Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
For the period ended Mar 28, 2026. Filed Jun 11, 2026.
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Mar 28, 2026 · Filed Jun 11, 2026
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Note
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Fiscal Year
The Company operates and reports financial information on a 52- or 53-week year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December and fiscal quarters ending on the 13th Saturday of each quarter (or 14th Saturday when applicable with respect to the fourth fiscal quarter). The three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 each consisted of 13 weeks.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for the fair statement of the results of operations, balance sheet, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity for the interim periods presented. The adjustments include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated balance sheet at December 27, 2025 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the financial statements included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 19, 2026 (the “Annual Report”).
On February 24, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. Car Wash business to Express Wash Operations, LLC dba Whistle Express Car Wash. On April 10, 2025, the Company completed the sale of the U.S. Car Wash business. On November 27, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its International Car Wash (“ICW”) business to Neptune Acquisition Bidco Limited. On January 27, 2026, the Company completed the sale of the ICW business. The net assets and operations of each disposal group met the criteria to be classified as “discontinued operations” and are reported as such in all periods presented unless otherwise noted.
The consolidated statements of cash flows include cash flows from discontinued operations. Refer to Note 12 for more information regarding discontinued operations.
Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements
During preparation of the year-end 2025 consolidated financial statements, certain errors were identified in the previously issued consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 (“fiscal year 2024”) and the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023 (“fiscal year 2023”) contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K”), and in the previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements for each of the quarterly and year-to-date periods within fiscal year 2024 as well as the quarterly and year-to-date periods for the periods ended September 27, 2025, June 28, 2025 and March 29, 2025 contained in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and concluded that such financial statements should not be relied upon and required restatement. Refer to Note 3 for additional information.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant items that are subject to estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill, income taxes, allowances for credit losses, valuation of derivatives, self-insurance claims, and share-based compensation. The Company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis and may employ outside experts to assist in its evaluations. Changes in such estimates, based on historical experience, current conditions, and various other additional information, may affect amounts reported in future periods. Actual results could differ due to uncertainty inherent in the nature of these estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities are categorized, based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Observable market data, when available, is required to be used in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; or
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
The Company estimates the fair value of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, inventory, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The held to maturity notes receivable carrying values approximate fair value using interest rates that approximate market rates for agreements with similar maturities and credit quality.
The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency derivative instruments is derived from valuation models, which use Level 2 observable inputs such as quoted market prices, interest rates, and forward yield curves. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on Level 2 inputs using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and contractual terms of the debt agreements.
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025 are summarized as follows:
| Items Measured at Fair Value at March 28, 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total |
| Derivative assets, recorded in other assets | $— | $4,397 | $4,397 |
| Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities | — | 101 | 101 |
| Items Measured at Fair Value at December 27, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total |
| Derivative assets, recorded in other assets | $— | $4,313 | $4,313 |
| Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities | — | 5,732 | 5,732 |
The carrying value and estimated fair value of total long-term debt were as follows:
| March 28, 2026 | December 27, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Carrying Value | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Value | Estimated Fair Value |
| Long-term debt | $1,711,450 | $1,580,340 | $2,188,435 | $2,151,705 |
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets(“ASU 2025-05”). This ASU provides a practical expedient permitting entities to assume current conditions (as of the last balance sheet date) remain unchanged over the remaining life of current accounts receivable and current contract assets. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company adopted ASU 2025-05 effective December 28, 2025 on a prospective basis and elected the practical expedient. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expensesand in January 2025, the FASB subsequently issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date, which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. ASU 2024-03 includes amendments that require entities to bifurcate specified expense line items on the income statement into underlying components, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depletion, as applicable. Qualitative descriptions of the remaining components are required. These enhanced disclosures are required for both interim and annual periods. Selling expenses must also be separately disclosed for both interim and annual periods, along with an annual qualitative description of the composition of selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for the annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with the option to early adopt at any time prior to the effective date and should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The amendments in this update improve the operability of the guidance by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3—Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements
On February 23, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, after consultation with the Company’s management, concluded there were material errors in the previously issued consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2023 contained in the 2024 Form 10-K, and in the previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements for each of the quarterly and year-to-date periods within fiscal year 2024 as well as the quarterly and year-to-date periods for the periods ended September 27, 2025, June 28, 2025 and March 29, 2025 contained in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and concluded that such financial statements should not be relied upon and required restatement (the “Restatement”). Such restated annual financial statements and restated interim financial information were included within the Annual Report. The Company has restated all previously reported amounts within the accompanying consolidated financial statements, footnote disclosures, and other financial information that were impacted by the Restatement.
This Note describes the nature of the Restatement and shows the impact of the Restatement on each financial statement line item and the effects of these errors on the consolidated statement of operations, consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 29, 2025.
As discussed in Note 12, on February 24, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. Car Wash business and on April 10, 2025, the Company completed the sale. The net assets and operations of the U.S. Car Wash disposal group met the criteria to be classified as “discontinued operations” in the first quarter of 2025. As further discussed in Note 12, on November 27, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its ICW business and on January 27, 2026, the Company completed the sale of the ICW business. The net assets and operations of the ICW disposal group met the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations beginning in the fourth quarter of 2025. As the ICW business was not previously presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the effects of the prior period errors and the recast of the ICW business as discontinued operations on the consolidated financial statements are reflected below. The Company has presented below a reconciliation from the previously reported to the restated amounts and further presented a reconciliation from the restated amounts to the restated and recast consolidated financial statements reflecting discontinued operations.
The Company restated its consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 29, 2025, among other periods as previously disclosed. Below is an overview of the restatement adjustments and their impact on the consolidated financial statements reported herein.
Cash adjustments: The Company identified unreconciled and aged differences between the general ledger cash balance and bank statements in prior years resulting in overstatement of cash primarily related to period prior to the three months ended March 29, 2025. The impact of the errors affect the opening and closing cash balances on the statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 29, 2025 by $28 million and $30 million, respectively.
