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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 F and is the 124th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
ARCO	ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC	$1.62B	41.80%	7.40%	12.40%	8.40%	3.79	0.89	12.40%	5.40%	7.71%
EAT	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC	$6.31B	160.70%	16.90%	27.41%	16.40%	6.89	0.35	18.70%	7.90%	10.27%
BJRI	BJS RESTAURANTS INC	$799.21M	8.30%	3.00%	3.71%	2.30%	1.87	0.37	74.70%	2.20%	2.21%
NATH	NATHANS FAMOUS INC	$384.09M	-180.10%	40.00%	75.91%	51.10%	-11.65	3.13	31.60%	14.70%	22.10%
CAKE	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC	$2.41B	40.00%	5.10%	7.66%	4.60%	6.62	0.55	43.00%	4.30%	5.10%
RICK	RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC	$213.65M	6.20%	2.80%	6.54%	6.50%	1.22	0.92	86.80%	5.90%	12.73%
YUM	YUM BRANDS INC	$41.24B	-18.90%	21.10%	42.35%	16.80%	-1.96	1.69	46.20%	18.00%	30.95%
LOCO	EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC	$338.19M	9.60%	4.30%	7.65%	8.80%	1.13	0.41	31.60%	5.40%	8.48%
DPZ	DOMINOS PIZZA INC	$14.59B	-14.90%	33.30%	85.34%	19.30%	-1.42	1.61	39.80%	12.20%	19.73%
DIN	DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC	$456.51M	-15.10%	1.90%	8.63%	6.30%	-8.65	1.05	40.70%	3.80%	14.28%
BH	BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC	$702.22M	0.40%	0.20%	0.73%	0.90%	0.86	2.83	38.30%	0.50%	1.78%
SHAK	SHAKE SHACK INC	$3.55B	8.80%	2.40%	3.91%	3.10%	2.54	1.84	65.30%	3.10%	4.57%
YUMC	YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC	$17.07B	15.70%	8.20%	14.45%	15.90%	0.82	1.32	17.50%	7.80%	10.93%
DRI	DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC	$20.62B	49.90%	8.70%	13.74%	10.80%	4.73	0.40	21.90%	8.90%	11.57%
BLMN	BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC	$586.29M	-18.40%	-1.70%	-1.36%	-0.90%	8.52	0.45	13.40%	-1.60%	-0.95%
MCD	MCDONALDS CORP	$219.14B	-276.50%	14.50%	22.42%	11.90%	-29.02	1.00	59.40%	32.00%	46.56%
BRCB	BLACK ROCK COFFEE BAR INC	$1.24B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.18	1.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCHH	CCH HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.85%	N/A	0.80	1.94	646.80%	76.70%	118.69%
PZZA	PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.41B	-8.60%	4.20%	16.39%	6.50%	-2.98	0.87	9.00%	1.80%	4.50%
HCHL	HAPPY CITY HOLDINGS LTD	$66.69M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.84	0.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
BROS	DUTCH BROS INC	$10.07B	10.20%	2.30%	3.97%	3.30%	3.13	1.52	26.30%	4.00%	6.97%
CMG	CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC	$44.86B	44.20%	16.70%	24.78%	16.80%	1.88	1.54	25.70%	13.00%	17.09%
QSR	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC	$23.59B	28.50%	3.70%	8.11%	9.30%	6.06	1.06	48.40%	10.00%	19.97%
FWRG	FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$1.09B	0.80%	0.30%	1.53%	1.30%	1.83	0.25	20.40%	0.40%	2.02%
WEN	WENDY's CO	$1.63B	121.70%	3.80%	9.31%	6.30%	44.57	0.81	38.80%	8.40%	17.64%
RRGB	RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC	$72.76M	N/A	-8.80%	-6.84%	-2.90%	-6.98	0.43	14.10%	-4.30%	-2.17%
SBUX	STARBUCKS CORP	$99.05B	-24.00%	5.70%	13.98%	7.30%	-4.95	0.72	68.60%	5.00%	8.20%
TXRH	TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC	$11.18B	30.90%	13.50%	19.68%	17.10%	1.23	0.36	18.30%	7.50%	8.70%
JACK	JACK IN THE BOX INC	$375.48M	N/A	-3.10%	-1.10%	-0.50%	-3.76	0.51	29.10%	-5.50%	-1.63%
CHA	CHAGEE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.90B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	4.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
VENU	VENU HOLDING CORP	$426.33M	-43.80%	-17.80%	-13.42%	-17.00%	0.89	2.02	35.20%	-239.30%	-216.69%
KRUS	KURA SUSHI USA INC	$624.95M	-0.80%	-0.50%	-0.43%	-0.40%	0.87	1.76	11.80%	-0.70%	-0.59%
WING	WINGSTOP INC	$7.46B	-25.10%	24.50%	41.94%	17.90%	-2.03	4.05	86.10%	25.50%	39.43%
CBRL	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC	$642.67M	10.10%	2.10%	3.79%	2.10%	3.68	0.50	69.00%	1.30%	1.67%
CNNE	CANNAE HOLDINGS INC	$826.52M	-30.30%	-24.50%	-32.60%	-24.80%	0.27	2.03	15.80%	-108.40%	-104.86%
CAVA	CAVA GROUP INC	$6.32B	18.70%	11.00%	4.81%	4.60%	0.72	2.69	25.00%	12.10%	4.94%
PTLO	PORTILLO's INC	$374.61M	5.70%	1.60%	3.80%	4.00%	2.40	0.27	22.30%	3.40%	7.30%
SDOT	SADOT GROUP INC	$4.26M	-46.30%	-11.60%	-32.73%	-19.20%	2.38	0.97	1.40%	-2.80%	-1.68%
SG	SWEETGREEN INC	$822.70M	-26.70%	-13.50%	-16.17%	-13.80%	1.10	1.29	16.80%	-16.50%	-16.73%
ARKR	ARK RESTAURANTS CORP	$25.93M	-34.10%	-9.50%	-8.04%	-4.70%	2.95	0.88	72.30%	-8.20%	-5.32%
HDL	SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD	$1.17B	5.60%	6.30%	21.15%	24.20%	-0.11	1.89	26.20%	2.50%	5.32%
BDL	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC	$56.43M	6.90%	3.00%	4.87%	4.00%	0.97	1.66	26.40%	2.10%	2.95%
CHSN	CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING	$1.63M	-1.70%	-0.70%	-0.37%	-0.40%	1.10	2.00	40.90%	-1.60%	-0.72%
FAT	FAT BRANDS INC	$9.49M	N/A	-18.50%	27.29%	-8.10%	-3.08	0.03	24.70%	-40.50%	-16.90%
RAVE	RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$40.50M	20.10%	17.30%	22.24%	25.90%	0.15	7.57	71.80%	23.10%	28.04%
THCH	TH INTERNATIONAL LTD	$85.13M	N/A	-23.10%	158.97%	-21.70%	-2.42	0.26	5.70%	-26.40%	-25.05%
NDLS	NOODLES & CO	$44.44M	N/A	-14.90%	-16.60%	-6.90%	-8.21	0.34	22.90%	-9.20%	-7.05%
MB	MASTERBEEF GROUP	$110.50M	272.40%	9.40%	47.91%	27.10%	9.80	0.83	67.70%	6.50%	9.09%
STKS	ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC	$60.65M	-737.40%	-9.70%	0.77%	0.50%	-12.41	0.35	16.70%	-22.60%	1.44%
REBN	REBORN COFFEE INC	$10.82M	N/A	-179.50%	641.85%	-219.00%	-2.81	0.08	55.50%	-191.50%	-169.19%
VSTD	VESTAND INC	$7.54M	-152.60%	-18.20%	-19.30%	-12.30%	3.07	0.57	5.40%	-23.80%	-19.03%
TWNP	TWIN HOSPITALITY GROUP INC	$72.80M	N/A	-13.00%	-50.90%	-5.40%	-6.61	0.06	19.40%	-20.20%	-10.15%
GTIM	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC	$13.24M	3.40%	1.20%	0.95%	0.60%	1.73	0.39	10.80%	0.80%	0.47%
DENN	DENNY's CORP	$318.78M	-29.70%	2.10%	8.85%	5.50%	-16.38	0.35	31.20%	2.20%	7.90%
GENK	GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$75.11M	-9.90%	-0.60%	-0.42%	-0.20%	14.80	0.33	7.40%	-0.60%	-0.39%
BTBD	BT BRANDS INC	$9.42M	-13.30%	-8.10%	-4.57%	-4.20%	0.55	6.80	18.20%	-6.70%	-3.57%

