---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001804745-26-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRVN"
cik: "0001804745"
company_name: "Driven Brands Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:08:57.628620+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Driven Brands provides preliminary Q4/FY 2025 & Q1 2026 results; receives Nasdaq deficiency notice for delayed 10-K

## Summary
- Q4 2025 revenue $450-460M, FY 2025 $1,850-1,860M; Q1 2026 revenue $475-485M.
- Same-store sales: Driven SSS Q4 +0.3-0.5%, FY +3.5-3.7%; Take 5 SSS Q4 +6.1-6.2%, FY +4.3-4.5%.
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $100-110M, FY $440-450M; Q1 2026 expected lower due to restatement costs.
- Net unit growth: FY 175 total (161 Take 5); Q1 29 total (29 Take 5).
- Nasdaq notice received Apr 15; co. must submit compliance plan by June 15, expects to file 10-K before then.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001804745-26-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRVN
- cik: 0001804745
- company_name: Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 3.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/0001804745-26-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/drvn-20260415.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 24e74ddb574623af26d0a701cb873e1763257801
  claim: Driven Brands Holdings Inc. reported Q4 2025 results: revenue $450 - $460.
  evidence_excerpt: 2026: Q4 2025(2) FY 2025(2) Q1 2026(2) Driven Same-Store Sales (“SSS”) Take 5 SSS 0.3% - 0.5% 3.5% - 3.7% 0.95% - 1.00% 6.1% - 6.2% 1.9% - 2.1% 4.3% - 4.5% Driven Revenue ($M) $450 - $460 $1,850 - $1,860 $475 - $485 Driven Net Unit Growth Take 5 Net Unit Growth 81 60 175 161 29 29 Adjusted EBITDA ($M)(3) $100 - $110 $440 - $450 Expect to be lower than prior
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/0001804745-26-000026-index.htm
- claim_id: 47b04f68711de954b296c5ff74b9722a956c2799
  claim: Driven Brands Holdings Inc. reported FY 2025 results: revenue $1,850 - $1,860.
  evidence_excerpt: FY 2025(2) Q1 2026(2) Driven Same-Store Sales (“SSS”) Take 5 SSS 0.3% - 0.5% 3.5% - 3.7% 0.95% - 1.00% 6.1% - 6.2% 1.9% - 2.1% 4.3% - 4.5% Driven Revenue ($M) $450 - $460 $1,850 - $1,860 $475 - $485 Driven Net Unit Growth Take 5 Net Unit Growth 81 60 175 161 29 29 Adjusted EBITDA ($M)(3) $100 - $110 $440 - $450 Expect to be lower than prior year due to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/0001804745-26-000026-index.htm
- claim_id: dbe48ba82aabbd1fcac73cbff37b68f6db8b2650
  claim: Driven Brands Holdings Inc. reported Q1 2026 results: revenue $475 - $485.
  evidence_excerpt: Q1 2026(2) Driven Same-Store Sales (“SSS”) Take 5 SSS 0.3% - 0.5% 3.5% - 3.7% 0.95% - 1.00% 6.1% - 6.2% 1.9% - 2.1% 4.3% - 4.5% Driven Revenue ($M) $450 - $460 $1,850 - $1,860 $475 - $485 Driven Net Unit Growth Take 5 Net Unit Growth 81 60 175 161 29 29 Adjusted EBITDA ($M)(3) $100 - $110 $440 - $450 Expect to be lower than prior year due to expenses
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/0001804745-26-000026-index.htm
- claim_id: a43975b4ae649f0222297ada530b68b18217f7d9
  claim: Driven Brands Holdings Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding late filing (rules 5250(c)(1)).
  evidence_excerpt: April 15, 2026, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, as a result of the Company’s delay in filing its FY2025 Form 10-K, the Company is not currently in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the SEC. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. In accordance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, the Company has 60 calendar days
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000026/0001804745-26-000026-index.htm

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