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Best Restaurant Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top restaurant stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Restaurants

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Restaurants is Zen Rated D and is the 102nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
EAT	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC	$130.05	-3.16%	-17.32%	-13.82%	-31.24%	23.95%	136.67%	234.84%	494.38%	131.24%	$192.22	$54.78	32.34%	137.40%	1.44	2,175,643	-14.68%
NATH	NATHANS FAMOUS INC	$98.09	0.35%	2.37%	2.21%	19.39%	14.15%	51.56%	109.82%	70.89%	133.83%	$104.96	$66.35	6.55%	47.84%	0.62	6,904	-44.72%
YUM	YUM BRANDS INC	$148.60	-1.22%	0.69%	-6.49%	13.00%	12.29%	9.81%	28.37%	77.31%	61.70%	$163.30	$122.13	9.00%	21.67%	0.63	2,723,923	-18.68%
HDL	SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD	$21.50	-2.09%	2.11%	-6.22%	-8.90%	32.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.00	$13.94	28.33%	54.23%	0.35	443	592.19%
CAKE	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC	$48.16	-4.39%	-4.60%	-5.31%	-15.08%	5.11%	42.40%	22.33%	139.24%	-4.75%	$57.32	$33.48	15.98%	43.84%	1.22	2,432,695	-17.28%
MB	MASTERBEEF GROUP	$3.20	-2.44%	4.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.37	$2.73	40.41%	17.22%	0.21	26,410	13.46%
BJRI	BJS RESTAURANTS INC	$33.49	0.60%	1.42%	-6.27%	-9.46%	-1.47%	4.36%	14.89%	68.12%	-30.04%	$41.72	$27.61	19.73%	21.30%	1.28	400,097	44.16%
ARCO	ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC	$7.55	-1.31%	0.53%	-8.26%	-0.66%	-10.97%	-30.09%	5.59%	108.05%	27.00%	$11.49	$6.66	34.29%	13.36%	0.86	811,990	-7.19%
DRI	DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC	$199.86	-0.39%	-0.29%	-4.62%	0.60%	25.19%	32.23%	50.50%	186.13%	212.33%	$211.00	$135.87	5.28%	47.10%	0.91	877,700	-24.04%
CHA	CHAGEE HOLDINGS LTD	$34.76	3.79%	11.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.80	$29.00	16.84%	19.86%	0.89	811,014	-56.16%
JACK	JACK IN THE BOX INC	$26.11	0.27%	8.95%	-3.04%	-34.71%	-48.16%	-52.74%	-68.37%	-56.21%	-70.08%	$60.73	$22.01	57.01%	18.63%	0.84	776,114	53.76%
TXRH	TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC	$166.74	0.47%	3.03%	-1.29%	-9.13%	-11.08%	6.16%	96.91%	271.69%	396.55%	$206.04	$148.73	19.07%	12.11%	0.99	819,932	1.84%
PBPB	POTBELLY CORP	$8.30	2.47%	2.60%	-15.39%	-32.19%	10.52%	-17.98%	31.75%	163.49%	-43.23%	$13.48	$6.28	38.43%	32.17%	0.93	252,129	18.78%
RICK	RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC	$40.56	2.22%	1.88%	-7.08%	-25.18%	-5.98%	-19.83%	-37.16%	256.41%	258.94%	$61.66	$35.00	34.22%	15.89%	1.38	47,607	-5.74%
LOCO	EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC	$9.43	0.86%	-0.53%	-9.50%	-21.74%	-21.15%	11.73%	-12.12%	-30.92%	-64.40%	$14.25	$8.91	33.82%	5.84%	0.80	368,800	61.33%
YOSH	YOSHIHARU GLOBAL CO	$17.27	13.88%	46.11%	17.56%	369.29%	199.31%	357.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$2.70	23.24%	538.68%	0.43	22,775	-29.86%
YUMC	YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC	$43.33	0.05%	-6.64%	-18.17%	-3.69%	-3.86%	20.63%	3.64%	-6.64%	N/A	$53.99	$28.50	19.74%	52.04%	0.74	1,686,468	-65.73%
BROS	DUTCH BROS INC	$59.96	0.37%	-2.52%	-2.27%	-5.31%	79.52%	122.07%	21.75%	N/A	N/A	$86.88	$26.85	30.99%	123.31%	1.63	2,403,923	-12.42%
DENN	DENNY's CORP	$3.71	0.54%	5.70%	-2.37%	-41.48%	-43.01%	-53.86%	-72.04%	-66.30%	-64.90%	$8.30	$2.85	55.30%	30.18%	1.16	788,838	10.27%
MCD	MCDONALDS CORP	$313.64	-1.88%	-0.82%	0.00%	8.13%	6.24%	14.29%	27.17%	71.71%	220.70%	$326.32	$243.53	3.89%	28.79%	0.47	5,169,391	-7.10%
DPZ	DOMINOS PIZZA INC	$481.39	-1.83%	-1.35%	3.42%	5.60%	13.05%	-6.78%	37.10%	34.73%	344.33%	$538.44	$396.06	10.60%	21.54%	0.63	493,577	-19.30%
REBN	REBORN COFFEE INC	$2.49	-4.79%	-8.30%	-35.95%	-51.18%	42.82%	72.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.80	$1.03	71.76%	141.26%	0.90	38,988	-42.86%
SHAK	SHAKE SHACK INC	$88.71	1.11%	-1.40%	-2.52%	-22.97%	-28.52%	-14.15%	48.44%	71.59%	25.39%	$139.89	$72.93	36.59%	21.64%	1.44	4,599,033	80.14%
DIN	DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC	$20.48	2.86%	1.29%	-13.66%	-32.25%	-33.20%	-52.58%	-72.55%	-47.73%	-78.49%	$45.69	$18.63	55.18%	9.93%	1.28	502,854	-33.55%
WEN	WENDY's CO	$12.49	-0.08%	-2.65%	-15.15%	-16.90%	-36.47%	-36.34%	-36.05%	-35.82%	23.05%	$20.60	$12.05	39.37%	3.65%	0.66	5,254,242	9.04%
PZZA	PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC	$34.60	0.20%	4.25%	-16.77%	-13.11%	-37.39%	-43.23%	-62.38%	-51.66%	-44.28%	$61.32	$30.16	43.57%	14.72%	0.79	629,680	-28.19%
