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Kura Sushi USA, Inc.

KRUS

NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·Mkt cap $704.8M

$57.61

-0.71%

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52-Week Range

$42.62 - $95.98

P/E

-351.07

Fwd P/E

293.43

Beta

1.34

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

396.8K

Shares Out

12.1M

Mkt Cap

$704.8M

Price action

Price chart

Down 35.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Proprietary revolving sushi conveyor system reducing labor costs and improving efficiency
  • Technology-integrated dining experience differentiating from traditional sushi restaurants
  • Authentic Japanese cuisine combined with modern operational systems
  • Scalable restaurant model with proven unit economics across multiple markets

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Growth

Turning profitable

Expansion into new geographic markets across the United States

Value

Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Momentum

Weak

-14.8% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 14, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 7, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.04 vs -$0.17 consensus (+76.8% surprise). Revenue of $80.0M vs $77.5M expected (+3.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +76.8%
Rev beat +3.2%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+76.8%

Next: Apr 14, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+13%

+17%

+20%

+14%

+23%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 26

$63.1M

$66.0M

$64.5M

$64.9M

$74.0M

$79.4M

$73.5M

$80.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

10.9%

Operating

-1.3%

Profit

-2.1%

Wall Street consensus

4 analysts · 25% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

25%

Hold

3

75%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$83.00

+44.1% vs $57.61

Low $83.00
Median $83.00
High $83.00

Latest: TD Cowen · May 27, 2026

1 analyst covering

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How KRUS stacks vs Restaurants

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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