Other adjustments: The Company has calculated the tax impact of the errors and has also identified other immaterial errors, including the effect on the respective period of items originating in earlier periods as disclosed in the Annual Report, which have been reflected in the tables below.
The impact of the correction of the errors discussed above on the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 29, 2025 is as follows:
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 29, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | As Previously Reported | Restatement Impacts | As Restated | Discontinued Operations Reclassification Impacts | As Restated and Recast |
| Net revenue: | |||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | $44,710 | $— | $44,710 | $— | $44,710 |
| Company-operated store sales | 314,131 | — | 314,131 | — | 314,131 |
| Independently-operated store sales | 66,640 | — | 66,640 | (66,640) | — |
| Advertising contributions | 25,325 | — | 25,325 | — | 25,325 |
| Supply and other revenue | 65,357 | (525) | 64,832 | (1,386) | 63,446 |
| Total net revenue | 516,163 | (525) | 515,638 | (68,026) | 447,612 |
| Operating expenses: | |||||
| Company-operated store expenses | 181,866 | 5,257 | 187,123 | — | 187,123 |
| Independently-operated store expenses | 36,475 | 12 | 36,487 | (36,487) | — |
| Advertising expenses | 25,325 | — | 25,325 | — | 25,325 |
| Supply and other expenses | 35,028 | 1,324 | 36,352 | (915) | 35,437 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 143,052 | (10,199) | 132,853 | (8,194) | 124,659 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 33,152 | 389 | 33,541 | (13,230) | 20,311 |
| Total operating expenses | 454,898 | (3,217) | 451,681 | (58,826) | 392,855 |
| Operating income | 61,265 | 2,692 | 63,957 | (9,200) | 54,757 |
| Other expenses, net: | |||||
| Interest expense, net | 36,534 | (128) | 36,406 | (140) | 36,266 |
| Foreign currency transaction loss (gain), net | 210 | (681) | (471) | — | (471) |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other expenses, net | 36,744 | (809) | 35,935 | (140) | 35,795 |
| Income before taxes from continuing operations | 24,521 | 3,501 | 28,022 | (9,060) | 18,962 |
| Income tax expense | 7,031 | 992 | 8,023 | (2,569) | 5,454 |
| Net income from continuing operations | $17,490 | $2,509 | $19,999 | $(6,491) | $13,508 |
| Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (11,984) | 1,911 | (10,073) | 6,491 | (3,582) |
| Net income | $5,506 | $4,420 | $9,926 | $— | $9,926 |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share: | |||||
| Continuing Operations | $0.11 | $0.01 | $0.12 | $(0.04) | $0.08 |
| Discontinued Operations | (0.07) | 0.01 | (0.06) | 0.04 | (0.02) |
| Net basic earnings per share | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $— | $0.06 |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share: | |||||
| Continuing Operations | $0.11 | $0.01 | $0.12 | $(0.04) | $0.08 |
| Discontinued Operations | (0.07) | 0.01 | (0.06) | 0.04 | (0.02) |
| Net diluted earnings per share | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $— | $0.06 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding | |||||
| Basic | 160,568 | — | 160,568 | — | 160,568 |
| Diluted | 161,818 | — | 161,818 | — | 161,818 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 29, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | As Previously Reported | Restatement Impacts | As Restated |
| Net income | $5,506 | $4,420 | $9,926 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 20,758 | (2,746) | 18,012 |
| Unrealized loss from cash flow hedges, net of tax | (94) | (440) | (534) |
| Actuarial gain of defined pension plan, net of tax | 5 | — | 5 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net | 20,669 | (3,186) | 17,483 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. | $26,175 | $1,234 | $27,409 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 29, 2025 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Previously Reported · Restatement Impacts · As Restated | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share amounts) · Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share | — | $— | — | $— | — | $— | ||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | ||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | 163,842,248 | $1,638 | — | $— | 163,842,248 | $1,638 | ||
| Stock issued relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 44,693 | 1 | — | — | 44,693 | 1 | ||
| Shares issued for exercise/vesting of share-based compensation awards | 393,284 | 4 | — | — | 393,284 | 4 | ||
| Forfeiture of restricted stock awards | (5,608) | — | — | — | (5,608) | — | ||
| Balance at end of period | 164,274,617 | $1,643 | — | $— | 164,274,617 | $1,643 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $1,699,851 | $7,722 | $1,707,573 | |||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 11,788 | 522 | 12,310 | |||||
| Stock issued relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 523 | — | 523 | |||||
| Tax obligations for share-based compensation | (2,582) | — | (2,582) | |||||
| Balance at end of period | $1,709,580 | $8,244 | $1,717,824 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | ||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $(1,002,583) | $(90,787) | $(1,093,370) | |||||
| Net income | 5,506 | 4,420 | 9,926 | |||||
| Balance at end of period | $(997,077) | $(86,367) | $(1,083,444) | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $(91,572) | $19,501 | $(72,071) | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 20,669 | (3,186) | 17,483 | |||||
| Balance at end of period | $(70,903) | $16,315 | $(54,588) | |||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | $643,243 | $(61,808) | $581,435 | |||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 29, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | As Previously Reported | Restatement Impacts | As Restated |
| Net income | $5,506 | $4,420 | $9,926 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 35,355 | 389 | 35,744 |
| Share-based compensation expense | 11,788 | 522 | 12,310 |
| Gain on foreign denominated transactions | (132) | (241) | (373) |
| Loss on foreign currency derivatives | 342 | (440) | (98) |
| Loss on sale and disposal of businesses, fixed assets, and sale leaseback transactions | 12,933 | (6,382) | 6,551 |
| Reclassification of interest rate hedge to income | (514) | — | (514) |
| Bad debt expense | 4,510 | (28) | 4,482 |
| Asset impairment charges and lease terminations | 5,813 | 4,169 | 9,982 |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts | 3,089 | — | 3,089 |
| Amortization of cloud computing | 1,881 | — | 1,881 |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 4,540 | 1,632 | 6,172 |
| Other, net | (6,985) | (4,120) | (11,105) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | |||
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | (26,449) | (976) | (27,425) |
