secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN)
CIK:        0001804745
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T11:16:47+00:00
Accession:  0001804745-26-000072
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000072/0001804745-26-000072-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000180474526000072/drvn-20260806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001804745-26-000072

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