Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT)Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
3.47 USD
+0.03
(0.872%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.45 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:47 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT
Krispy Kreme presents a classic value trap where the market has correctly identified a deteriorating business, yet management attempts to mask the reality with a dividend. The company is hemorrhaging value, having lost over 80% of its price over the last four years while simultaneously reporting negative revenue growth and crushing losses on equity. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt nearly 200 times its book value, which makes any dividend payment highly suspect as a potential drain on capital needed for survival rather than a sign of strength. While Jim Cramer argues the stock is undervalued, the fundamentals tell a different story: sales are shrinking, margins are negative, and the company is burning cash. The recent news of a director buying stock is a positive signal, but it cannot offset the structural decline evident in the price action. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders stacking up cheap puts at lower strikes, betting on further declines rather than a recovery. The dividend yield of 3.47% is misleading; given the negative free cash flow and the precarious debt load, this payout is likely unsustainable and may be cut if the business continues to struggle. This is not a buy-and-hold opportunity; it is a speculative gamble on a turnaround that the current data suggests is unlikely to happen soon. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.063515 |
| AutoETS | 0.064971 |
| AutoTheta | 0.073745 |
| MSTL_96 | 0.075705 |
| MSTL_57 | 0.078344 |
| MSTL_57_96 | 0.084171 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.085431 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 2.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.104 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-04-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-04-22 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 201.77 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.838 |
| Market Cap | 598,228,032 |
| Forward P/E | 64.97 |
| Beta | 1.26 |
| Profit Margins | -33.36% |
| Website | https://www.krispykreme.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The strike distribution shows significant concentration at lower strikes ($2.00-$3.00), indicating a consensus expectation of further price weakness rather than a rebound. Call volume is negligible compared to put volume, suggesting a lack of speculative bullishness.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | 0.035 | 0.781250 |
| 2025-01-22 | 0.035 | 0.402299 |
| 2024-10-23 | 0.035 | 0.306212 |
| 2024-07-24 | 0.035 | 0.331439 |
| 2024-04-23 | 0.035 | 0.265756 |
| 2024-01-23 | 0.035 | 0.255102 |
| 2023-10-25 | 0.035 | 0.276243 |
| 2023-07-25 | 0.035 | 0.224359 |
| 2023-04-25 | 0.035 | 0.226244 |
| 2023-01-24 | 0.035 | 0.298126 |
| 2022-10-25 | 0.035 | 0.243902 |
| 2022-07-26 | 0.035 | 0.243563 |
| 2022-04-26 | 0.035 | 0.255848 |
| 2022-01-25 | 0.035 | 0.245959 |
| 2021-10-26 | 0.035 | 0.263952 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.068323016 |
| Address1 | 2,116 Hawkins Street |
| Address2 | Suite 101 |
| All Time High | 21.69 |
| All Time Low | 2.5 |
| Ask | 4.39 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,956,100 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,658,604 |
| Average Volume | 2,658,604 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,956,100 |
| Beta | 1.261 |
| Bid | 2.51 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 3.667 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.47 |
| Current Ratio | 0.419 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 3.52 |
| Day Low | 3.405 |
| Debt To Equity | 201.77 |
| Display Name | Krispy Kreme |
| Dividend Date | 1,746,576,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.47 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Ebitda | 84,676,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.055910002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.296 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.191 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,803,219,968 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.02107 |
| Eps Forward | 0.05341 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,745,366,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.547 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.0769999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.021708459 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.8323016 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.26 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.39441535 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.5899999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20486107 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.88 - 5.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,625,146,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 90,463,452 |
| Forward Eps | 0.05341 |
| Forward P E | 64.96911 |
| Free Cashflow | 22,383,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 17,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.23507999 |
| Gross Profits | 356,017,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.49722 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42453 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 172,400,000 |
| Industry | Grocery Stores |
| Industry Disp | Grocery Stores |
| Industry Key | grocery-stores |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-01 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,745,366,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.035 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,880,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Krispy Kreme, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces doughnuts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and internationally. It operates in three segments: U.S., International, and Market Development. The company offers doughnut experiences through hot light theater and fresh shops, delivers fresh daily branded cabinets and merchandising units within grocery and convenience stores, quick service restaurants, club memberships, drug stores, and digital channels, including delivery apps. It also operates Krispy Kreme company-owned shops and franchise shops. The company was formerly known as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and changed its name to Krispy Kreme, Inc. in May 2021. Krispy Kreme, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Krispy Kreme, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 598,228,032 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_411254 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,742,400 |
| Net Income To Common | -510,671,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 593,056,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 3.47 |
| Operating Cashflow | 74,924,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02894 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 7.0 |
| Phone | 800 457 4779 |
| Post Market Change | -0.01999998 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.57636833 |
| Post Market Price | 3.45 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,425 |
| Previous Close | 3.44 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 164.68913 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.9462776 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.39500922 |
| Profit Margins | -0.33363 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.311 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.03 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.872092 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.52 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.405 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.405 - 3.52 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.47 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.44 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,892,274 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01155 |
| Return On Equity | -0.58146 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.022 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.838 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 172,400,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.091400005 |
| Shares Short | 15,755,068 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 17,290,308 |
| Short Name | Krispy Kreme, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.16409999 |
| Short Ratio | 5.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | DNUT |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 3.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.35 |
| Target Median Price | 4.25 |
| Total Cash | 74,218,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.43 |
| Total Debt | 1,277,732,992 |
| Total Revenue | 1,514,466,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.01 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.6508 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.18079996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.049523383 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,892,274 |
| Website | https://www.krispykreme.com |
| Zip | 28,203 |