,396,347,000 after purchasing an additional 368,055 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,008,278 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $837,091,000 after purchasing an additional 7,497 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,762,568 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $760,939,000 after buying an additional 30,647 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,368,924 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $570,595,000 after buying an additional 49,613 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Domino’s Pizza

Here are the key news stories impacting Domino’s Pizza this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised Domino’s FY2026 EPS forecast to $19.39 and upgraded several near-term quarters (notably Q4 2026 to $6.30). Those upward revisions imply stronger FY2026 expectations versus prior estimates and provide some offset to other cuts.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks also nudged Q1 2027 and Q2 2027 estimates higher (Q1 2027 to $4.54; Q2 2027 to $4.56), signalling pockets of near-term resilience in the model.
• Neutral Sentiment: Domino’s U.K. is expanding its menu into fried chicken as management seeks growth beyond pizza; the move diversifies product mix but its impact on U.S. system sales and margins is uncertain. Domino’s UK bets on fried chicken
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures in recent updates look anomalous (zero shares / NaN increases) and are likely a data glitch; there’s no clear evidence of a meaningful short squeeze or growing short pressure from the reported numbers.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed several quarter and medium-term estimates (notably Q3 2027 from $5.29 to $5.02, Q3 2026 to $4.42, and Q1 2026 to $4.29) and lowered FY2027 slightly to $21.30, suggesting some slowing vs. prior expectations that may pressure near-term sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim lowered its price target on DPZ to $440 from $450 while keeping a Neutral rating, reducing the modeled upside for the stock. Guggenheim trims PT

About Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc (NASDAQ: DPZ) is a global pizza delivery and carryout chain founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in a broad range of hand‐crafted pizzas, including hand-tossed, thin crust and specialty offerings, alongside side items such as chicken wings, sandwiches, pasta, desserts and beverages. Domino’s has built its brand on convenience and speed, leveraging proprietary ordering platforms and its Domino’s Tracker system to provide real-time status updates from order placement through delivery.

Operating predominantly under a franchise model, Domino’s has more than 17,000 stores worldwide, with approximately 95% of outlets owned and operated by independent franchisees.