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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001804745-26-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRVN"
cik: "0001804745"
company_name: "Driven Brands Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:16:47+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:20:06.486070+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Driven Brands Q2 revenue up 7% to $507M; reiterates FY2026 outlook at low end of EBITDA range

## Summary
- Revenue $507.4M (+6.8% YoY); same-store sales +1.4%; net income $37.3M ($0.23 diluted EPS) vs $16.4M ($0.10) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $107.0M (down 7% YoY) includes $11.8M restatement costs; net leverage ratio improved to 3.1x.
- Take 5 same-store sales +3.6% (24th consecutive quarter); franchise brands +0.5%; Auto Glass Now +2.6%.
- FY2026 outlook reiterated: revenue ~$1.95-2.05B, adjusted EBITDA ~$430-460M (expected at low end), adjusted EPS $1.15-1.25.
- Company expects restatement costs at high end of $35-45M range; free cash flow forecast $125-145M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001804745-26-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRVN
- cik: 0001804745
- company_name: Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:16:47+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000072/0001804745-26-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000072/drvn-20260806.htm

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