Krispy Kreme Ends Quarterly Dividends, Pauses McDonald’s Plan

Krispy Kreme stock plunges nearly 30% as it ends dividends, pauses McDonald’s expansion

Shares of Krispy Kreme Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT) plunged more than 28% on Thursday after the doughnut-and-coffee chain said it will no longer pay out its quarterly dividend, and that it was “reassessing” the deployment of its planned McDonald’s rollout and fell short of earnings expectations, according to Bloomberg. Krispy Kreme’s earnings missed expectations for the first quarter of 2025, with the company posting an EPS (earnings per share) of negati…

Krispy Kreme plunges 25% as donut giant ditches its dividend, hits pause on McDonald’s collab

The popular donut chain is tightening its belt to focus on debt and long-term growth.

Krispy Kreme Ends Quarterly Dividends, Pauses McDonald’s Plan

Krispy Kreme Inc. will no longer pay quarterly cash dividends in order to pay down its debt and focus on growth, the company said on Wednesday.

Krispy Kreme sinks after 2025 forecast withdrawn - Business North Carolina

The shares of Krispy Kreme lost almost a quarter of their value after the Charlotte-based doughnut retailer withdrew its previous full-year financial forecast, partly due to an unprofitable start for its national McDonald’s rollout. Shares closed at $3.26, down 24.7%.  First quarter revenue sank 15.3% to $375.2 million, hurt by last year’s sale of a majority stake in Insomnia Cookies and a U.S. consumer pullback that offset an increasing number …

Krispy Kreme pauses McDonald’s rollout amid slower-than-expected demand

The company has also suspended its quarterly dividend and plans to exit 5% to 10% of its points of access in the U.S.

Krispy Kreme, the US donut giant, closed the first quarter of 2025 with losses of 33.3 million dollars (29 million euros), which means almost multiplying by four the 'red numbers' of 8.5 million dollars (7.5 million euros) counted a year earlier, according to the multinational, whose shares were sinking up to 30% on Wall Street after announcing that it will stop paying quarterly dividends.