Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (DPZ) released its latest quarterly earnings on Monday, April 27. The restaurant chain reported quarterly revenue that missed expectations, causing its stock to fall by more than 8% following the release of the report.

Revenue came in at $1.15 billion in the first quarter, missing analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion. This was up 3.5% from revenue of $1.11 billion reported during the same quarter last year.

“Q1 2026 represented another quarter of positive order count and market share growth for Domino's in the U.S.,” said Domino’s CEO, Russell Weiner. “In an intensifying macro and competitive environment, our scale advantage and best-in-class store level profitability uniquely position Domino's in the QSR Pizza category to sustain the value and innovation customers demand. My belief that we can continue to outperform our competition and take meaningful share in 2026 and beyond remains as strong as it has ever been.”

Domino’s reported net income of $139.8 million or $4.13 per adjusted share. This was down from $149.7 million in net income or $4.33 per adjusted share last year at this time.

The pizza company reported an increase in retail sales across its global operations with 2.8% growth in U.S. stores and 4.0% growth in its international stores. The company’s domestic same store sales increased by 0.9%, domestic company-owned store sales increased 1.5% and domestic franchise store sales also rose by 0.8% for the quarter. Internationally, same-store sales decreased by 0.4% from the year prior. The company ended the first quarter with 22,322 stores in total, following 233 total store openings and 53 store closures during the period. Domino’s declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.99 per share payable on June 30, 2026, to the stockholders of record on June 15, 2026.

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (DPZ) shares ended the week at $337.77, down 1% for the week.

Coca-Cola Reports Earnings

Coca-Cola Company (KO) reported its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 28. After reporting an increase in revenue and earnings for the quarter, shares of the company rose 5% after the release.

Coca-Cola posted net revenue of $12.47 billion. This was up 12% from $11.13 billion in revenue reported at the same time last year and above Wall Street’s expectation of $12.24 billion.

“We have had a strong start to the year,” said Coca-Cola CEO, Henrique Braun. “Our performance this quarter reflects our unwavering focus on staying close to the consumer, executing locally and managing complexity. Yet there is so much more we can do as we navigate a dynamic environment. Our team is motivated by the opportunity to build on the company’s great foundation.”

Coca-Cola’s net income for the quarter reached $3.92 billion or $0.91 per adjusted share for the quarter. This was up 18% from $3.33 billion or $0.77 per adjusted share in the same quarter last year.

The iconic Atlanta-based beverage company reported growth of 3% in its consolidated unit case volume for the first quarter attributable to growth in China, the U.S. and India. The performance of the sparkling soft drinks segment, which includes the company’s Trademark Coca-Cola segment, rose by 2% for the quarter. The company’s water, sports, coffee and tea segment increased by 5%. The Coca-Cola Zero Sugar segment grew by 13% for the quarter. For fiscal 2026, the company reaffirmed that it expects to deliver organic revenue growth of 4% to 5%.

Coca-Cola Company (KO) shares closed at $78.58, up 2% for the week.

Starbucks Brews Earnings

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) reported its second quarter financial results on Tuesday, April 28. The coffeehouse chain beat revenue expectations for the quarter, resulting in shares rising by over 5% following the release of the report.

The company reported second quarter net revenue of $9.53 billion, up almost 9% from $8.76 billion in revenue reported in the same quarter last year. This surpassed analysts’ expected revenue of $9.2 billion.

“Our second quarter marked the turn in our turnaround as our Back to Starbucks plan drove both top and bottom line growth,” commented Starbucks CEO, Brian Niccol. “This is the Starbucks our customers deserve and the Starbucks we believe will deliver long-term growth and value for our partners and shareholders as we execute consistently, at-scale.”

Starbucks reported net income of $510.9 million for the quarter or $0.45 per adjusted share. This was up from $384.2 million or $0.34 per adjusted share in the same quarter last year.

Starbucks opened and closed 11 net stores in the second quarter and ended the period with 41,129 stores in total. Comparable sales in North America rose by 7.1%, primarily attributed to an increase in comparable transactions and higher average ticket prices. International comparable sales increased by 2.6%, which was attributed to an increase in comparable transactions. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share. The cash dividend will be due to the stockholders of record on May 15, 2026, with an anticipated payment date of May 29, 2026.

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) shares ended the week at $105.90, up 7% for the week.

The Dow started the week of 4/27 at 49,112 and closed at 49,499 on 5/1. The S&P 500 started the week at 7,153 and closed at 7,230 The NASDAQ started the week at 24,800 and closed at 25,114.

U.S. Treasury yields rose early in the week as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s policy update on interest rates. Yields moved lower toward the end of the week as the latest employment data showed lower than expected jobless claims.

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced an 8-4 vote in favor of keeping interest rates in the range of 3.50% to 3.75%. This marks the first time since October 1992 that there have been four dissents of any type. Although the majority agreed to maintain the current rates, three Fed officials who agreed with the rate hold did not concur with including language indicating that the Fed is leaning towards future rate cuts. 

“The best thing we can do is to use our tools to guide inflation back down to 2%,” said Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell. “I think trying to get there really quickly could be very costly in terms of job loss and things like that, but we try to get there over time in a way that does the least damage possible and our commitment to that is never-ending and unshakable.”

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield opened the week of April 27 at 4.31% and traded as high as 4.44% on Wednesday. The 30-year Treasury bond opened the week at 4.91% and traded as high as 5.03% on Thursday.

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment decreased by 26,000 to 189,000 for the week ending April 25, lower than economists’ expectations of 214,000 claims. Continuing claims decreased by 23,000 to 1.79 million.

"There is nothing to worry about in this report. YET!," wrote lead chief economist at High Frequency Economics, Carl Weinberg. "At some point, elevated energy costs and prices for materials will cause firms to lay off marginal workers to protect profit margins."

The 10-year Treasury note yield finished the week of 4/27 at 4.38% while the 30-year Treasury note yield finished the week at 4.96%.

Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey on Thursday, April 30. The survey showed mortgage rates increasing slightly following the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady.

This week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 6.30%, up from last week’s average of 6.23%. Last year at this time, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 6.76%.

The 15-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 5.64% this week, up from last week’s 5.58%. During the same week last year, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 5.92%.

“The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.30% this week,” said chief economist at Freddie Mac, Sam Khater. “As rates had modestly declined the last few weeks, purchase demand has accelerated with purchase applications rising to over 20% above a year ago. It is clear that purchase demand continues to hold up as prospective buyers react to both modestly lower rates and more inventory to choose from than the last few years.”

Based on published national averages, the savings rate was 0.38% as of 4/20. The one-year CD averaged 1.53%.

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