Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.29
- Estimate
- $0.27
- Surprise
- +9.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-27)
- $507.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) beat the $0.27 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.29 — a clear 9.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DRVN Sell at 5.5/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +9.0% surprise compares with a +25.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.7): -1.5
- Weak growth
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
- $12.04
- Price target
- $14.00
- Stop
- $11.60
- Upside to target
- +16.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.0:1
The stock trades at 12.5× trailing but 8.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 26 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-25 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DRVN 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
- Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Market cap
- $2.04B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 12.5
- 52-week range
- $9.80–$17.30
- Off 52-week high
- 30.4%
- RSI (14)
- 26
- Volume vs avg
- 0.80×
- Score today
- 5.5/10