Dutch Bros (BROS): Assessing Valuation as Rapid Store Expansion and Same‑Store Sales Growth Accelerate

Rapid expansion is the big story for Dutch Bros (BROS) right now, with new drive thru shops planned across Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, and Ohio, and rising same store sales backing up that growth.

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That expansion story is increasingly reflected in the market, with the share price at $61.16, an 8.61% year to date share price return and a powerful 98.44% three year total shareholder return suggesting momentum is still building rather than fading.

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With the business compounding fast and the stock still trading about 25% below consensus price targets despite nearly doubling over three years, is this a fresh buying opportunity or is the market already baking in years of growth?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 19.1% Undervalued

With the narrative fair value at $75.61 versus a $61.16 last close, the story leans toward upside and leans heavily on rapid growth and fatter margins ahead.

The evolving menu, featuring specialty beverages, energy drinks, and an expanded food pilot, taps into the consumer trend toward premiumization and customization in beverages; these higher-margin offerings and incremental morning daypart food sales support higher average ticket sizes and future margin/earnings growth. Tight operational control through a focus on company-owned stores (versus franchising), more efficient new shop build-outs, and favorable labor and input cost management are creating operational leverage as scale increases, supporting higher net margins and earnings growth as new units mature.

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Curious how this growth engine supposedly scales from strong shop openings to dramatically higher per share profits without losing steam? The projection playbook behind that fair value might surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $75.61 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, persistent labor cost inflation and aggressive unit growth, which raise saturation risks, could quickly compress margins and undermine the upbeat long term growth narrative.

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Another Lens on Valuation

Those upbeat growth narratives meet a very different reality when you look at earnings based valuation. At 125.1 times earnings versus 24.6 times for the US Hospitality industry and a fair ratio of 35.1 times, Dutch Bros screens as richly priced. Is the market paying too far in advance for the story?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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