Best Restaurant Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top restaurant stocks in 2026 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 120th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
CHA
CHAGEE HOLDINGS LTD
$2.19B11.80%8.10%14.72%74.40%0.463.4244.00%7.20%10.23%
ARCO
ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC
$1.73B32.60%6.40%13.06%8.40%3.920.8012.20%4.90%8.01%
LOCO
EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC
$471.45M10.10%4.80%8.49%9.90%1.010.3432.30%5.90%9.11%
YUMC
YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC
$14.30B17.00%8.70%15.46%16.80%0.871.0117.60%7.80%10.91%
BLMN
BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC
$706.32M5.90%0.70%1.31%0.80%6.870.2613.30%0.50%0.77%
NDLS
NOODLES & CO
$80.54MN/A-13.60%-14.30%-5.70%-6.130.2824.20%-7.50%-5.25%
EAT
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
$7.04B123.40%17.00%28.54%16.80%5.830.4018.60%8.10%10.41%
CAVA
CAVA GROUP INC
$9.03B7.90%4.60%5.26%4.90%0.762.6624.70%4.80%5.13%
CHSN
CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
$424.87k0.50%0.30%0.67%0.90%0.460.8145.00%1.00%2.46%
SBUX
STARBUCKS CORP
$115.17B-18.30%4.70%15.91%7.30%-4.610.9267.50%3.90%7.90%
YUM
YUM BRANDS INC
$41.78B-23.30%22.80%52.44%17.90%-2.130.6545.70%20.50%31.48%
CBRL
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC
$1.04B5.90%1.20%1.92%1.10%3.490.5068.60%0.80%0.87%
TXRH
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC
$11.83B28.20%12.20%17.32%15.10%1.340.4617.40%6.80%7.96%
QSR
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC
$24.86B27.10%3.80%8.38%9.60%5.230.9948.40%10.00%19.85%
RICK
RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC
$205.71M-2.60%-1.10%2.67%2.50%1.490.5586.90%-2.30%4.74%
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$193.02B-433.90%14.50%22.75%12.00%-47.691.1459.50%31.60%46.33%
CAKE
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
$3.83B38.30%5.10%7.63%4.60%6.180.6043.40%4.30%5.04%
DPZ
DOMINOS PIZZA INC
$9.41B-15.00%33.70%76.26%17.50%-1.471.6040.10%11.90%19.18%
CMG
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
$39.70B48.40%16.00%25.30%15.50%2.660.9224.60%12.00%15.77%
DIN
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC
$422.16M-6.10%0.90%7.65%5.20%-6.820.8940.10%1.70%11.77%
BJRI
BJS RESTAURANTS INC
$1.12B12.00%4.40%5.87%3.70%1.680.3174.70%3.10%3.35%
WEN
WENDY's CO
$1.19B130.60%3.00%7.35%5.30%41.621.8338.00%6.80%15.30%
DRI
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
$24.12B50.70%8.60%14.05%10.90%5.130.3921.60%8.70%11.32%
BH
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC
$792.62M-3.40%-1.90%-0.80%-0.80%0.962.4738.50%-4.70%-1.75%
WING
WINGSTOP INC
$4.10B-15.30%16.10%34.63%12.40%-1.812.2486.20%15.80%26.95%
PZZA
PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.16B-6.20%3.20%15.50%6.00%-2.830.8420.50%1.40%4.21%
BRCB
BLACK ROCK COFFEE BAR INC
$356.40MN/AN/AN/AN/A5.070.87N/AN/AN/A
BROS
DUTCH BROS INC
$11.78B12.10%2.70%4.53%3.70%3.141.3325.30%4.60%7.40%
VENU
VENU HOLDING CORP
$193.59M-32.50%-11.60%-8.38%-10.20%1.160.9027.70%-219.30%-181.02%
JACK
JACK IN THE BOX INC
$220.87M-3.80%1.50%7.37%2.70%-3.180.6528.80%2.80%9.67%
RRGB
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
$109.15MN/A-4.70%-0.21%-0.10%-6.100.4714.40%-2.20%-0.06%
KRUS
KURA SUSHI USA INC
$571.68M-0.80%-0.40%-0.40%-0.30%1.021.4611.20%-0.60%-0.54%
PTLO
PORTILLO's INC
$307.77M3.40%1.00%2.81%2.80%2.370.2621.20%2.10%5.39%
CNNE
CANNAE HOLDINGS INC
$605.94M-37.80%-29.50%-38.36%-32.30%0.331.7115.80%-103.80%-102.88%
FWRG
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$687.34M2.90%1.00%1.78%1.50%1.830.2920.70%1.40%2.23%
SG
SWEETGREEN INC
$985.08M4.00%2.00%2.31%2.10%0.871.6113.30%2.50%2.75%
SHAK
SHAKE SHACK INC
$2.32B8.00%2.20%3.88%3.00%2.591.6965.00%2.80%4.38%
SDOT
SADOT GROUP INC
$6.76MN/A-190.00%161.94%3,510.40%-1.000.04-1.30%-86.40%-81.46%
GTIM
GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC
$14.25M5.50%2.20%1.73%1.20%1.400.4010.30%1.30%0.84%
THCH
TH INTERNATIONAL LTD
$52.03MN/A-39.60%-935.18%-29.60%-1.790.285.80%-38.20%-36.85%
NATH
NATHANS FAMOUS INC
$413.45M-179.00%34.70%89.35%47.50%-4.772.4930.20%12.40%19.16%
REBN
REBORN COFFEE INC
$12.57M-1,529.40%-88.00%-135.00%-97.00%3.600.8955.10%-75.60%-62.06%
MB
MASTERBEEF GROUP
$97.78M-138.30%-17.20%-21.27%-18.00%5.411.5563.70%-11.40%-7.81%
STKS
ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC
$58.39MN/A-14.00%1.66%1.10%-9.900.3617.70%-15.50%1.53%
RAVE
RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$46.47M19.20%16.80%21.39%24.80%0.138.6373.70%23.20%28.64%
VSTD
VESTAND INC
$3.19M-152.60%-18.20%-19.30%-12.30%3.070.575.40%-23.80%-19.03%
GENK
GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$69.23M-29.80%-1.50%-2.14%-1.20%19.880.293.20%-1.90%-2.11%
HCHL
HAPPY CITY HOLDINGS LTD
$76.08M-173.00%-32.40%-73.52%-48.80%2.630.8312.60%-35.70%-32.72%
BTBD
BT BRANDS INC
$6.49M-16.70%-10.10%-11.80%-9.00%0.764.1119.60%-8.50%-7.84%
CCHH
CCH HOLDINGS LTD
$9.72M-35.00%-19.20%-18.72%-15.90%0.832.111,023.20%-320.30%-271.16%
ARKR
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
$22.68M-18.90%-4.70%-4.97%-3.00%3.150.8872.30%-4.00%-3.49%
HDL
SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD
$796.62M7.40%3.90%9.11%9.70%0.872.5526.50%3.30%6.34%
BDL
FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC
$83.32M9.00%4.20%6.18%5.30%0.901.8426.00%2.80%3.70%

