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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN)

Driven Brands restates prior financials, cuts 2026 EBITDA and EPS outlook

Negative Impact 5 of 5 legal/regulatory Written later

Driven Brands said its Audit Committee found material fixed asset accounting errors in prior financial statements, including fiscal 2023 through 2025 and the first two 2026 quarterly reports, which must be restated and should not be relied upon. The company delayed its third quarter earnings call and will miss the November 5, 2026 deadline for its third quarter Form 10-Q, and it lowered its 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS outlook.

Key points

  • Audit Committee concluded prior financial statements for fiscal years 2023 to 2025 and the 2026 quarterly reports should not be relied upon; errors primarily involve fixed assets.
  • Third quarter 2026 Form 10-Q will not be filed by the November 5, 2026 due date; share repurchases are temporarily halted until the company is current on reporting.
  • 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook cut to $410 million to $430 million from $430 million to $460 million; Adjusted Diluted EPS cut to $1.10 to $1.20 from $1.15 to $1.25.
  • Restatement-related costs expected to be at least $50 million in 2026; preliminary third quarter same store sales rose 2.0% for Driven Brands and 4.9% for Take 5.

The filing

CompanyDriven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 3, 2026, 8:08 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-069090

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations4.02 Non-Reliance on Prior Financials

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:43 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 November 03, 2026.

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