Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT)Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
3.02 USD
-0.08
(-2.581%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.04 +0.02 (0.662%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:57 a.m. EDT
This is a distressed asset with no fundamental floor. The company is hemorrhaging value, having lost 76% of its worth over the last four years with zero positive annual returns in that span. Fundamentals are catastrophic: negative earnings, negative operating cash flow, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 204%. The board's recent stock purchases are likely a defensive maneuver to ward off activist pressure rather than a vote of confidence in the business model. While the stock trades at a low multiple relative to book value, this is a classic value trap where the market correctly prices in the inability to generate capital. The tiny dividend is a distraction; it is barely covering the cost of capital and offers no real income relative to the risk. With revenue shrinking and no path to profitability visible, the long-term outlook is bleak. Short-term, the stock may find temporary support from the heavy put wall, but the lack of any catalyst for a turnaround makes holding or buying a dangerous proposition. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.048858 |
| AutoETS | 0.057215 |
| MSTL | 0.065189 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.069083 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 0.11 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.305 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.98 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-04-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-04-22 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 203.941 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.531 |
| Market Cap | 523,969,984 |
| Forward P/E | 63.93 |
| Beta | 1.25 |
| Profit Margins | -6.16% |
| Website | https://www.krispykreme.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bearish, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 2.0, 2.5, 3.0) acting as a floor, while call volume is negligible. The heavy put positioning suggests a strong expectation of further downside or a 'pin the price' scenario near current lows, rather than a rally.
| 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 | -0.073619604 |
| Address1 | 2,116 Hawkins Street |
| Address2 | Suite 101 |
| All Time High | 21.69 |
| All Time Low | 2.5 |
| Ask | 3.89 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,973,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,494,834 |
| Average Volume | 2,494,834 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,973,470 |
| Beta | 1.25 |
| Bid | 2.27 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 3.578 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.02 |
| Current Ratio | 0.356 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 3.17 |
| Day Low | 3.01 |
| Debt To Equity | 203.941 |
| Display Name | Krispy Kreme |
| Dividend Date | 1,746,576,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 103,483,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0706 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 17.084 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.206 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,767,854,976 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.00866 |
| Eps Forward | 0.04724 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,745,366,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.1786 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.15860009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.049896207 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -7.3619604 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.11 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.0900002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.40900198 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.19000006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.06713783 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.83 - 5.11 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,625,146,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.94 |
| Float Shares | 91,604,530 |
| Forward Eps | 0.04724 |
| Forward P E | 63.928875 |
| Free Cashflow | 23,412,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 17,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.059999943 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.935482 |
| Fullday Price | 3.02 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24949 |
| Gross Profits | 365,679,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.45518002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.47728002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 173,500,000 |
| 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 | 523,969,984 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_411254 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -95,722,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 524,837,500 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 3.14 |
| Operating Cashflow | 97,262,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02036 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 7.0 |
| Phone | 800 457 4779 |
| Post Market Change | 0.01999998 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.66225106 |
| Post Market Price | 3.04 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,193,425 |
| Previous Close | 3.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -348.7298 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.84404695 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.35748935 |
| Profit Margins | -0.06162 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.244 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.07999992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.5806427 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.01 - 3.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.14 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,395,420 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0057599996 |
| Return On Equity | -0.13716 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.128 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.531 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 173,500,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1172 |
| Shares Short | 20,325,899 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 18,532,070 |
| Short Name | Krispy Kreme, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2093 |
| Short Ratio | 9.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | DNUT |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 3.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.08333 |
| Target Median Price | 4.0 |
| Total Cash | 21,825,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.126 |
| Total Debt | 1,263,986,048 |
| Total Revenue | 1,465,693,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.40205 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.38205004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11229995 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,395,420 |
| Website | https://www.krispykreme.com |
| Zip | 28,203 |