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

What are the best restaurant stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) is the #1 top restaurant stock out of 56 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 4 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28.

ARCO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Arcos Dorados Holdings has seen its stock lose -7% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 18 percentage points.

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) is the #2 top restaurant stock out of 56 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 17 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28.

EAT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinker International has seen its stock return 10.06% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 35 percentage points.

Brinker International has an average 1 year price target of $166.27, an upside of 17.03% from Brinker International's current stock price of $142.07.

Brinker International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Brinker International, 46.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI)

Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) is the #3 top restaurant stock out of 56 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 Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 7 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28.

BJRI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bjs Restaurants has seen its stock return 3.83% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 29 percentage points.

Bjs Restaurants has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, an upside of 0.49% from Bjs Restaurants's current stock price of $37.82.

Bjs Restaurants stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Bjs Restaurants, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% 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. Fat Brands (NASDAQ:FAT)

Fat Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the restaurant industry average of 2.61%. Fat Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Fat Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fat Brands's dividend payout ratio of -1% indicates that its 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 7.83%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.61%. Wendy's Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 82.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) has an annual dividend yield of 6.54%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.61%. 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 -103% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks up?

Restaurant stocks were up 0.83% in the last day, and up 0.5% over the last week. Rci Hospitality Holdings was the among the top gainers in the restaurants industry, gaining 11.52% yesterday.

RCI Hospitality Holdings shares are trading higher after the company acquired 821,000 shares from ADW Capital Partners for $30 million, using $8 million in cash and $22 million in two-year seller financing at 12%.

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 28 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dine Brands Global's stock has dropped -8.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 17 percentage points.

2. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) is the second 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.

Bloomin' Brands has a valuation score of 14, which is -15 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BLMN a Valuation Rating of "B".

Bloomin' Brands's stock has dropped -47.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -22 percentage points.

3. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN) 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.

Wendy's Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wendy's Co's stock has dropped -52.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -27 percentage points.

Are restaurant stocks a good buy now?

50% of restaurant stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect restaurant stocks to rise by 19.13% over the next year.

0% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.13% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.1% are rated C (Hold), 17.95% are rated D (Sell), and 12.82% 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 32.92x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalRestaurants
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.

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

1. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

3. Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI)

1. Fat Brands (NASDAQ:FAT)

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

3. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

1. Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN)

2. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

3. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalRestaurantsBest 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.

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

1. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

3. Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI)

1. Fat Brands (NASDAQ:FAT)

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

3. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

1. Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN)

2. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

3. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalRestaurants
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.