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Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares

$CHA·$2.3B·Restaurants·Consumer Cyclical
$12.02-1.5%YTD+0.8%1Y-30.9%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 7d ago
CHCHA
$CHAChagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares
$12.02-1.48%17 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $CHA on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

17X posts · last 7 days
Sep 2Sep 13
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-07

Chagee got a Macquarie upgrade from Neutral to Outperform with PT lifted to $15.70 from $10.20. Q2 GAAP EPS +636% and sales +9% overshadow soft Greater China GMV, Aug SSS improving to positive, and $150M buyback tokening out short-term-trader supply. FUD-index name up 7% on 3-4x volume post-print.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CHA — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-20

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Chinese premium-tea-beverage IPO up 7% on 3-4x volume post-print with Macquarie upgrade — real Q2 growth despite Greater China softness.

Chagee Holdings is a Chinese premium-tea-beverage chain — a real specialty consumer brand with international-expansion optionality. Up 0.8% year-to-date but down 31% over the trailing year, sitting at 35% of the 52-week range with volume 2.0x normal.

  • The bull setup is a real analyst-plus-print catalyst: Macquarie upgraded from Neutral to Outperform with PT lifted to $15.70 from $10.20. Q2 GAAP EPS +636% and sales +9% overshadow soft Greater China GMV, August SSS improving to positive, and $150M buyback tokening out short-term-trader supply. FUD-index name up 7% on 3-4x volume post-print.
  • The catch is what a 16x P/E on 8% operating margin needs: continued August-SSS-positive trajectory plus Greater China GMV stabilization — the setup has legs if the trajectory holds.

The story turns on Q3 earnings (Nov 27) showing continued SSS growth plus operating-margin expansion; a soft-SSS quarter or Greater China deterioration is what tests the accelerating call.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bull framing on CHA is well-supported — the Macquarie upgrade, the +636% GAAP EPS, the improving August SSS, and the $150M buyback are all concrete signals. The 3-4x volume on the print is confirmatory.

What to watch: Nov 27 earnings — same-store sales trajectory, Greater China GMV stabilization, and any commentary on international expansion. Continued positive SSS extends the run; a Greater China deterioration resets.

On the calendar: 2026-11-27 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Fast-casual teahouse chain under the CHAGEE brand expanding via franchises in China and internationally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Restaurants sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CHA.

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Value-conscious consumer trade-down sustains QSR and fast-casual at the expense of casual dining; digital ordering and loyalty platforms are the operating-efficiency moats. McDonald's sits at decade-low valuation multiples while Starbucks' turnaround has delivered a 30% stock recovery, creating divergent narratives within the same sector headwind.

What this means for $CHA

Partial — CHAGEE fast-casual teahouse expanding via franchise in China and internationally; high-volume, lower-ticket format benefits from Chinese consumer preference for affordable premium beverages, parallel to but distinct from US QSR tailwind.

Industry benchmark

17-name peer basket
-3.7%YTD
-12.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
15.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
8.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
9.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
44.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.37$0.31+19.4%
Q1 2026May 29, 2026$0.38$0.27+39.4%
Q4 2025Mar 31, 2026$0.07$0.27-74.4%
Q3 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.29$0.36-19.2%
Next earningsFri, Nov 27·consensus EPS $0.39

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.5B+4.5%41.6%15.4%$2.36—
Q4 FY25$3.0B-10.8%40.5%-1.2%$0.15$0
Q3 FY25$3.2B-9.4%45.4%14.2%$2.07$456.5M
Q2 FY25$3.3B+10.2%48.3%3.2%$0.34$611.1M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.3B$14.2B – $14.4B$9.23$8.63 – $9.706
FY27$16.2B$16.0B – $16.2B$10.21$9.56 – $10.746
FY28$17.6B$16.7B – $18.3B$10.97$10.26 – $11.532

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.35%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+6.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 22.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today9.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.675-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 7 other (6 awards · 1 exempt) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 6 other (3 6-Ks · 1 13G · 1 F-3ASR · 1 20-F) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Chagee Holdings Limited - Sponsored ADR (CHA)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Crosszacks.com·2d agoChagee: Positive On Organizational Realignment (Rating Upgrade)seekingalpha.com·11d agoChagee Holdings Limited (CHA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·23d agoChagee Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·23d agoChagee Announces Second Quarter 2026 Unaudited Financial Resultsglobenewswire.com·23d ago

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