DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:DRVN • US26210V1026

16.89 USD
+0.89 (+5.56%)
At close: Feb 4, 2026
16.88 USD
-0.01 (-0.06%)
After Hours: 2/4/2026, 8:15:02 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

DRVN gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 76 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. DRVN may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. DRVN has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • DRVN had positive earnings in the past year.
  • DRVN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: DRVN reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years DRVN had a positive operating cash flow.
DRVN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDRVN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M -400M -600M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -4.77%, DRVN is not doing good in the industry: 61.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • DRVN has a Return On Equity of -24.96%. This is in the lower half of the industry: DRVN underperforms 60.53% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.96%, DRVN is in line with its industry, outperforming 59.21% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DRVN is significantly below the industry average of 10.27%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.77%
ROE -24.96%
ROIC 3.96%
ROA(3y)-5.83%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-42.59%
ROE(5y)-25.51%
ROIC(3y)4.37%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
DRVN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDRVN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of DRVN (8.12%) is better than 61.84% of its industry peers.
  • DRVN's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • DRVN has a Gross Margin (49.26%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DRVN has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.12%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.26%
OM growth 3Y-13.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.08%
GM growth 5Y-4.39%
DRVN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDRVN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • DRVN has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for DRVN remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for DRVN has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • DRVN has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
DRVN Yearly Shares OutstandingDRVN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M
DRVN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDRVN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • DRVN has an Altman-Z score of 0.81. This is a bad value and indicates that DRVN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 0.81, DRVN perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.37% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DRVN has a debt to FCF ratio of 71.20. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as DRVN would need 71.20 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of DRVN (71.20) is better than 60.53% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.44 is on the high side and indicates that DRVN has dependencies on debt financing.
  • DRVN's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.44 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. DRVN is outperformed by 73.68% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.44
Debt/FCF 71.2
Altman-Z 0.81
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC7.46%
DRVN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDRVN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that DRVN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.90, DRVN is not doing good in the industry: 61.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • DRVN has a Quick Ratio of 0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that DRVN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of DRVN (0.80) is worse than 63.16% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.8
DRVN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDRVN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 23.30% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, DRVN shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 9.01% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, DRVN shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.96% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, DRVN shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 31.27% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)23.3%
EPS 3Y9.01%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%30.77%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.96%
Revenue growth 3Y16.83%
Revenue growth 5Y31.27%
Sales Q2Q%-9.46%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 16.51% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.58% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y10.33%
EPS Next 2Y12.35%
EPS Next 3Y14.24%
EPS Next 5Y16.51%
Revenue Next Year-11.6%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.92%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.26%
Revenue Next 5Y4.58%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
DRVN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesDRVN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
DRVN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDRVN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.30, DRVN is valued correctly.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DRVN is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.95% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of DRVN to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.25), we can say DRVN is valued rather cheaply.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.74 indicates a reasonable valuation of DRVN.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, DRVN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 82.89% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of DRVN to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.50), we can say DRVN is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.3
Fwd PE 11.74
DRVN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDRVN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as DRVN.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of DRVN indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DRVN is cheaper than 60.53% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 89.3
EV/EBITDA 13.39
DRVN Per share dataDRVN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as DRVN's earnings are expected to grow with 14.24% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.29
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y12.35%
EPS Next 3Y14.24%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • DRVN does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC

NASDAQ:DRVN (2/4/2026, 8:15:02 PM)

After market: 16.88 -0.01 (-0.06%)

16.89

+0.89 (+5.56%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)11-04
Earnings (Next)02-19
Inst Owners41.77%
Inst Owner Change1.4%
Ins Owners2.13%
Ins Owner Change-0.23%
Market Cap2.78B
Revenue(TTM)2.17B
Net Income(TTM)-198.04M
Analysts83
Price Target21.58 (27.77%)
Short Float %19.15%
Short Ratio11.61
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)7.83%
Min EPS beat(2)6.09%
Max EPS beat(2)9.57%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)24.11%
Min EPS beat(4)6.09%
Max EPS beat(4)64.23%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)19.31%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)13.63%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)14.8%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.88%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.84%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.08%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.33%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.76%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.63%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.02%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.32%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-1.99%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.18%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.2%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.52%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.83%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.66%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.99%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.3
Fwd PE 11.74
P/S 1.28
P/FCF 89.3
P/OCF 10.38
P/B 3.5
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 13.39
EPS(TTM)1.27
EY7.52%
EPS(NY)1.44
Fwd EY8.52%
FCF(TTM)0.19
FCFY1.12%
OCF(TTM)1.63
OCFY9.64%
SpS13.18
BVpS4.83
TBVpS-7.95
PEG (NY)1.29
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number11.74
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.77%
ROE -24.96%
ROCE 5.02%
ROIC 3.96%
ROICexc 4.16%
ROICexgc 11.19%
OM 8.12%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.26%
FCFM 1.44%
ROA(3y)-5.83%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-42.59%
ROE(5y)-25.51%
ROIC(3y)4.37%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
ROICexc(3y)4.53%
ROICexc(5y)3.95%
ROICexgc(3y)8.5%
ROICexgc(5y)8.05%
ROCE(3y)5.53%
ROCE(5y)4.76%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-5.36%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-30.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y2.34%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.97%
OM growth 3Y-13.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.08%
GM growth 5Y-4.39%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.44
Debt/FCF 71.2
Debt/EBITDA 5.54
Cap/Depr 135.95%
Cap/Sales 10.92%
Interest Coverage 1.43
Cash Conversion 76.51%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.8
Altman-Z 0.81
F-Score5
WACC7.46%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)263.25%
Cap/Depr(5y)203.37%
Cap/Sales(3y)19.89%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.29%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)23.3%
EPS 3Y9.01%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%30.77%
EPS Next Y10.33%
EPS Next 2Y12.35%
EPS Next 3Y14.24%
EPS Next 5Y16.51%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.96%
Revenue growth 3Y16.83%
Revenue growth 5Y31.27%
Sales Q2Q%-9.46%
Revenue Next Year-11.6%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.92%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.26%
Revenue Next 5Y4.58%
EBIT growth 1Y-41.93%
EBIT growth 3Y0.86%
EBIT growth 5Y25%
EBIT Next Year23.86%
EBIT Next 3Y14.28%
EBIT Next 5Y14.27%
FCF growth 1Y107.75%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y10.84%
OCF growth 3Y-5.24%
OCF growth 5Y42.29%

DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC / DRVN FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DRVN.


What is the valuation status of DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for DRVN stock?

The financial health rating of DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) is 2 / 10.