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Domino's boasts 100 straight quarters of international sales growth

February 21, 2019

Although global retail sales slowed at Domino's during Q4 and fiscal year 2018, the quarter still marked the 100th straight quarter of international same-store sales growth as well as its 31st consecutive quarter of U.S. same-store sales growth.

Other Q4 and FY 2018 financial results includd: 

• Q4 global retail sales gained 6.5 percent this year, versus 11.7 percent growth in 2017. 
• FY 2018 global retail sales grew10.6 percent, compared with 12.7 percent growth in 2017. 
• 5.6 percent U.S. same store sales growth in Q4 and 6.6 percent for FY2018. 
• 2.4 percent international same-store sales growth in Q4 and 3.5 percent for the full year. 
• 560 global net store growth in Q4, with 125 in the U.S. and 435 globally.
• Opened 1,058  units, including 258 in the U.S. stores and 800 international stores.
• Q4 diluted EPS was up 25.4 percent over the prior year quarter at $2.62.
• FY 2018 diluted EPS was up 43.2 percent from the prior year at $8.35.

"I am pleased with our fourth quarter, which capped a very strong 2018 for Domino's," Domino's CEO Ritch Allison, said in a news release. "Our long-game approach, driven by fundamentals and the finest franchisee base in QSR across the globe, continues to pace the industry - and we are excited to execute our global strategy in 2019 and beyond."

On Wednesday, the company's board declared a $0.65 per share quarterly dividend for shareholders of record as of March 15, to be paid on March 29. It represented  an increase of 18 percent over the previous quarterly dividend amount.