This One-Two Punch Launched Dutch Bros' Revenues Higher By 29%

By Reuben Gregg Brewer – Apr 17, 2026 at 5:15PM ESTKey PointsDutch Bros opened new locations at a rapid clip in 2025.The company's existing locations achieved strong sales.Dutch Bros (BROS +5.61%) stock is down 30% from its 52-week high. Given that, you'd think the coffee shop operator was struggling. However, that's just not the case. In fact, its business is performing exceptionally well. Here's the one-two punch that proves it. Dutch Bros: Growth on two fronts There are two ways for a restaurant to grow its revenues and earnings. The first is to open new restaurants, and the second is to generate higher sales at the restaurants it owns. Investors can actually track both fairly easily, and Dutch Bros is going great on both fronts. Image source: Getty Images. Regarding new stores, Dutch Bros opened 154 shops in 2025. That increased its store count by 16%, which is a huge number. To be fair, the coffee shop is fairly small, with just 1,136 locations. So that growth is coming off a low base. However, that's actually a positive for long-term investors, noting that coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX +1.64%) operates over 40,000 locations. Dutch Bros still has a long runway for growth even if it only gets to a quarter of the size of Starbucks. Meanwhile, Dutch Bros grew same-store sales every quarter of 2025. That metric increased 5.6% for the year, ending with an impressive 7.7% rate in the fourth quarter. Notably, transaction volume rose 3.2%, so it wasn't just a matter of Dutch Bros raising prices. The company's coffee appears to be attracting new customers. Dutch Bros is putting up impressive results With material new store openings and strong same-store sales, it shouldn't be surprising that Dutch Bros grew its revenue by a huge 29% in 2025. And the business is solidly profitable, as well, with earnings of $0.64 per share in 2025, up 88% year over year. ExpandNYSE: BROSDutch BrosToday's Change(5.61%) $2.84Current Price$53.44Key Data PointsMarket Cap$8.3BDay's Range$52.00 - $54.3252wk Range$44.58 - $77.88Volume5.9MAvg Vol5.2MGross Margin25.68% The problem is that Dutch Bros is still a fairly small business that remains in growth mode. So investing in new locations is going to eat up most of its earnings, noting that the plan is for at least another 181 new shops in 2026. Conservative investors probably won't be interested, but more aggressive growth investors should probably do a deep dive into this strongly performing coffee chain. Watch both sides of the growth equation If you do choose to buy Dutch Bros, you should monitor both new store growth and same-store sales. Young restaurants often focus so much on opening new locations that they drop the ball in their existing operations. That's obviously not a problem right now for Dutch Bros, but if same-store sales fall consistently over several quarters, you may want to rethink your investment.Read NextApr 16, 2026 •By Rick MunarrizIs McDonald's Big Beverage Push Good or Bad for Dutch Bros?Apr 16, 2026 •By Jennifer SaibilIf You Buy Dutch Bros Stock Today, Here's Where It Could Be in 5 YearsApr 15, 2026 •By Neil PatelRising Coffee Costs and 181 Planned New Store Openings Are Squeezing Dutch Bros' Margins. Is the Stock a Buy in 2026?Apr 10, 2026 •By Reuben Gregg BrewerDutch Bros Is Hitting on all Cylinders But Be Careful if This Vital Metric Turns SouthApr 7, 2026 •By Catie HoganDutch Bros Is Down 18% in 2026, But Its Loyalty Program and Unit Economics Still Look StrongApr 7, 2026 •By Danny Vena, CPADutch Bros Stock Is Down 24% Over the Past Three Months.

Should Investors Buy the Dip?About the AuthorReuben Gregg Brewer is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering energy, utilities, REITs, and consumer staples. He is the former director of research at Value Line Publishing, where he rose from mutual fund analyst to equity analyst before leading all research operations. Reuben holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Purchase, a master’s in social work from Columbia University, and an MBA from Regis University. He has been featured as a financial expert on CNBC and in the Financial Times, Barron’s, and InvestmentNews.TMFReubenGBrewerStocks MentionedDutch BrosNYSE: BROS$53.45(+5.63%)+$2.85*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.