| Inventory | 3,310 | (2,224) | 1,086 |
| Prepaid and other assets | (5,079) | 1,323 | (3,756) |
| Advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted | (4,091) | — | (4,091) |
| Other assets | (2,584) | 2,534 | (50) |
| Deferred commissions | 69 | — | 69 |
| Deferred revenue | (255) | 230 | (25) |
| Accounts payable | 20,847 | 2,125 | 22,972 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 18,122 | (1,704) | 16,418 |
| Income tax receivable | (6,885) | (26) | (6,911) |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 75,131 | 1,203 | 76,334 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Capital expenditures | (56,227) | (11,537) | (67,764) |
| Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions | 8,696 | — | 8,696 |
| Proceeds from sale or disposal of businesses and fixed assets, net of cash sold | 3,519 | 8,813 | 12,332 |
| Cash used in investing activities | (44,012) | (2,724) | (46,736) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Payment of debt extinguishment and issuance costs | (1,414) | — | (1,414) |
| Repayment of long-term debt | (32,418) | — | (32,418) |
| Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and short-term debt | 33,000 | — | 33,000 |
| Repayment of revolving lines of credit and short-term debt | (43,000) | — | (43,000) |
| Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liability | (1,353) | (664) | (2,017) |
| Tax obligations for share-based compensation | (2,582) | — | (2,582) |
| Cash used in financing activities | (47,767) | (664) | (48,431) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 1,549 | — | 1,549 |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted | (15,099) | (2,185) | (17,284) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 169,954 | (28,144) | 141,810 |
| Cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period | 38,930 | — | 38,930 |
| Restricted cash, beginning of period | 358 | — | 358 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period | 209,242 | (28,144) | 181,098 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 155,584 | (30,329) | 125,255 |
| Cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period | 38,227 | — | 38,227 |
| Restricted cash, end of period | 332 | — | 332 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period | $194,143 | $(30,329) | $163,814 |
| Supplemental cash flow disclosures - non-cash items: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital expenditures included in accrued expenses and other liabilities | $8,092 | $2,168 | $10,260 |
| Supplemental cash flow disclosures - U.S. Car Wash: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | $2,203 | $— | $2,203 |
| Capital expenditures | 2,948 | 1,709 | 4,657 |
| Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 7,535 | — | 7,535 |
| Asset impairment | 553 | (77) | 476 |
| Supplemental cash flow disclosures - International Car Wash: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | $13,230 | $— | $13,230 |
| Capital expenditures | 8,185 | — | 8,185 |
| Loss on sale or disposal of assets | (306) | — | (306) |
| Asset impairment | 65 | — | 65 |
Note 4—Segment Information
In the fourth quarter of 2025, as a result of the announcement of the sale of ICW and the related results reflected within discontinued operations, the Company re-evaluated its operating segments, which resulted in a change to the reportable segments. As of the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company has the following reportable segments: Take 5, Franchise Brands, and Auto Glass Now.
The Take 5 segment is primarily composed of Take 5 Oil. Take 5 Oil services a combination of retail and commercial customers, such as fleet operators. Take 5 Oil’s services include oil changes as well as certain as-needed automotive maintenance enhancements, including differential fluid exchanges, coolant services and air and cabin filters. The Take 5 segment also includes supply and other revenue and franchise royalties and fees.
The Franchise Brands segment is primarily composed of the Company’s portfolio of franchise brands, which include: Meineke, Maaco, CARSTAR, ABRA, Fix Auto, 1-800 Radiator, Uniban, Automotive Training Institute (“ATI”), along with other smaller brands and services for retail, commercial, and insurance customers. The Franchise Brands segment also includes supply and other revenue, and company-operated store sales.
The Auto Glass Now segment provides auto glass repair, replacement, and calibration services to commercial, retail, and insurance customers within the U.S, as well as third party administration and claims management services to commercial and insurance customers within the U.S. The Auto Glass Now segment derives substantially all of its revenue from company-operated store sales.
The consolidated financial results include “Corporate and Other” activity. Advertising fund contribution revenue and related costs as well as shared service costs, which are related to finance, information technology, human resources, legal, supply chain, and other support services are recorded within Corporate and Other. Corporate and Other activity includes the adjustments necessary to eliminate certain intercompany transactions, namely supply sales fulfilled by the Take 5 segment to the Franchise Brands segment as well as discrete activity associated with the U.S. Car Wash business that was not classified as discontinued operations.
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates segment performance and allocates resources, including capital expenditures and variable compensation, to each segment primarily as part of the annual budget process based on Adjusted EBITDA. The CODM reviews budget-to-actual results to assess performance and adjust resource allocations as necessary. The CODM routinely reviews revenue and Adjusted EDITDA segment results.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest expense, net, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization, with further amounts related to acquisition related costs, cloud computing amortization, share-based compensation, loss on debt extinguishment, foreign currency transaction related gains or losses, and certain non-recurring, non-core, infrequent or unusual charges. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of the operating performance of the Company’s segments and may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. Other segment items primarily include, but are not limited to, payroll and payroll-related costs, costs of inventory and supplies, utilities, and rent expense as well as marketing costs associated with non-franchised businesses within the reportable segments. No asset information has been provided for these reportable segments as the CODM does not regularly review asset information by reportable segment.
Certain information within the tables below has been revised to conform to current year presentation to reflect financial results for continuing operations and segment changes.
