Americana Restaurants Nine-Month Profit Jumps 60%

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Americana Restaurants International reported a significant profit surge in the nine months ending September 30, 2026, with net profit attributable to shareholders jumping 60.4% year-on-year to 814.4 million SAR. This increase was driven by both revenue growth and gross profit expansion. Revenue rose 12.9% to 7.79 billion SAR, while gross profit grew 17.5% to 4.35 billion SAR.

The company's operational profit surged 52.5% to 1.03 billion SAR, indicating efficient conversion of top-line growth into bottom-line results. The most recent quarter showed net profit of 262.3 million SAR, up 63% from the same period last year, with revenue reaching 2.67 billion SAR, a 14.4% year-on-year increase. However, sequential performance in Q3 was slightly lower than Q2 due to higher input costs and increased utility expenses.

Americana Restaurants entered Q4 2026 with positive business momentum, targeting strong mid-single-digit like-for-like sales growth, a full-year net profit margin improvement, and 120 to 130 net new store openings by year-end. The company's strategic move into Mexican-inspired quick-service restaurants through an exclusive agreement with Taco Bell represents diversification into a new quick-service restaurant category, reducing long-term concentration risk.

Investors should monitor for potential easing of geopolitical cost pressures in Q4 and the company's ability to meet its ambitious full-year guidance targets.