CAVA	CAVA GROUP INC	$94.53	2.27%	3.86%	8.41%	-31.16%	-28.13%	40.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$172.43	$69.28	45.18%	36.45%	1.85	3,151,381	40.63%
WING	WINGSTOP INC	$259.67	-1.60%	19.34%	9.84%	-14.49%	-12.55%	-32.37%	186.48%	119.71%	N/A	$433.86	$204.00	40.15%	27.29%	1.19	1,249,644	-49.61%
QSR	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC	$65.25	1.32%	4.25%	-2.86%	5.75%	-6.76%	-10.89%	14.55%	35.04%	57.72%	$76.49	$58.71	14.69%	11.14%	0.65	2,081,792	43.87%
BH	BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC	$226.56	-2.73%	-0.19%	6.36%	-0.97%	30.96%	13.92%	64.16%	238.15%	-37.98%	$271.35	$159.69	16.51%	41.87%	0.91	7,798	47.44%
CBRL	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC	$42.64	-0.14%	-1.39%	3.97%	-32.69%	-9.24%	-24.34%	-63.50%	-54.51%	-68.14%	$65.43	$33.86	34.83%	25.95%	1.04	811,490	-4.05%
CMG	CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC	$50.32	-0.40%	1.57%	-2.61%	-13.78%	-14.12%	-19.84%	72.19%	187.58%	296.85%	$69.26	$44.46	27.35%	13.18%	1.01	11,730,240	-14.77%
SBUX	STARBUCKS CORP	$82.01	2.45%	-2.21%	-16.51%	-24.18%	-17.05%	10.17%	8.81%	11.14%	63.07%	$117.46	$71.55	30.18%	14.62%	1.02	18,233,033	-55.85%
GENK	GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$4.42	-0.23%	1.14%	-19.20%	-29.39%	-51.05%	-54.90%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.12	$3.99	66.31%	10.92%	1.46	19,236	14.06%
PTLO	PORTILLO's INC	$10.39	0.48%	-2.17%	-14.49%	-24.33%	-25.14%	-13.63%	-50.76%	N/A	N/A	$15.78	$8.38	34.16%	23.99%	1.24	1,839,687	-14.47%
BLMN	BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC	$8.00	-0.25%	-3.50%	4.03%	-36.31%	-50.77%	-68.05%	-65.34%	-24.24%	-65.05%	$25.89	$6.09	69.10%	31.36%	1.27	2,187,389	-26.57%
CNNE	CANNAE HOLDINGS INC	$17.74	0.17%	1.49%	-4.93%	-8.98%	-9.03%	-8.60%	-22.67%	-42.03%	N/A	$22.36	$15.92	20.66%	11.47%	1.22	259,641	-36.36%
STKS	ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC	$3.06	1.66%	6.25%	0.99%	-16.85%	-10.26%	-40.47%	-68.09%	84.34%	-37.42%	$6.10	$2.37	49.84%	29.11%	1.42	62,255	-6.28%
TWNP	TWIN HOSPITALITY GROUP INC	$6.50	0.78%	-1.66%	-6.34%	-53.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.04	$5.10	65.86%	27.45%	0.45	22,598	100.87%
FAT	FAT BRANDS INC	$2.84	4.41%	13.60%	1.43%	-28.64%	-46.42%	-60.94%	-51.29%	-12.29%	N/A	$7.77	$2.22	63.45%	27.93%	0.70	45,518	183.11%
NDLS	NOODLES & CO	$1.00	2.04%	5.26%	-8.26%	-39.02%	-14.53%	-35.48%	-82.52%	-81.31%	-95.19%	$2.36	$0.55	57.63%	81.82%	1.34	61,709	-51.13%
FWRG	FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$18.29	3.57%	-5.58%	2.12%	-12.70%	6.52%	-26.75%	36.59%	N/A	N/A	$25.85	$12.90	29.25%	41.78%	1.13	999,614	-40.07%
SG	SWEETGREEN INC	$19.68	1.03%	2.93%	-22.73%	-39.74%	-48.24%	-1.16%	-27.33%	N/A	N/A	$45.12	$16.29	56.38%	20.85%	1.94	5,739,292	57.02%
RRGB	RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC	$2.89	-1.03%	12.89%	-18.13%	-51.43%	-51.26%	-61.67%	-77.65%	-79.03%	-96.17%	$9.20	$2.50	68.59%	15.60%	1.42	210,977	-42.95%
KRUS	KURA SUSHI USA INC	$59.84	1.63%	-2.00%	13.46%	-23.30%	-40.05%	-41.62%	23.66%	268.25%	N/A	$121.99	$40.03	50.95%	49.49%	1.77	229,018	-15.79%
SDOT	SADOT GROUP INC	$1.57	-2.73%	-13.48%	-40.00%	-39.77%	-39.77%	-38.66%	-63.11%	-91.10%	N/A	$7.00	$1.51	77.63%	3.71%	0.88	51,204	195.81%
THCH	TH INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.87	0.70%	5.13%	-4.01%	-8.89%	-16.81%	-45.85%	-94.17%	N/A	N/A	$6.00	$2.15	52.17%	33.49%	0.33	257	64.74%
ARKR	ARK RESTAURANTS CORP	$9.90	6.91%	13.21%	-2.94%	-19.32%	-5.41%	-27.15%	-44.23%	-11.57%	-59.36%	$17.76	$8.25	44.26%	20.00%	0.74	54,289	751.99%
GTIM	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC	$1.94	-0.51%	1.04%	-18.49%	-22.40%	-28.15%	-29.45%	-41.03%	125.32%	-76.43%	$3.45	$1.82	43.77%	6.59%	0.78	5,243	-77.43%
CHSN	CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING	$0.29	-0.34%	1.38%	29.65%	-36.72%	-97.31%	-84.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.55	$0.18	98.12%	64.61%	0.87	495,809	45.66%
RAVE	RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$2.48	0.81%	2.73%	-3.88%	3.33%	-15.07%	23.38%	148.00%	203.92%	-82.26%	$3.36	$1.70	26.19%	45.88%	0.79	3,280	-87.24%
BTBD	BT BRANDS INC	$1.08	1.89%	-1.82%	-12.90%	-40.00%	-32.92%	-30.32%	-50.00%	N/A	N/A	$2.02	$1.06	46.53%	1.89%	0.13	1,723	-38.04%
BDL	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC	$24.22	-1.14%	-0.37%	-1.98%	-1.62%	-3.08%	-10.30%	-35.41%	76.79%	-16.67%	$29.72	$23.22	18.51%	4.31%	0.23	563	-52.73%

