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Employees: 3,900
Size Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Restaurants) with a market value of $333M, the 3024th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $27.38 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 52.2%, against +1.5% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.5%); the operating margin is -0.9% (peer median 5.4%).
Valuation It trades at 275.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.2× (2nd most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 9.9 points below its cost of capital (9.3% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 15.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $319M | $283M | $238M | $187M | $141M |
| Revenue growth | — | +19% | +27% | +33% | — |
| Gross profit | $35.5M | $33.0M | $29.1M | $28.4M | $21.5M |
| EBITDA | $13.8M | $11.6M | $7.29M | $8.16M | $8.05M |
| Net income | -$2.08M | -$1.90M | -$8.80M | $1.50M | -$764,000 |
| Free cash flow | -$25.0M | -$21.5M | -$28.6M | -$21.0M | -$3.07M |
| Capital expenditure | $54.9M | $48.3M | $44.5M | $40.8M | $27.7M |
| Total debt | $208M | $171M | $142M | $120M | $90.8M |
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| Measure | KRUS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -31.4% | -0.9% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -52.2% | +1.5% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -66.1% | -17.3% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.4% | +5.5% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -0.9% | 5.4% | lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 275.2× | 14.2× | 2nd most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -9.9 pp | +2.4 pp | lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.9× | 0.8× | most indebted of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kura Sushi USA KRUS | United States | $333M | -52% | +18% | -1% | 275.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Green Tea 6831.HK | Hong Kong | $332M | -59% | +24% | 13% | 3.7× | -21.0% | +24.0% |
| Nordrest NREST.ST | Sweden | $334M | -24% | +34% | 8% | 14.2× | -8.2% | +28.2% |
| Genki Global Dining Concepts 9828.T | Japan | $336M | +8% | +29% | 5% | 13.8× | 2.3% | +14.0% |
| ATOM 7412.T | Japan | $353M | -56% | -10% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Xiao Noodles Catering Management 2408.HK | Hong Kong | $354M | -7% | +41% | 10% | 12.9× | -7.3% | +53.5% |
| Kimly 1D0.SI | Singapore | $361M | -11% | +1% | 14% | 10.6× | -7.9% | +8.9% |
| Bafang Yunji International 2753.TW | Taiwan | $371M | -1% | +7% | 13% | 12.6× | -7.6% | +11.1% |
| Fujio Food 2752.T | Japan | $372M | +4% | +2% | 2% | 951.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Ringer Hut 8200.T | Japan | $392M | +9% | +2% | 4% | n/a | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| China Quanjude (Group) 002186.SZ | China | $416M | -15% | -4% | 0% | n/a | 16.4% | +9.9% |
| Kisoji 8160.T | Japan | $438M | +6% | +2% | 5% | 32.9× | 4.4% | +11.9% |
| Sligro Food SLIGR.AS | Netherlands | $444M | -28% | -4% | 1% | 25.2× | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| El Pollo Loco LOCO | United States | $453M | +6% | +4% | 10% | 14.4× | 3.2% | +2.8% |
| Dine Brands Global DIN | United States | $454M | +26% | +8% | 14% | 7.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Cafe de Coral 0341.HK | Hong Kong | $464M | +61% | -4% | 4% | 14.7× | -9.1% | +4.0% |
| Tongqinglou Catering 605108.SS | China | $473M | -24% | +4% | 6% | 30.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Srs 8163.T | Japan | $474M | +53% | +10% | 4% | 43.0× | 9.6% | +11.8% |
| OOTOYA 2705.T | Japan | $477M | +53% | +18% | 6% | n/a | 10.0% | +18.1% |
| Feastogether 7883.TWO | Taiwan | $479M | -9% | +10% | 9% | n/a | -0.2% | +27.9% |
| Hyundai Green Food 453340.KS | South Korea | $482M | +22% | +7% | 5% | 6.2× | -18.0% | +6.6% |