Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$34.93+6.59%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Restaurants is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain restaurant-level profit margins at 18%-18.5%: Gross margin: 11.94%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 18% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 61% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskKRUS depends on sustained restaurant growth, though recent financial performance remains weak and unprofitable. Revenue grew 16% year over year in Q3 FY2026, when reported EPS beat consensus. It trades at 1.4× sales versus the 1.0× peer median, near its 1.8× history. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite that peer premium. The restaurant-level margin pillar is under pressure: gross margin was 11.94%, against an 18%-18.5% target. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 28%. Peer multiples imply a price about 5% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. KRUS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 9 analysts currently covering KRUS (as of Oct 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Restaurants — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Identifies competitive headwinds affecting growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.