Consumer Cyclical
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.(KRUS)
Live Price
Offline$48.98
+5.51% today
1Y Change
-35.15%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $670.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +18.9%
- EPS Growth
- +79.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 250 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $670.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $48.98 and down 35.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +18.9%, EPS growth of +79.7%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +18.9%, EPS +79.7%, free cash flow +24.8% with operating margin -1.1% and ROIC -0.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 2.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KRUS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+18.9% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.1% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on Apr 7, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +76.8% and a revenue surprise of +3.2%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +18.9% and EPS at +79.7%, with operating margin around -1.1%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 14, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 7, 2026 | +76.8% | -17.8% | -16.7% | -23.9% |
2026 Jan 7, 2026 | -35.3% | +16.7% | +32.5% | +34.1% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +68.2% | -11.3% | -12.9% | -1.4% |
Benchmark Edge
KRUS vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KRUS
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KRUS Max Drawdown
-55.47%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KRUS and SPY.
Company Overview
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Market
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants provide Japanese cuisine through an engaging revolving sushi service model, which is known as 'Kura Experience'. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 33 restaurants in nine states and Washington DC. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.
- Leadership
- Hajime Uba
- IPO Date
- Aug 1, 2019
- Employees
- 3.3k
- Street Address
- 17461 Derian Avenue
- Mailing
- Irvine, CA, 92614
- Region
- Irvine, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 657 333 4100
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 57.4
- Price/Sales
- 2.2
- Price/Book
- 2.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +18.9%
- EPS
- +79.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +24.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 11.2%
- Operating Margin
- -1.1%
- Net Margin
- -0.6%
- ROE
- -0.8%
- ROIC
- -0.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.89
- Current Ratio
- 1.46
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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