Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB)
Consumer Discretionary · Casual Dining Restaurants · NASDAQ
A casual dining chain famous for its customizable gourmet burgers and bottomless sides that is currently undergoing a strategic transformation to optimize its balance sheet and improve operational efficiency.
What Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc does
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. operates, franchises, and develops a chain of casual dining restaurants in North America, specializing in gourmet burgers served with bottomless steak fries. The company's business model relies on both company-owned restaurants and a franchise system, with a menu featuring various protein options, including craft beef, chicken, turkey, and plant-based patties.
Recent developments
The company entered into three asset purchase agreements during Q2 2026 to sell 116 company-owned restaurants for approximately $96 million in gross proceeds to reduce debt and improve financial flexibility. Q2 2026 results showed a 1.3% increase in comparable restaurant revenue and a 20 basis point improvement in restaurant-level operating profit margin year-over-year.
From Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's filing of 2026-08-12.
Themes: casual dining, restaurant franchising, debt reduction, consumer discretionary, value-oriented dining
Fundamentals
- Price$8.86 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$167M as of 2026-08-05 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+36.3% 2025-10-20 close $6.50 → 2026-10-20 close $8.86
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-1.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its pre-tax income was zero or negative, so there is no tax rate to apply.
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: its stockholders' equity is zero or negative, where the ratio means nothing.
- Revenue growth (YoY)-3.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.91 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-12 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How RRGB compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 315 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 25% 282 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 327 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-07-12 | $278M | $6M | $386000 | $0.02 | — | — |
| Q3 FY2025 2025-10-05 | $265M | -$12M | -$18M | -$1.03 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-07-13 | $284M | $10M | $4M | $0.21 | — | — |
| Q3 FY2024 2024-10-06 | $275M | -$13M | -$19M | -$1.20 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2024 2024-07-14 | $300M | -$5M | -$9M | -$0.61 | — | — |
| Q4 FY2023 2023-12-31 | $309M† | -$8M† | -$14M† | -$0.87† | -$19M† | $12M† |
| Q3 FY2023 2023-10-01 | $278M | -$2M | -$8M | -$0.52 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2023 2023-07-09 | $299M | $10M | $4M | $0.24 | — | — |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-07-12
- Cash and equivalents$23M
- Total debt$163M borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt$141M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc looks technically
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) is trading 56.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 79 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 27, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 19.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 56.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +57.0% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.48 | $8.48 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $5.65 | $5.65 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 26 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 26 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 79 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 79 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 27, with buyers in control | 26.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 59.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($7.39 to $9.43) — its "stochastic" reading is 72 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 72.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $10.95 | $10.95 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 19.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -19.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 260.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +260.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 19.1% below its highest point of the past year | 19.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 46 trading days ago | 46 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $95.00 (set on 2015-08-05) | $95.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($2.59 to $10.59), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 22% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $5.39 to $5.65. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 21.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 90.7% below its all-time high | -90.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 11.0% above a support level at $7.88 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-07-23, most recently on 2026-09-24. Since 2024-10-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -11.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.46 (set on 2026-03-30) | $2.46 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 260.9% above its all-time low | +260.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 32nd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4792 between its high and its low — about 5.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4792 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.07 and $9.30 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.07 – $8.19 – $9.30 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (57.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.83× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-10-14 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 24.7 percentage points (the stock gained 25.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | +24.7% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 23.5 percentage points (the stock gained 27.1% while the market gained 3.6%) | +23.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 107.1 percentage points (the stock gained 115.6% while the market gained 8.5%) | +107.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 21.7 percentage points (the stock gained 36.3% while the market gained 14.6%) | +21.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.8% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.2% of the share price. | +0.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 57% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $5.65 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 198 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +56.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-12 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $8.81 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 49 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.6% |