Segment results for the three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 28, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Take 5 | Franchise Brands | Auto Glass Now | Total |
| Franchise royalties and fees | $10,721 | $36,542 | $— | $47,263 |
| Company-operated store sales | 271,712 | 2,514 | 62,906 | 337,132 |
| Supply and other revenue | 40,778 | 30,331 | 151 | 71,260 |
| Total segment net revenue | $323,211 | $69,387 | $63,057 | $455,655 |
| Corporate and Other revenue | 28,786 | |||
| Total consolidated net revenue | $484,441 | |||
| Other segment items | 213,739 | 28,030 | 57,123 | |
| Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA | $109,472 | $41,357 | $5,934 | $156,763 |
| Less: | ||||
| Corporate and Other loss | 52,691 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 21,331 | |||
| Interest expense, net | 23,452 | |||
| Acquisition related costs(a) | 170 | |||
| Non-core items and project costs, net(b) | 2,492 | |||
| Cloud computing amortization(c) | 5,185 | |||
| Share-based compensation expense(d) | 6,348 | |||
| Foreign currency transaction loss, net(e) | 8,930 | |||
| Impairment, (gain) loss on sale of assets, net, and closed store expenses(f) | 1,106 | |||
| Loss on debt extinguishment(g) | 1,820 | |||
| Income before taxes from continuing operations | $33,238 | |||
| Three Months Ended March 29, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Restated | |||||
| (in thousands) · Take 5 · Franchise Brands · Auto Glass Now · Total | |||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | $8,357 | $36,353 | $— | $44,710 | |
| Company-operated store sales | 250,800 | 3,992 | 59,339 | 314,131 | |
| Supply and other revenue | 35,628 | 29,470 | 1 | 65,099 | |
| Total segment net revenue | $294,785 | $69,815 | $59,340 | $423,940 | |
| Corporate and Other revenue | 23,672 | ||||
| Total consolidated net revenue | $447,612 | ||||
| Other segment items | 198,390 | 26,935 | 54,023 | ||
| Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA | $96,395 | $42,880 | $5,317 | $144,592 | |
| Less: | |||||
| Corporate and Other loss | 42,264 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,311 | ||||
| Interest expense, net | 36,266 | ||||
| Acquisition related costs(a) | 15 | ||||
| Non-core items and project costs, net(b) | 3,210 | ||||
| Cloud computing amortization(c) | 1,881 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense(d) | 12,260 | ||||
| Foreign currency transaction gain, net(e) | (471) | ||||
| Impairment, (gain) loss on sale of assets, net, and closed store expenses(f) | 9,894 | ||||
| Income before taxes from continuing operations | $18,962 | ||||
(a)Consists of acquisition costs as reflected within the consolidated statements of operations, including legal, consulting and other fees, and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions completed during the applicable period, as well as inventory rationalization expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions. As acquisitions occur in the future, we expect to incur similar costs and, under U.S. GAAP, such costs relating to acquisitions are expensed as incurred and not capitalized.
(b)Consists of discrete items and project costs, including third-party professional costs associated with strategic transformation initiatives as well as non-recurring payroll-related costs and non-ordinary course legal settlements.
(c)Includes non-cash amortization expenses relating to cloud computing arrangements.
(d)Represents non-cash share-based compensation expense.
(e)Represents foreign currency transaction (gains) losses, net that primarily related to the remeasurement of the intercompany loans as well as gains and losses on cross-currency swaps.
(f)Consists of the following items (i) asset impairments, (ii) (gains) losses, net on sale leasebacks, disposal of assets, including assets held for sale, or sale of business; and (iii) closed store expenses. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the Seller Note.
(g)Represents charges incurred related to the Company’s partial repayment of the 2020-1 Senior Notes and full repayment of the 2019-2 Senior Notes.
Note 5—Assets Held For Sale
The changes in assets held for sale for the three months ended March 28, 2026 were as follows:
| (in thousands) | |
|---|---|
| Balance at December 27, 2025 | $31,233 |
| Additions | 3,221 |
| Sales and disposals | (2,800) |
| Balance at March 28, 2026 | $31,654 |
The changes in assets held for sale for the three months ended March 29, 2025 were as follows:
| (in thousands) | As Restated |
|---|---|
| Balance at December 28, 2024 | $79,090 |
| Additions | 509 |
| Changes in fair value | (4,169) |
| Sales and disposals | (3,264) |
| Balance at March 29, 2025 | $72,166 |
During the three months ended March 28, 2026, one location was determined to meet the criteria for held for sale resulting in additions of $3 million within assets held for sale. During the three months ended March 29, 2025, the Company continued to enhance properties included within held for sale resulting in additions to assets held for sale. The Company evaluated the fair value for all assets included within assets held for sale and determined that there were no material changes in fair value during the three months ended March 28, 2026. A loss of $4 million was identified during the three months ended March 29, 2025 resulting from changes in fair value, which was recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. In addition, the sale ofone location andtwo locations during the three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively, resulted in immaterial net losses in both periods. The Company will continue to evaluate the fair value of assets held for sale, which may result in additional net losses upon sale based on unfavorable market conditions or other economic factors in the future.
Note 6—Long-Term Debt
Our long-term debt obligations consist of the following:
| (in thousands) | March 28,2026 | December 27,2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | $— | $251,508 |
| Series 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | 80,894 | 161,331 |
| Series 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | 415,923 | 417,048 |
| Series 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | 419,216 | 420,341 |
| Series 2024-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | 270,188 | 270,875 |
| Series 2025-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 | 497,500 | 498,750 |
| Revolving Credit Facility | — | 140,000 |
| Other debt (a) | 27,729 | 28,582 |
| Total debt | 1,711,450 | 2,188,435 |
| Less: debt issuance costs | (25,251) | (28,961) |
| Less: current portion of long-term debt | (25,363) | (276,691) |
| Total long-term debt, net | $1,660,836 | $1,882,783 |
(a)Amount primarily consists of finance lease obligations. See Note 7.
Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes
In September 2019, Driven Brands Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”) issued $275 million Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Secured Notes (the “2019-2 Senior Notes”), which bore a fixed interest rate of 3.981% per annum. The 2019-2 Senior Notes had a final legal maturity date in October 2049 and an anticipated repayment date in October 2026. The 2019-2 Senior Notes were secured by substantially all assets of the Issuer and were guaranteed by Driven Funding HoldCo, LLC and subsidiaries
(the “US Securitization Entities”). The Company capitalized $6 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2019-2 Senior Notes at the time of issuance. The 2019-2 Senior Notes were fully repaid as of January 2026 primarily from proceeds received through the sale of the ICW business and the Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of less than $1 million on the consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 28, 2026.
Series 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes
In July 2020, the Issuer and Driven Brands Canada Funding Corporation (the “Canadian Co-Issuer,” and together, with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), each wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company, issued $175 million 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2020-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.786% per annum. The 2020-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in July 2050 and an anticipated repayment date in July 2027. The 2020-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-Issuers and are guaranteed by the Canadian Co-Issuer and various subsidiaries of the Canadian Co-Issuer. The Company capitalized $11 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2020-1 Senior Notes at the time of issuance. In January 2026, the Company repaid $80 million of the 2020-1 Senior Notes utilizing proceeds from the sale of ICW and recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $1 million on the consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 28, 2026.
Series 2024-1 Variable Funding Securitization Senior Notes
In July 2024, the Co-Issuers issued Series 2024-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1 (the “2024 VFN”) in the revolving amount of $400 million. The 2024 VFN have a final legal maturity date in October 2054. The commitment under the 2024 VFN is set to expire in October 2029, with the option oftwo one-year extensions. The 2024 VFN are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-Issuers and are guaranteed by the Co-Issuers and each of their respective subsidiaries. Borrowings incur interest at the Base Rate plus an applicable margin or SOFR plus an applicable margin. As of March 28, 2026, there wereno amounts outstanding under the 2024 VFN and $22 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduced the borrowing availability under the 2024 VFN.
In March 2026, the Co-Issuers entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 20, 2025 (the “Base Indenture”). Amendment No. 1 amended the Base Indenture to extend the deadlines for certain deliverables and to clarify certain other requirements following the occurrence of a re-issuance restatement of the Co-Issuers’ financial statements. On April 22, 2026, the Co-Issuers received a waiver under the Base Indenture, extending the deadline to deliver the annual financial statements for various parties to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture for fiscal year 2025 to June 10, 2026, and the deadline for the delivery of the quarterly financial statements for the period ended March 28, 2026 to 45 days following the delivery of the annual financial statements for fiscal year 2025.
Credit Agreement
Revolving Credit Facility
In May 2021, Driven Holdings, LLC, (the “Borrower”) a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a credit agreement to secure a revolving line of credit with a group of financial institutions (“Revolving Credit Facility”), which provides for an aggregate amount of up to $300 million, and had a maturity date in May 2026 (“Credit Agreement”). In February 2025, the Borrower entered into an amendment extending the Credit Agreement maturity date to February 2030, subject to certain conditions. Borrowings will incur interest at a rate equal to SOFR plus an applicable term adjustment between 2.00% and 2.25%. The Revolving Credit Facility also includes periodic commitment fees based on the available unused balance and a quarterly administrative fee.
The Company utilized proceeds from the sale of ICW in January 2026 to repay $140 million of the Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 28, 2026, the Company had $7 million of outstanding letters of credit and $293 million available under the Revolving Credit Facility.
In April 2026, the Company entered into an amendment that also provides for a limited waiver to the Revolving Credit Facility under the Credit Agreement by and among Driven Holdings Parent LLC, Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which (i) waives any defaults or events of default that may have existed or have arisen as a result of the Borrower notifying the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it intended to restate previously delivered financial statements for the fiscal years ending on December 30, 2023 and on December 28, 2024 and the first three fiscal quarters of the fiscal year ending on December 27, 2025, (ii) extended the deadline for the Borrower to deliver its financial statements for the fiscal year ending on December 27, 2025 (the “2025 Borrower Financial Statements”) to 165 days after such fiscal year-end (June 10, 2026), and (iii) extends the deadline for the Borrower to deliver its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending on March 28, 2026 to 45 days after the delivery of the 2025 Borrower Financial Statements, or July 3, 2026. As of the date of this filing, the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the waiver.
The Company’s debt agreements are subject to certain quantitative and qualitative covenants. As of March 28, 2026, the Co-Issuers and the Borrower were in material compliance with such covenants.
Note 7—Leases
During each of the three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, the Company sold four Take 5 properties for a total of $7 million. Concurrently with the closing of these sales, the Company entered into various operating lease agreements pursuant to which the Company leased back the properties. These lease agreements each have an initial term of 20 years and provide the Company with the option of extending the lease for up to 20 additional years. The Company does not include option periods in its determination of the lease term unless renewals are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recorded operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $5 million as of March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 related to these lease arrangements. The Company recorded gains of less than $1 million for each of the three month periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025.
Supplemental cash flow information related to the lease arrangements were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| As Restated | ||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||
| Operating cash flows used in operating leases | $20,897 | $19,301 |
| Operating cash flows used in finance leases | 732 | 307 |
| Financing cash flows used in finance leases | 1,663 | 1,286 |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligation: | ||
| Operating leases | $34,115 | $21,542 |
| Finance leases | 841 | 385 |
Note 8—Share-based Compensation
All activity and amounts reported in this footnote include both continuing and discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted. For information relating to the divestiture of the Company’s car wash businesses, refer to Note 12.
Annual equity grants, including restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock unit (“PSUs”), which have historically been awarded in the first quarter of the fiscal year, have not been awarded as of March 28, 2026. The Company granted new awards during the three months ended March 28, 2026, consisting of 13,450 RSUs. During the three months ended March 29, 2025, the Company granted 541,052 RSUs and 664,383 PSUs.
