Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) scores 1.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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The Quality Score for DNUT stands at 1.4 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Krispy Kreme, Inc. in the low quality band. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. It rolls Krispy Kreme, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Every other company among the 71 Consumer Staples companies scores higher, which puts Krispy Kreme, Inc. at the very bottom of the group. The median across the group is 5.8, and the top quarter begins at 6.8, so Krispy Kreme, Inc. is well below the typical company here.
On profitability, Krispy Kreme, Inc. scores 0.8, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.7 across 71 Consumer Staples companies, which places it well below them, at the 1st percentile. A low reading here is the first thing to explain: it is the pillar most closely tied to whether the business creates value at all.
Solvency scores 1.2 out of 10, which reads as weak. Every other company in the group scores higher here, against a median of 6.9 across 65 Consumer Staples companies. Stretched leverage narrows the options open to management, since cash that services debt is cash that cannot be reinvested.
Growth has no score for Krispy Kreme, Inc. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median growth score across 67 Consumer Staples companies is 4.0. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
On efficiency, Krispy Kreme, Inc. scores 2.0, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 6.7 across 68 Consumer Staples companies, which places it well below them, at the 3rd percentile. Poor conversion of assets and earnings into cash can come from heavy investment phases, and it matters whether that investment is paying off.
Krispy Kreme, Inc.’s predictability score is 1.9 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 6.1 among 71 Consumer Staples companies, that is well below the group and the 3rd percentile. Weak predictability means revenue or earnings have swung widely from year to year, so any single year’s figures are a less reliable guide.
The five readings are evenly matched. The best, efficiency at 2.0, is just 1.2 points above the weakest, profitability at 0.8, so no single pillar is carrying the score. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Of everything that could lift Krispy Kreme, Inc.’s score, solvency matters most. Bringing it up to the 6.9 median of Consumer Staples companies would take the overall from 1.4 to roughly 2.8. With one pillar unscored, the overall rests on 80 of the 100 weight points, spread across the four pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Staples companies below are nearest to Krispy Kreme, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Krispy Kreme, Inc. scores 1.4 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Krispy Kreme, Inc. ranks at the 0th percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Krispy Kreme, Inc.’s 1.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for DNUT are in the app.
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