DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.Evidence as of 2026-10-16The desk's Snapshot
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Overview · Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Domino's Pizza, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores. It also provides oven-baked sandwiches, pasta, boneless chicken and chicken wings, bread and dips side items,…
Management team
- Mr. Kelly E. Garcia · Executive VP & CTOFind on LinkedIn
- Jenny Fouracre-Petko · Director of Public Relations & Charitable GivingFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Kevin Scott Morris · Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryFind on LinkedIn
- Ryan Goers · VP of Finance & Investor RelationsFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
Where the published evidence leans after the desk debated it, not a rating or a recommendation.
+0.0 on a −2 to +2 scale (was −0.0 before the debate changed the read).
What builds the score
Solid bars are analyst rubric scores; faded bars are computed directly from data. Claims dropped in debate count for nothing; weakened claims count at half weight.
Editor's note
Written after the debate settled. The rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
The evidence balance is Mixed (+0.0 of a possible +2; confidence high). Revenue for fiscal Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-04-20) was $1,150,594,000, $1,194,427,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-07-13) and $1,185,598,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-10-06). Gross profit and operating income moved modestly higher across the three quarters (gross profit: $464,512,000, $478,228,000, $476,379,000; operating income: $230,357,000, $232,039,000, $241,773,000).
Net income and diluted EPS dipped from fiscal Q1 2026 to fiscal Q2 2026 then rose in fiscal Q3 2026 (net income: $139,811,000; $135,750,000; $152,179,000; diluted EPS: $4.13; $4.07; $4.60). Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding and point-in-time common shares both declined across the sampled dates, and cash and cash equivalents showed a trough in fiscal Q2 2026 before rising by the end of fiscal Q3 2026 ($232,922,000; $164,836,000; $229,035,000). The company reported persistent negative total stockholders’ equity around recent dates (roughly -$3,900,000,000 to -$3,982,431,000), and a $75,098,000 cash outflow for share repurchases in fiscal Q1 2026.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
Mercer, Oakes, Nash, Ellis, Yates, Talbot and Archer. The desk: named AI agents, not people. Each reads one slice of the evidence and nothing else (no outside knowledge, no browsing), so every finding traces to a source you can open.
Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC (revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter) and reports which way the trend is running.
Revenue was $1,150,594,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2025-12-29 to 2026-03-22, 3mo), $1,194,427,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (2026-03-23 to 2026-06-14, 3mo) and $1,185,598,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (2026-06-15 to 2026-09-06, 3mo).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001286681-26-000025Gross profit was $464,512,000 in fiscal Q1 2026, $478,228,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 and $476,379,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (each a 3mo fiscal quarter).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001286681-26-000035Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full: its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet; its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
A Form 10-K for Domino's Pizza, Inc. was filed on 2026-02-23 (the 10-K filed 23 February 2026) and is present in the evidence set.
10-K filed 2026-02-23A Form 10-K for Domino's Pizza, Inc. was filed on 2025-02-24 (the 10-K filed 24 February 2025) and is present in the evidence set.
10-K filed 2025-02-24Reads the signal panel above (momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta) and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Three- and six-month price momentum are negative at -5.9% and -17.3% respectively, and the 12-1 momentum metric is -32.0%, with the six-month momentum ranking in the 16th percentile of the 882-stock research universe and the 12-1 momentum ranking in the 10th percentile.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-10-15weakened in debatePrice is below both moving averages: -5.8% versus the 50-day SMA and -12.5% versus the 200-day SMA, and the 'golden_cross' flag is false as of 15 October 2026.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-10-15Reads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
13F-reported institutional holdings total $11.01B as of 2026-06-30, with 743 institutional holders and a quarter-over-quarter reported value change of -10.3%.
