Cheesecake Factory, BJ's Restaurants, and Chipotle Likely to Beat Q2 Earnings Estimates

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Zacks Equity Research identifies The Cheesecake Factory, BJ's Restaurants, and Chipotle Mexican Grill as restaurant stocks likely to surpass second-quarter 2026 earnings expectations. Cheesecake Factory reports on July 28 with an Earnings ESP of plus 2.76 percent and a Zacks Rank of 3, while BJ's Restaurants reports on July 30 with an Earnings ESP of plus 7.51 percent and a Zacks Rank of 2. Chipotle Mexican Grill reports on July 29 with an Earnings ESP of plus 0.84 percent and a Zacks Rank of 3. The Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector's second-quarter earnings are expected to increase 9.1 percent year over year, with revenues projected to rise 6.6 percent. The analysis notes that restaurant spending remained resilient, with eating and drinking place sales reaching a seasonally adjusted 102.5 billion dollars in June, though elevated operating expenses and limited pricing flexibility likely constrained margins across the industry.

Impact on stocks 4

Consumer Discretionary▲ · 4 stocks
BJs Restaurants Inc
BJRI
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Zacks identifies BJ's Restaurants as likely to beat Q2 earnings estimates with a positive Earnings ESP of +7.51% and a Zacks Rank of 2.

The Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Zacks identifies Cheesecake Factory as likely to beat Q2 earnings estimates with a positive Earnings ESP of +2.76% and a Zacks Rank of 3.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
CMG
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Zacks identifies Chipotle as likely to beat Q2 earnings estimates with a positive Earnings ESP of +0.84% and a Zacks Rank of 3.

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