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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands raises 2026 EPS guidance as Q2 diluted EPS rises to $0.37

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Bloomin' Brands reported second-quarter 2026 diluted EPS of $0.37, up from $0.29 a year earlier, and total revenues of $1,015.8 million, up 1.3%. The company raised its full-year 2026 diluted EPS guidance to $0.85 to $0.95 from $0.70 to $0.85, and it guided to a diluted loss of $0.28 to $0.23 per share for the third quarter.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 total revenues were $1,015.8 million, up 1.3% from $1,002.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • Full-year 2026 diluted EPS guidance was raised to $0.85 to $0.95 from $0.70 to $0.85; adjusted diluted EPS guidance rose to $0.90 to $1.00 from $0.75 to $0.90.
  • Q3 2026 diluted EPS is guided to a loss of $0.28 to $0.23 per share.
  • Combined U.S. comparable restaurant sales rose 2.3% in the quarter, and Bonefish Grill comparable sales rose 8.1%.

The filing

CompanyBloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 6:31 AM ET
Accession number0001546417-26-000030

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 05, 2026.

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