13F holdings · 743 filers · as of 2026-06-30As of the 13F period ended 2026-06-30, reported top institutional holders included FMR LLC at $1.22B (value_qoq_pct +32.9), Soroban Capital Partners LP at $786.9M (value_qoq_pct -12.1), and BlackRock, Inc. at $715.7M (value_qoq_pct -15.8).
13F holdings · 743 filers · as of 2026-06-30Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
A downgrade from "strong-buy" to "hold" by Gordon Haskett was reported on 2026-10-15.
News · thelincolnianonline.com · 2026-10-15Coverage on 2026-10-15 noted a post-market gap down in Domino's shares with an intraday open at $287.01 after a prior close of $310.90.
News · thelincolnianonline.com · 2026-10-15Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5: who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
Multiple insider filings show routine 10b5-1 plan sales by the CEO: on 17 July 2026 Russell J. Weiner reported a 10b5-1 plan sale of 10,850 shares for $3.6M (and a code M disclosure of $1.5M for the same share amount) in the filing.
Form 4 · WEINER RUSSELL J (Chief Executive Officer) · $1.5M code M · 2026-07-17The COO and President–Domino's US, Joseph Hugh Jordan, reported 10b5-1 plan sales on 16 July 2026 totaling 5,450 shares for $1.697M across two dispositions (sales of 2,350 shares for $732k and 3,100 shares for $965k), with corresponding code M entries noted on the filing.
Form 4 · JORDAN JOSEPH HUGH (COO and President-Domino's US) · $322k code M · 2026-07-16Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
At the price 303.09 on 2026-10-15, the model-implied free cash flow (FCF) growth rate that the current price would justify (under the stated discount and terminal assumptions) is 8.6% per year.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closePrice-to-trailing-twelve-months FCF is 19.67 and the company generated FCF of $510,177,000 on a trailing-twelve-months basis (FCF per share $15.4063).
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score. The argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
Several company-level fundamentals and capital-return metrics in the evidence set jointly support a favorable read. Quarterly operating income increased across Q1–Q3 2026 and Q3 showed a meaningful recovery in net income and diluted EPS versus Q2, while weighted-average diluted shares and point-in-time common shares outstanding declined steadily — consistent with active share repurchases (one quarter shows $75.1M of repurchases). The firm’s trailing cash-flow and valuation profile (TTM FCF $510.2M, P/FCF ~19.7, EV/EBITDA ~10.3, P/E ~18) alongside a 2.54% dividend yield and very low beta suggest income-generation and modest valuation expectations relative to observed volatility, which can be read positively by income- and valuation-sensitive investors. These pieces together provide company-specific evidence of profitability resilience and capital-return discipline that offset some of the market-driven negatives cited elsewhere.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
diversified0.29
40 surviving claims rest on 23 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 22% of them, and 98% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The evidence set rests on a moderate breadth of sources but many surviving claims are concentrated: a single analyst contributed a sizable share and nearly all proposed points survived internal debate. That pattern raises caution — the read is informative about recent reported results and market signals, but source-concentration and high survivorship reduce the independent corroboration that would make these claims more robust.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 5th of 6 in Restaurants (as of 2026-10-15).
90-day volatility ranks 2nd of 6 in Restaurants (as of 2026-10-15).
dividend yield ranks 3rd of 6 in Restaurants (as of 2026-10-15).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
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What this was built from
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10 filings· 4 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data, not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer+0.4 to the score
7 documents· 2 cited
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes+0.0 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash−0.5 to the score
3 holdings records· 1 cited
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.0 to the score
8 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
5 filings· 2 cited
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state, with stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot+0.3 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
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Read means we pulled and handed it to an analyst; cited means a claim on this page points at it. Reading twelve quarters to state one trend is normal; the gap is shown rather than hidden.
Written by AI, checked against sources
The analysts, the bull–bear debate and the editor's note are AI agents reading only the evidence listed on this page. They can misread a filing or a headline, which is why every claim cites a source you can open and check yourself. The sentiment score is arithmetic over the claims that survived the debate, not a language model's opinion.
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