Growth Metrics

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)

Krispy Kreme's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 0.99% in Q1 2026, up 441.0% year-on-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and up 46.7% quarter-over-quarter from 1.85% in Q4 2025.

Krispy Kreme has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.99% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 441.0% year-over-year to 0.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.89% (down 2733.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 30.82%, down 3030.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.99%, up from 1.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.64% in Q2 2022, with the low at 114.43% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 6.88%, with a median of 0.52% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin tumbled 11599 bps in 2025 and jumped 441 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing DNUT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.27% in 2022, then sank by 335 bps to 1.18% in 2023, then tumbled by 141 bps to 2.85% in 2024, then jumped by 35 bps to 1.85% in 2025, then soared by 47 bps to 0.99% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.99% (Q1 2026), 1.85% (Q4 2025), and 1.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn -1.13%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn -2.50%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 9.24%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn 2.84%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn -15.26%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 5.37%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn -0.99%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 2.64%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 -6,574.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.99%
Dec 28, 2025 -1.85%
Sep 28, 2025 -1.91%
Jun 29, 2025 -114.43%
Mar 30, 2025 -5.40%
Dec 29, 2024 -2.85%
Sep 29, 2024 -4.21%
Jun 30, 2024 1.56%
Mar 31, 2024 2.69%
Dec 31, 2023 -1.18%
Oct 1, 2023 -0.52%
Jul 2, 2023 1.38%
Apr 2, 2023 3.57%
Jan 1, 2023 0.84%
Oct 2, 2022 -0.27%
Jul 3, 2022 2.00%
Apr 3, 2022 4.64%
Oct 3, 2021 0.53%
Jul 4, 2021 2.61%
Apr 4, 2021 4.25%
Jan 3, 2021 0.10%
Sep 27, 2020 0.05%
Jun 28, 2020 -0.23%