RED Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, RED Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc had an operating margin of 0.2% and a current ratio of 0.45. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77.0% | 76.9% | 76.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 2.8% | −0.8% | −1.0% | −31.7% | −3.2% | −4.5% | 0.3% | −4.3% | 0.2% | −0.4% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 2.2% | −0.5% | −0.6% | −31.8% | −4.3% | −6.2% | −1.6% | −6.2% | −1.9% | −2.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 3.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2% | −3.9% | −1.5% | 0.5% | −0.2% |
| Return on equity | 6.1% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 3.2% | 8.2% | −1.7% | −2.1% | −115.2% | −52.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | 1.3% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 3.3% | −0.7% | −0.8% | −25.0% | −5.3% | −9.0% | −2.7% | −11.2% | −3.9% | −5.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.49 | 1.56 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.26 | 0.79 | 1.22 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.81 | 2.01 | 2.18 |
| Current ratio | — | 0.55 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.71 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 34.9% | 56.4% | 44.0% | 25.5% | 41.1% | 56.3% | 99.9% | 71.6% | 53.2% | 57.4% | 143.8% | 237.6% | >999% | — | — | — | — |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.2x | n/m | 0.1x | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | 18.3% | — | 6.8% | 23.1% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 24.6% | — | −3.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 9.1% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 9.5% | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 5.8% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 6.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 239.5% | 488.4% | 250.8% | 121.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 63.9% | 70.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Oct 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Apr 2025 | 2025 Q2Jul 2025 | 2025 Q3Oct 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Apr 2026 | 2026 Q2Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −4.7% | −11.8% | 2.3% | 3.5% | −4.6% | −1.5% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | −6.9% | −13.9% | 0.3% | 1.4% | −6.9% | −3.8% | −0.6% | 0.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −6.5% | −0.5% | 1.9% | 1.2% | −3.8% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Current ratio | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.71 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 9.6% | 8.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $129m of assets due within a year against $181m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $129m short-term assets against $453m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $23m of cash against $163m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $22m of operating cash flow against $163m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$4m against $26m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard RED Robin Gourmet Burgers's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -6.1% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -2.0%; its worst year was -20.0%.
- Cash conversion 4 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 4 of 9 years, at a median -0.1% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 19.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.3% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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