Awards are eligible to vest provided that the employee remains in continuous service on each vesting date. RSUs typically vest ratably over a period ofone tothree years from the grant date. The PSUs generally vest after athree-year performance period. The number of PSUs that vest is contingent on the Company achieving certain performance goals specified in the award agreement, typically, one goal is a performance condition and the other is a market condition. The number of PSUs that may vest range from 0% to 200% of the original target grant, based upon the level of performance. Certain awards are considered probable of meeting vesting requirements, and therefore, the Company has started recognizing expense. For both RSUs and PSUs, the award agreements generally provide that if the grantee’s continuous service terminates for any reason, the grantee will forfeit all right, title, and interest in any unvested units as of the termination date.
The fair value of the total RSUs granted during the three months ended March 28, 2026 was less than $1 million. The Company based the fair value of the RSUs on the Company’s stock price on the grant date.
The range of assumptions used for PSUs issued during the three months ended March 29, 2025 with a market condition valued using the Monte Carlo model were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |
|---|---|
| Annual dividend yield | —% |
| Expected term (years) | 2.8 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.89% |
| Expected volatility | 51.6% |
| Correlation to the index peer group | 41.4% |
The Company recorded $6 million and $12 million of share-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively, within selling, general, and administrative expenses on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Note 9—Earnings Per Share
The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| As Restated | ||
| Basic earnings per share: | ||
| Net income from continuing operations | $23,831 | $13,508 |
| Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, continuing operations | 61 | 238 |
| Net income after participating securities, continuing operations | 23,770 | 13,270 |
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 30,999 | (3,582) |
| Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, discontinued operations | 79 | — |
| Net income (loss) after participating securities, discontinued operations | 30,920 | (3,582) |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 164,156 | 160,568 |
| Continuing operations | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| Discontinued operations | 0.19 | (0.02) |
| Net basic earnings per share | $0.33 | $0.06 |
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| As Restated | ||
| Diluted earnings per share: | ||
| Net income from continuing operations | $23,831 | $13,508 |
| Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, continuing operations | 61 | 31 |
| Net income after participating securities, continuing operations | 23,770 | 13,477 |
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 30,999 | (3,582) |
| Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, discontinued operations | 79 | — |
| Net income (loss) after participating securities, discontinued operations | 30,920 | (3,582) |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 164,156 | 160,568 |
| Dilutive effect of share-based awards | 481 | 1,250 |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, as adjusted | 164,637 | 161,818 |
| Continuing operations | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| Discontinued operations | 0.19 | (0.02) |
| Net diluted earnings per share | $0.33 | $0.06 |
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In addition, the Company’s participating securities are related to certain restricted stock awards issued to Section 16 officers, which include non-forfeitable dividend rights.
The Company has performance awards that are contingent on performance conditions which have not yet been met and therefore were excluded from the computation of weighted average shares of 1,932,534 and 2,092,091 for the three months ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively.
The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding because the effect would be antidilutive:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of securities (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| Restricted stock units | 65 | 625 |
| Stock options | 1,740 | 1,743 |
| Total | 1,805 | 2,368 |
Note 10—Income Taxes
The Company’s tax provision is comprised of the most recent estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income before taxes. The tax impacts of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are recorded discretely in the interim period in which they occur.
Income tax expense was $9 million for the three months ended March 28, 2026 compared to an income tax expense of $5 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025. The effective income tax rate for both periods is greater than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to non-deductible share-based compensation and U.S. state and local income taxes.
Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to various lawsuits, administrative proceedings, audits, and claims. Some of these lawsuits purport to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. The Company is required to record an accrual for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company regularly assesses the Company’s insurance deductibles, analyzes litigation information with the Company’s attorneys, and evaluates the loss experience in connection with pending legal proceedings. The Company records its best estimate of a loss when the loss is considered probable and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. When a loss is probable and there is a range of estimated loss with no best estimate within the range, the minimum estimated liability related to the lawsuit or claim is recorded. As additional information becomes available, the potential liability and the Company’s accruals are reassessed, if necessary. Legal fees and expenses associated with the defense of all of the Company’s litigation are expensed as such fees and expenses are incurred. Because of uncertainties related to the resolution of lawsuits and claims, the ultimate outcome may differ materially from the Company’s estimates.
Genesee County Employees’ Retirement System v. Driven Brands Holdings Inc., et al. – On December 22, 2023, Genesee County Employees’ Retirement System filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the Company as well as CEO Jonathan Fitzpatrick and former CFO Tiffany Mason (the “Genesee County Individual Defendants”) alleging violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act by the Company, as well as violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act by the Genesee County Individual Defendants. The Court appointed Genesee County Employees’ Retirement System, Oakland County Employees’ Retirement System, and Oakland County Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (collectively, “Genesee County Lead Plaintiffs”), as lead plaintiffs on May 31, 2024. Genesee County Lead Plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint on October 14, 2024, which the Company and the Genesee County Individual Defendants subsequently moved to dismiss. The Court denied the motion to dismiss on February 20, 2025, and the Company and the Genesee County Individual Defendants moved on March 6, 2025 for reconsideration of the Court’s order or, in the alternative, requested that the Court certify its decision for interlocutory appeal. On October 29, 2025, the Court granted the motion for reconsideration but still denied the motion to dismiss. On November 13, 2025, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the case. On December 19, 2025, Genesee County Lead Plaintiffs filed an unopposed motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. On February 5, 2026, the Court endorsed the unopposed motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. On June 8, 2026, the Court entered a final order approving the settlement. The settlement was covered by the Company’s insurance.