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

What are the best restaurant stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best restaurant stocks to buy right now are:

1. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) is the #1 top restaurant stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 5 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32.

EAT passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Brinker International has seen its stock return 136.67% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 139 percentage points.

Brinker International has an average 1 year price target of $151.75, an upside of 16.69% from Brinker International's current stock price of $130.05.

Brinker International stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Brinker International, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Nathans Famous (NASDAQ:NATH)

Nathans Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) is the #2 top restaurant stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Nathans Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Nathans Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 7 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32.

NATH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nathans Famous has seen its stock return 51.56% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 53 percentage points.

3. Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM)

Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) is the #3 top restaurant stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 3 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32.

YUM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Yum Brands has seen its stock return 9.81% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 12 percentage points.

Yum Brands has an average 1 year price target of $157.75, an upside of 6.16% from Yum Brands's current stock price of $148.60.

Yum Brands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Yum Brands, 18.75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 68.75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the restaurant stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 restaurant stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 restaurant stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.88%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.14%. Bloomin' Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bloomin' Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bloomin' Brands's dividend payout ratio of -64.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN) has an annual dividend yield of 8.01%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.14%. Wendy's Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Wendy's Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Wendy's Co's dividend payout ratio of 105.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN)

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) has an annual dividend yield of 7.47%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.14%. Dine Brands Global's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Dine Brands Global's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dine Brands Global's dividend payout ratio of 48.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks down?

Restaurant stocks were down -0.66% in the last day, and up 0.77% over the last week. Mcdonalds was the among the top losers in the restaurants industry, dropping -1.88% yesterday.

McDonald's shares are trading lower following a Q1 revenue miss.

What are the most undervalued restaurant stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued restaurant stocks right now are:

1. Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN)

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) is the most undervalued restaurant stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dine Brands Global has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dine Brands Global's stock has dropped -52.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -51 percentage points.

2. Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN)

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) is the second most undervalued restaurant stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Denny's has a valuation score of 86, which is 54 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Denny's's stock has dropped -53.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -52 percentage points.

3. El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) is the third most undervalued restaurant stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

El Pollo Loco Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's stock has gained 11.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 14 percentage points.

Are restaurant stocks a good buy now?

52.78% of restaurant stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect restaurant stocks to rise by 18.28% over the next year.

4.44% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 17.78% are rated D (Sell), and 11.11% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the restaurants industry?

The average P/E ratio of the restaurants industry is 33.7x.

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