Domino’s Stock Rises on Earnings. America Is Ordering Plenty of Pizzas.

The pizza chain’s U.S. same-store sales growth accelerated to the highest rate since early 2024. (Courtesy of Domino’s Pizza)

Key Points

• Domino’s Pizza shares rise after third-quarter earnings of $4.08 a share exceed estimates of $3.97.
• Revenue reaches $1.15 billion, a 6.2% increase from the prior year.
• Domestic same-store sales grow 5.2%, the fastest rate since the first quarter of 2024, driven by new products and promotions.

Domino’s Pizza was one of the top performers in the S&P 500 Tuesday after the pizza chain posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings and strong U.S. sales.

Domino’s reported earnings of $4.08 a share for the third quarter, beating Wall Street’s consensus estimate for $3.97, according to FactSet. Revenue totaled $1.15 billion, narrowly ahead of analysts’ call for $1.14 billion and up 6.2% from the prior year.

Shares climbed 3.6% to $422.79 on Tuesday. The stock is up less than 1% in 2025.

The U.S. accounted for the bulk of Domino’s growth. While international same-store sales increased 1.7% from the prior year—a slowdown from the last three quarters—domestic same-store sales growth accelerated to 5.2%. That’s the fastest rate since the first quarter of 2024.

The chain’s new stuffed-crust pizzas and its “Best Deal Ever” offer of one large pizza for $9.99 “drove positive order counts” in the U.S., said CEO Russell Weiner. “This resulted in another quarter of strong growth in both our delivery and carryout businesses,” he added.

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