Terwilliger v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On January 10, 2025, Daniel Terwilliger filed a purported derivative complaint in the Court against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members. The Terwilliger complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in Genesee complaint, namely, that the Company failed to disclose information, which allegedly resulted in material misstatements about the Company’s business and prospects in its quarterly filings, and purports to state claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty; (ii) unjust enrichment; (iii) abuse of control; (iv) gross mismanagement; (v) waste of corporate assets; and (vi) violations of Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act. On April 30 2025, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion for a stay of proceedings, pending the completion of discovery in the underlying securities class action. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
Gaiman v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On April 30, 2025, Jonathan Gaiman filed a purported derivative complaint in the Court against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members, including Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Tiffany Mason, Neal Aronson, Catherine Halligan, Chadwick Hume, Rick Puckett, Karen Stroup, Peter Swinburn, Michael Thompson, and Jose Tomás. The Gaiman complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Genesee and Terwilliger complaints, namely, that the Company failed to disclose information, which allegedly resulted in material misstatements about the Company’s business and prospects in its quarterly filings, and purports to state claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty; (ii) aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty; (iii) unjust enrichment; (iv) waste of corporate assets; (v) violations of Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act; and (vi) violations of Sections 14(a) and Rule 14a-9 of the Exchange Act. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
On May 20, 2025, the Court granted the Parties’ joint motion to consolidate the Gaiman action with the Terwilliger action and to stay the consolidated action pending the completion of discovery in the underlying securities class action.
Kalimon v. Aronson, et al. – On October 7, 2025, John Kalimon filed a purported derivative complaint in the Court against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members. The Kalimon complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Genesee, Terwilliger, and Gaiman complaints, namely, that the Company failed to disclose information, which allegedly resulted in material misstatements about the Company’s business and prospects in its quarterly filings, and purports to state claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty; (ii) unjust enrichment; (iii) violations of Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act; and (iv) violations of Sections 14(a) and Rule 14a-9 of the Exchange Act. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
Bushansky v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On November 12, 2025, Stephen Bushansky filed a purported derivative complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members. The Bushansky complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Genesee, Terwilliger, Gaiman, and Kalimon complaints, namely, that the Company failed to disclose information, which allegedly resulted in material misstatements about the Company’s business and prospects in its quarterly filings, and purports to state claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty; (ii) contribution and indemnification; (iii) aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties; and (iv) and unjust enrichment. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
Marino v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On December 15, 2025, Gregory Marino filed a purported derivative complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members. The Marino complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Genesee, Terwilliger, Gaiman, Kalimon, and Bushansky complaints, namely, that the Company failed to disclose information, which allegedly resulted in material misstatements about the Company’s business and prospects in its quarterly filings, and purports to state claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty; (ii) contribution and indemnification; (iii) aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties; (iv) and unjust enrichment. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
City of Hollywood Police Officers’ Retirement System v. Driven Brands Holdings Inc., et al. – On April 8, 2026, plaintiff City of Hollywood Police Officers’ Retirement System (“Plaintiff”) filed a putative class action complaint (the “Complaint”) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the Company, former CEO Jonathan G. Fitzpatrick, former Chief Accounting Officer Michael Beland, former Chief Financial Officer Gary W. Ferrera, Chief Financial Officer Michael F. Diamond, CEO Daniel Rivera, and Chief Accounting Officer Rebecca Fondell (the “City of Hollywood Individual Defendants,” and together with Driven Brands, “City of Hollywood Defendants”). The Complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class of Driven Brands stockholders who purchased securities between May 3, 2023 and February 24, 2026. Plaintiff alleges that City of Hollywood Defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and related Rule 10b-5 by making misrepresentations and/or material omissions in securities filings and other public statements relating to the Company’s financial condition and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting and by further concealing material weaknesses. Plaintiff also alleges that the City of Hollywood Individual Defendants are separately liable under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act for the same alleged misstatements and/or material omissions under a control person theory of liability. To date, the Complaint has not been served on the Company or any of the City of Hollywood Individual Defendants. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
Lee v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On April 17, 2026, Michael Lee filed a purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members, including Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Michael Diamond, Michael Beland, Gary Ferrera, Daniel Rivera, Rebecca Fondell, Timothy Johnson, Catherine Halligan, Rick Puckett, Michael Thompson, Neal Aronson, Jose Tomás, Damien Harmon, Chad Hume, Karen Stroup, and Peter Swinburn. The Lee complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the City of Hollywood Complaint, and purports to state claims against the Director and Officer Defendants for breach of fiduciary duty, and against the Director Defendants for violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. On May 26, 2026, the parties filed a motion to consolidate the Lee action with the Terwilliger action (see below). The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
Terwilliger v. Fitzpatrick, et al. – On April 29, 2026, Daniel Terwilliger filed a purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against certain current and former Company executive officers and board members, including Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Michael Diamond, Michael Beland, Gary Ferrera, Daniel Rivera, Rebecca Fondell, Catherine Halligan, Rick Puckett, Michael Thompson, Neal Aronson, Jose Tomás, Damien Harmon, Chadwick Hume, Karen Stroup, and Peter Swinburn (together, the “Terwilliger Individual Defendants”). The Terwilliger complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the City of Hollywood Complaint, and purports to state claims against the Terwilliger Individual Defendants for (i) violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act; (ii) violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act; (iii) breach of fiduciary duties; (iv) unjust enrichment; (v) abuse of control; (vi) gross mismanagement; and (vii) waste of corporate assets. The Complaint also purports to assert claims against certain Terwilliger Individual Defendants for (i) violations under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) contribution under Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act. On May 26, 2026, the parties filed a motion to consolidate the Terwilliger action with the Lee action (see above). The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against the action. No assessment as to the range of any potential adverse outcome can be determined as of the date of this filing.
U.S. Car Wash Lease Guarantees
The Company guaranteed payment and performance obligations under certain real estate leases related to the U.S. Car Wash business, which it sold in April 2025. Certain of these guarantees (the “Guarantees”) remain in effect following the sale. If the primary lessee, the Buyer (as defined below in Note 12), fails to satisfy its obligations under an applicable lease, the Company may be required to make rent and other payments to the landlord pursuant to the applicable Guarantee. The average remaining initial lease term is approximately 15.3 years from March 28, 2026, and the current annual rent on these leases is approximately $39 million. As of March 28, 2026, the Company believes the likelihood that it would be responsible for the entirety of lease payments for the remainder of the lease terms under all of the Guarantees is remote and that its exposure under the Guarantees would be limited due to potential defenses, protections, and recourse, including requirements for landlords to mitigate damages and contractual indemnification rights.
