Achieves 32% Revenue Growth Year-Over-Year

Delivers 8.3% Company-Operated and 5.8% Systemwide Same Shop Sales Growth

Raises 2026 Guidance on Total Revenues, System Same Shop Sales Growth, and Adjusted EBITDA

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; “Dutch Bros” or the “Company”), one of the fastest-growing brands in the U.S. quick service beverage industry, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

• Opened 48 new shops, 44 of which were company-operated.
• Total revenues grew 32.5% to $550.9 million as compared to $415.8 million in the same period of 2025.
• Company-operated same shop sales¹ increased 8.3% and company-operated same shop transactions increased 3.4% relative to the same period of 2025. Systemwide same shop sales¹ increased 5.8% and systemwide same shop transactions increased 1.7% relative to the same period in 2025.
• Net income was $51.6 million as compared to $38.4 million in the same period of 2025.
• Adjusted EBITDA² grew 27.8% to $113.7 million as compared to $89.0 million in the same period of 2025.

Christine Barone, Chief Executive Officer and President of Dutch Bros, said, “Our second quarter performance reflects the strength of the Dutch Bros brand, powered by our differentiated people-led culture and our compelling value proposition that continues to resonate with customers. The success of our strategy was evident in the second quarter as we delivered our thirteenth consecutive quarter of positive same shop sales growth and our eighth consecutive quarter of same shop transaction growth. We also maintained exceptionally strong development momentum, while AUVs climbed to record levels. This performance is the result of years of foundational investments across the business, giving us tremendous confidence in our ability to continue growing Dutch Bros for the long-term.”

Josh Guenser, Chief Financial Officer of Dutch Bros, concluded, “Based on the performance so far this year and the recent acquisition from one of our Phoenix franchisees, we are increasing our full-year guidance on Total Revenues, Systemwide Same Shop Sales Growth and Adjusted EBITDA. We enter the second half of the year from a position of strength, with a focused plan, strong visibility into our growth initiatives, and a clear path to turning the significant whitespace ahead of us into durable growth.”

2026 Guidance³

• Total revenues are now projected to be between approximately $2.1 billion and $2.13 billion.
• Same shop sales¹ growth is now estimated to be in the range of 5% to 6%.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁴ is now estimated to be between $385 million and $390 million.
• Capital expenditures are now estimated to be between $350 million and $370 million.

The item below remains unchanged.

• Total system shop openings are estimated to be at least 185.

Conference Call and Webcast Today

Christine Barone, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Joshua Guenser, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call and webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Event: Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Time: 5:00 p.m. ET

Dial In: 1-201-493-6779

Webcast: https://investors.dutchbros.com under “Events & Presentations”.

The webcast will be archived shortly after the conference call has concluded. We will also publish earnings presentation slides related to these financial results on our website https://investors.dutchbros.com under “Events & Presentations”.

About Dutch Bros Inc.

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS) is a fun-loving, mind-blowing drive-thru specialty beverage leader dedicated to making a massive difference, one cup at a time. It was founded in Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992 and now shares its vibrant culture and fully customizable drinks at 1,225 locations as of June 30, 2026. Dutch Bros serves a wide variety of unique, handcrafted beverages such as its exclusive Dutch Bros Rebel^® energy drink, Myst Energy Refresher™, specialty coffee, nitrogen-infused cold brew, tea, lemonade, soda and more.

Dutch Bros is wholeheartedly focused on radiating kindness and sharing the Dutch Luv^®. In addition to its mission of speed, quality and service, the Dutch Bros Foundation^® is passionate about giving back to the communities it serves. Through local giving and annual nation-wide initiatives, the Dutch Bros Foundation makes impactful contributions to causes across the country.

To learn more about Dutch Bros, visit www.dutchbros.com, follow Dutch Bros on Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok, and download the Dutch Bros app to earn points and score rewards!

Dutch Bros, our Windmill logo, Dutch Bros Rebel, and our other registered and common law trade names, trademarks and service marks are the property of Dutch Bros Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this press release are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this press release may be referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert their rights thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains a number of “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Dutch Bros’ growth trajectory, and Dutch Bros’ potential or assumed future results of operations, including updated guidance for 2026, new shop openings, estimated capital expenditures, business strategies, and potential sales and revenue growth. These statements are based on Dutch Bros’ current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. When used in this press release, the words “intend,” “may,” “target,” “estimates,” “predict,” “project,” “expect,” “should,” “guidance,” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Dutch Bros’ control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including those related to past growth being indicative of future results, whether Dutch Bros’ foundational investments result in continued growth for Dutch Bros, including increases in customer engagement and sales, the success of Dutch Bros’ food offering sales translating to sales of food offerings in other markets, changes in consumer preference due to new information or regulations regarding additives, diet and health or otherwise, acquisitions or partnerships not ultimately strengthening Dutch Bros’ competitive position, or achieving the intended goals of such acquisition or partnership, any problems that may arise in successfully integrating acquired businesses or assets, which may result in Dutch Bros not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected or divert management from their primary responsibilities, general economic conditions, changes in general consumer discretionary spending, including due to higher gas prices, inflation or lack of consumer confidence, commodity inflation, the ability to navigate evolving macroeconomic conditions, the effects of disruption between the U.S. and its trading partners due to military conflicts, tariffs or other policies, disruptions in our supply chain, increased labor costs, ability to hire and retain employees, the availability of suitable new shop sites and our ability to negotiate acceptable agreements regarding the new shop sites, and other risks, including those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026, and in our future reports to be filed with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of this date, and Dutch Bros undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures below. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about our operating performance, enable comparison of financial trends and results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business and measuring our performance.

Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on one or more of the following items, as well as the related income tax effects where applicable. Income tax effects have been calculated based on the combined total non-GAAP adjustments using our total effective tax rate. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

Company-operated shops contribution (in dollars and as a percentage of revenue)

Definition and/or calculation
Company-operated shops segment gross profit, before company-operated shops depreciation and amortization.

Usefulness to management and investors
This non-GAAP measure is used by our management in making performance decisions without the impact of non-cash depreciation and amortization charges. This is a standard metric used across our industry by investors.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (in dollars and as a percentage of revenue)

EBITDA — definition and/or calculation
Net income before interest expense (net of interest income), income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA — definition and/or calculation
Defined as EBITDA (as defined above), excluding equity-based compensation, expenses associated with credit facility refinancing, acquisition-related costs, TRA remeasurements, and organization realignment and restructurings costs.

Usefulness to management and investors
These non-GAAP measures are supplemental operating performance measures we believe facilitate comparisons to historical performance and competitors’ operating results. We believe these non-GAAP measures presented provide investors with a supplemental view of our operating performance that facilitates analysis and comparisons of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

Adjusted selling, general, and administrative (in dollars and as a percentage of revenue)

Definition and/or calculation
Selling, general, and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, acquisition-related costs, and organization realignment and restructurings costs.

Usefulness to management and investors
This non-GAAP measure is used as a supplemental measure of operating performance that we believe is useful to evaluate our performance period over period and relative to our competitors. We believe the non-GAAP measure presented provides investors with a supplemental view of our operating performance that facilitates analysis and comparisons of our ongoing business operations because it excludes items that may not be indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

Adjusted net income

Definition and/or calculation
Net income, excluding equity-based compensation, expenses associated with credit facility refinancing, acquisition-related costs, TRA remeasurements, organization realignment and restructurings costs, and income tax effects of items excluded from net income.

Usefulness to management and investors
This non-GAAP measure is used as a supplemental measure of operating performance that we believe is useful to evaluate our performance period over period and relative to our competitors. We believe this measure facilitates a better comparison with other companies that have different organizational and tax structures, as well as comparisons period over period.

Adjusted fully exchanged weighted-average shares of diluted common stock outstanding

Definition and/or calculation
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic with addition of dilutive impacts of restricted stock units, as well as the assumed exchange of all of the Dutch Bros OpCo Class A common units not held by Dutch Bros Inc. for Dutch Bros Inc. Class A common stock.

Usefulness to management and investors
This non-GAAP measure is used as a supplemental measure of operating performance that we believe is useful to evaluate our performance period over period and relative to our competitors. By adding in the assumed exchange of all of the outstanding Dutch Bros OpCo Class A common units not held by Dutch Bros Inc. for Dutch Bros Inc. Class A common stock, we believe this measure facilitates a better comparison with other companies that have different organizational and tax structures, as well as comparisons period over period.

Adjusted net income per fully exchanged share of diluted common stock

Definition and/or calculation
Net income per share of Class A common stock - diluted, excluding per share impacts of equity-based compensation, expenses associated with credit facility refinancing, acquisition-related costs, TRA remeasurements, organization realignment and restructurings costs, income tax effects of items excluded from net income, and removal of per share impacts of controlling and non-controlling interests.

Usefulness to management and investors
This non-GAAP measure is used as a supplemental measure of operating performance that we believe is useful to evaluate our performance period over period and relative to our competitors. By assuming the full exchange of all of the outstanding Dutch Bros OpCo Class A common units not held by Dutch Bros Inc. for Dutch Bros Inc. Class A common stock and related net income adjustments, we believe this measure facilitates a better comparison with other companies that have different organizational and tax structures, as well as comparisons period over period.

Non-GAAP adjustments

Below are the definitions of the non-GAAP adjustments that are used in the calculation of our non-GAAP measures, as described above.

Equity-based compensation
Non-cash expenses related to the grant and vesting of stock awards, including restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units in Dutch Bros Inc. to certain eligible employees.

Expenses associated with 2022 credit facility refinancing
Costs incurred as a result of refinancing our credit facility in May 2025, including write-off of unamortized loan costs related to the amendment and restatement of our 2022 Credit Facility, and intermediary fees and other costs related to our 2025 Credit Facility.

Acquisition-related costs
Costs incurred in connection with our purchase of the franchise rights and assets from a franchisee.

TRAs remeasurements
(Gain) loss impacts related to adjustments of our TRAs liabilities.

Organization realignment and restructurings
Fees and costs incurred in connection with our comprehensive initiatives to develop and implement a long-term strategy involving changes to our organizational structure to support our growth.

Dilutive effects of restricted stock awards and units
Addition of incremental shares of restricted stock units calculated under the treasury stock method, when they are dilutive for the calculation of weighted-average shares on a non-GAAP basis.

Assumed exchange of weighted-average LLC interests for shares of Class A common stock
Weighted-average of all outstanding Dutch Bros OpCo Class A common units not held by Dutch Bros Inc. that are assumed to be exchanged for Dutch Bros Inc. Class A common stock.

Supplemental Reconciliations of U.S. GAAP Actuals to Non-GAAP Actuals

Following are the reconciliations of the most comparable GAAP financial measure to non-GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated. Please refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this press release for a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to the comparable U.S. GAAP measures, the ways management uses the non-GAAP measures, and the reasons why management believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information for investors.

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neil.patel@dutchbros.com

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Source: Dutch Bros Inc.