---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001546417-24-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLMN"
cik: "0001546417"
company_name: "Bloomin' Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T12:15:11.739581+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bloomin' Brands Q2 adj. EPS $0.51 vs $0.70 YoY; cuts FY 2024 guidance

## Summary
- Q2 GAAP EPS $0.32; adjusted EPS $0.51, down from $0.70 YoY.
- Total revenue $1,118.9M, down 2.9% YoY; restaurant-level margin 14.3% (down 210 bps).
- U.S. comparable sales flat (-0.1% combined); Outback Steakhouse flat.
- Cuts FY 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.10-$2.30 from $2.51-$2.66; U.S. comps now -1% to flat.
- Declared quarterly dividend $0.24/share; repurchased 9.9M shares YTD for $263.1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001546417-24-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLMN
- cik: 0001546417
- company_name: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641724000123/0001546417-24-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641724000123/blmn-20240806.htm

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