Other than the matters described above, there are no current proceedings or litigation matters involving the Company or its property that the Company believes would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or cash flows as of March 28, 2026, although they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results for a particular reporting period.
Note 12—Discontinued Operations
U.S. Car Wash Divestiture
On February 24, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. Car Wash business to Express Wash Operations, LLC dba Whistle Express Car Wash (the “Buyer”) for an aggregate purchase price of $385 million, subject to customary adjustments for cash, indebtedness, working capital, and transaction expenses. Under the terms of the agreement, the Buyer agreed to pay the Company $255 million in cash and deliver to the Company an interest-bearing seller note (“Seller Note”) evidencing a loan in the initial principal amount of $130 million, subject to customary adjustments.
On April 10, 2025, the Company received net cash proceeds of $252 million and consummated the Seller Note. A net gain of $36 million was recognized on sale of the business, which included $11 million of income tax expense, $5 million of transaction costs, and $4 million of working capital adjustments paid to the buyer during the three months ended March 28, 2026. In July 2025, the Company sold the Seller Note for $113 million. Net proceeds were utilized to repay the outstanding balance of $46 million on the Term Loan Facility and $65 million on the Revolving Credit Facility.
This divestiture qualified as discontinued operations as of February 24, 2025 as it represented a strategic shift relating to the Company’s car wash footprint and services offered within the U.S. and had a major effect on the consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the results of operations for the U.S. Car Wash disposal group and certain transaction related costs were classified as discontinued operations within the consolidated statements of operations. Results outlined below were historically reflected within the Car Wash Segment within the previously filed financial statements, prior to the Company resegmenting in fiscal year 2025.
Financial Information of Discontinued Operations
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the U.S. Car Wash business that are being reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| As Restated | ||
| Net revenue: | ||
| Company-operated store sales | $— | $93,408 |
| Supply and other revenue | — | 165 |
| Total net revenue | — | 93,573 |
| Operating Expenses: | ||
| Company-operated store expenses | — | 75,751 |
| Supply and other expenses | — | 359 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | — | 28,088 |
| Depreciation and amortization | — | 2,203 |
| Total operating expenses | — | 106,401 |
| Operating loss | — | (12,828) |
| Other expenses, net: | ||
| Interest expense, net | — | 5 |
| Loss before taxes from discontinued operations | — | (12,833) |
| Income tax benefit | — | (2,760) |
| Net loss from discontinued operations | $— | $(10,073) |
The cash flows related to discontinued operations have not been segregated and are included within the statements of cash flows. The following table presents cash flow and non-cash information related to the U.S. Car Wash business:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| As Restated | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | $— | $2,203 |
| Capital expenditures | — | 4,657 |
| Loss on sale or disposal of assets | — | 7,535 |
| Asset impairment | — | 476 |
International Car Wash Divestiture
On November 27, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its ICW business to Neptune Acquisition Bidco Limited. On January 27, 2026, the Company completed the sale of ICW for an aggregate purchase price of€411 million or approximately $490 million. A net gain of $29 million was recognized on sale of the business, which included $4 million of transaction costs as well as $37 million of cumulative translation adjustment income and less than $1 million of actuarial income for a defined pension plan included within other comprehensive income during the three months ended March 28, 2026. The Company primarily used the proceeds to fully repay the outstanding balance of $252 million for the 2019-2 Senior Notes, make a partial repayment of $80 million for the 2020-1 Senior Notes, and make a repayment of $140 million for the Revolving Credit Facility.
This divestiture qualified as discontinued operations as of November 27, 2025 as it represented a strategic shift relating to the Company’s car wash footprint and services offered outside of the U.S. and had a major effect on the consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the results of operations for the ICW disposal group and certain transaction related costs were classified as discontinued operations within the consolidated statements of operations. Results outlined below were historically reflected within the Car Wash Segment within the previously filed financial statements, prior to the Company resegmenting in fiscal year 2025.
Financial Information of Discontinued Operations
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the ICW business that are being reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| Net revenue: | ||
| Independently-operated store sales | $15,315 | $66,640 |
| Supply and other revenue | 390 | 1,386 |
| Total net revenue | 15,705 | 68,026 |
| Operating Expenses: | ||
| Independently-operated store expenses | 9,766 | 36,487 |
| Supply and other expenses | 215 | 915 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 3,069 | 8,194 |
| Depreciation and amortization | — | 13,230 |
| Total operating expenses | 13,050 | 58,826 |
| Operating income | 2,655 | 9,200 |
| Other expenses, net: | ||
| Interest expense, net | 37 | 140 |
| Income before taxes from discontinued operations | 2,618 | 9,060 |
| Income tax expense | 905 | 2,569 |
| Net income from discontinued operations | $1,713 | $6,491 |
The following tables summarizes the ICW business assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations within the consolidated balance sheets:
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | December 27, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $— | $29,744 |
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | — | 5,386 |
| Inventory | — | 10,048 |
| Prepaid and other assets | — | 15,273 |
| Income tax receivable | — | 1,542 |
| Total current assets of discontinued operations | — | 61,993 |
| Property and equipment, net | — | 309,440 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | — | 121,901 |
| Intangibles, net | — | 34,205 |
| Goodwill | — | 204,442 |
| Deferred tax assets | — | 1,502 |
| Total assets of discontinued operations | $— | $733,483 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $— | $10,047 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | — | 43,675 |
| Income tax payable | — | 19,954 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | — | 119 |
| Total current liabilities of discontinued operations | — | 73,795 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | — | 44,479 |
| Operating lease liabilities | — | 101,909 |
| Long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities | — | 19,231 |
| Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $— | $239,414 |
The cash flows related to discontinued operations have not been segregated and are included within the statements of cash flows. The following table presents cash flow and non-cash information related to the ICW business:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $— | $13,230 |
| Capital expenditures | 614 | 8,185 |
| Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of fixed assets | 192 | (306) |
| Asset impairment | — | 65 |
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