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

What are the best restaurant stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

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. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)


Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) 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 Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 22 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29.

CHA passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Chagee Holdings has seen its stock lose -59.39% over the past year, underperforming other restaurant stocks by -17 percentage points.

Chagee Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 13.24% from Chagee Holdings's current stock price of $11.48.

Chagee Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Chagee Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)


Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) is the #2 top restaurant stock out of 53 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29.

ARCO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arcos Dorados Holdings has seen its stock return 7.28% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 49 percentage points.

3. El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)


El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) is the #3 top restaurant stock out of 53 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 El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is equal to the restaurant industry average of 29.

LOCO passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. El Pollo Loco Holdings has seen its stock return 39.96% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 82 percentage points.

El Pollo Loco Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.50, an upside of 0.13% from El Pollo Loco Holdings's current stock price of $15.48.

El Pollo Loco Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering El Pollo Loco Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 21 restaurant stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 restaurant stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Gen Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK)


Gen Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the restaurant industry average of 3.02%.

Gen Restaurant Group's dividend payout ratio of -4% 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 8.95%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.02%. 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 71.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)


Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) has an annual dividend yield of 8.01%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.02%.

Chagee Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 18.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks down?

Restaurant stocks were down -0.39% in the last day, and down -2.19% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why restaurant stocks are down.

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. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)


Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) 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.

Jack In The Box has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jack In The Box's stock has dropped -35.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 6 percentage points.

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)


Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) 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.

Arcos Dorados Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcos Dorados Holdings's stock has gained 7.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 49 percentage points.

3. Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN)


Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN) is the third 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.

Chanson International Holding has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Chanson International Holding's stock has dropped -99.91% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -58 percentage points.

Are restaurant stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of restaurant stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect restaurant stocks to rise by 22.24% over the next year.

2.63% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.89% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.16% are rated C (Hold), 18.42% are rated D (Sell), and 7.89% 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 38.46x.
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