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title: "Domino's Shares Drop 9 Percent"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a8e1d63f-c9b2-4676-93f4-1383bad93563
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/dominos-shares-drop-9-percent-2709247
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2019-02-21T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:07.360Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/000abad308352b9dab471e874093db6d2171.jpg
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# Domino's Shares Drop 9 Percent

**TL;DR:** Domino's shares dropped 9 percent after the company opened a net 560 stores in the fourth quarter. The brand's U.S. same-store sales grew 5.6 percent, falling short of the predicted 6.9 percent increase.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/dominos-shares-drop-9-percent-2709247).*

## Story

After plummeting 9 percent this morning, Domino’s stock is on pace with its worst day since July 25, according to a report by CNBC.

The $10.5 billion brand opened a net 560 stores in the fourth quarter, including 125 in the U.S., as part of its rapid “fortressing” growth strategy, which is intended to decrease delivery times and bump driver tips, according to the article. The report also noted that last year the pizza giant surpassed over 10,000 locations abroad.

Domino's U.S. same-store sales reportedly grew only 5.6 percent, falling short of the 6.9 percent increase analysts predicted. The article indicates the brand said fortressing impacted U.S. same-store sales by as much as 1.5 percent last year.

The article reports that in the fourth quarter, Domino’s earned $2.62 per share, short of the $2.69 per share expected by Wall Street, and earned $1.08 billion in net revenue, short of the expected $1.10 billion.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Domino's (company)
- growth strategy (topic)
- same store sales (topic)
- store expansion (topic)
- stock performance (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/dominos-shares-drop-9-percent-2709247). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a8e1d63f-c9b2-4676-93f4-1383bad93563).