Adjusted Q1 earnings per share reached $1.87, beating analyst consensus of $1.82 by $0.05.
Revenue $1.63 billion, slightly below $1.64 billion estimate but up 12.8% YoY from $1.45 billion.
Comparable restaurant sales grew 7.1% YoY and margin dollars rose 10.5% to $264.4 million despite 6.2% commodity and 3.8% wage inflation.
Company opened four company and two franchise restaurants in quarter, total seven opened YTD, 22 under construction; declared $0.75 dividend payable June 30.