Head and shoulders, bearish — forming · entry $7.19 · 78 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
RRGB last closed at $8.86 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.88 | Support | 11.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-23 to 2026-09-24 |
| $7.40 | Support | 16.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-26 to 2026-07-15 |
| $6.41 | Support | 27.7% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-06 to 2025-09-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading above the 50-day moving average · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$11.33 range $9.50 – $14.50; median $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for RRGB
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.3633 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-19
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from -$0.3633, on 2026-09-14, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward11% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High levels of debt and liquidity risks; uncertainty regarding the ability to refinance maturing debt.","Execution risks associated with the 'First Choice' strategic plan, including operational, marketing, and refranchising initiatives.","Sensitivity to changes in consumer preferences, commodity costs, and labor expenses, alongside potential challenges in successfully completing planned asset sales."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of RRGB's 10-Q filed 2026-05-19 against the prior one filed 2025-11-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Forward-Looking Statements section added in newer filing (2026-05-19), including detailed disclosure of forward-looking statement risks and disclaimers under Securities Act and Exchange Act
- Reference to 'First Choice plan' added as a strategic initiative subject to execution risk
- Reference to 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025' added
- Specific mention of 'sale-leaseback transactions' added to risk factors
- Reference to 'tactical refranchising initiatives' added
- Additional risk language regarding 'aging technology infrastructure' added
- Additional risk language regarding 'actions taken by our franchisees' and 'negative publicity regarding food safety' added
- Quarterly period descriptor changed from 'twelve weeks' to 'sixteen weeks' for Q1 FY2026 (April 19, 2026 and April 20, 2025)
- Removed:
- Older filing contained 'Business Trends' section with discussion of macroeconomic conditions, federal government shutdown, inflationary pressures, and tariff impacts; this section is not present in newer filing excerpt
- Forward-Looking Statements section entirely absent from older filing
- Year-to-date period highlights removed (only quarterly highlights remain in newer filing excerpt)
- Reworded:
- Description of business changed from 'full-service restaurants' (older) to 'casual dining restaurants' (newer)
- Restaurant count decreased from 480 total locations (older, Oct 5, 2025) to 469 total locations (newer, April 19, 2026)
- Company-owned restaurant count decreased from 390 (older) to 379 (newer)
- Comparable restaurant revenue metric changed: older filing stated 'decreased 1.2%, including recognition of deferred loyalty revenue. Excluding deferred loyalty revenue, comparable restaurant revenue decreased 1.3%'; newer filing states 'decreased 0.6%, excluding the impact of deferred loyalty revenue' with different treatment of loyalty revenue disclosure
- Financial results changed from Q3 FY2025 net loss of $18.4 million (older) to Q1 FY2026 net loss of $2.2 million (newer)
- Adjusted EBITDA changed from $7.6 million in Q3 FY2025 (older) to $27.3 million in Q1 FY2026 (newer)
- Notes:
- Older filing excerpt appears incomplete or truncated at end ('See "'); full Business Trends section not available for complete comparison
- Newer filing excerpt also appears truncated at 'Key Performance Indicators' section; complete MD&A comparison limited by available text
- Different reporting periods (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026) make some metrics not directly comparable
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 5 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-04-06. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding RRGB as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 995,698
- Reported value $7,955,625
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
RRGB had 1,785,374 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
RRGB had 9.44% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.08 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,785,374
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.44%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,647,512
- Reported change 8.37%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.08
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Brinker International (EAT)
- The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
- BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)
- Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)
- Bloomin' Brands (BLMN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) do?
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. operates, franchises, and develops a chain of casual dining restaurants in North America, specializing in gourmet burgers served with bottomless steak fries. The company's business model relies on both company-owned restaurants and a franchise system, with a menu featuring various protein options, including craft beef, chicken, turkey, and plant-based patties.
What sector is Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) in?
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Casual Dining Restaurants. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's (RRGB) competitors?
Notable peers of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) include Brinker International, The Cheesecake Factory, BJ's Restaurants, Texas Roadhouse and Bloomin' Brands. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) overbought or oversold right now?
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on RRGB come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.