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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Restaurants

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Restaurants is Zen Rated C and is the 87th 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 %
CHA	CHAGEE HOLDINGS LTD	$12.60	-0.47%	2.86%	12.60%	13.00%	13.31%	-17.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.56	$8.98	23.91%	40.31%	0.43	660,000	-15.82%
EAT	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC	$207.41	-2.09%	5.43%	6.82%	-7.94%	47.96%	97.44%	487.90%	400.75%	326.33%	$254.99	$100.30	18.66%	106.79%	1.23	1,053,000	-9.85%
BDL	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC	$65.65	-1.22%	28.93%	41.18%	47.20%	104.45%	108.41%	130.84%	125.99%	184.82%	$68.00	$27.55	3.46%	138.29%	0.17	43,500	-44.23%
NDLS	NOODLES & CO	$14.81	-0.60%	13.05%	13.23%	-20.08%	15.57%	168.59%	-16.61%	-84.44%	-58.86%	$19.00	$3.57	22.05%	314.85%	1.20	24,300	-19.54%
CAKE	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC	$110.22	-2.42%	1.61%	1.09%	5.08%	85.90%	132.14%	254.52%	158.43%	112.82%	$118.64	$43.07	7.09%	155.91%	1.04	1,078,000	-27.11%
ARCO	ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC	$6.81	0.59%	-2.71%	-15.93%	-17.85%	-21.27%	-3.54%	-31.56%	49.67%	17.64%	$9.75	$6.67	30.15%	2.10%	0.77	2,176,000	31.40%
RICK	RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC	$28.70	-1.34%	3.54%	10.26%	14.07%	14.80%	19.53%	-49.13%	-58.78%	145.93%	$32.00	$20.76	10.31%	38.25%	1.16	21,700	-66.09%
BLMN	BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC	$10.23	-6.15%	12.67%	23.55%	13.16%	81.71%	51.33%	-56.71%	-52.26%	-39.07%	$12.63	$5.19	19.00%	97.11%	1.20	1,916,000	-26.79%
LOCO	EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC	$15.55	-0.13%	6.36%	7.99%	-6.04%	19.62%	50.97%	77.11%	4.36%	27.46%	$17.40	$9.99	10.63%	55.66%	0.75	232,000	-12.78%
BJRI	BJS RESTAURANTS INC	$60.62	-3.99%	5.50%	-1.69%	-11.23%	64.02%	78.50%	115.04%	75.41%	70.52%	$74.60	$33.36	18.74%	81.71%	1.16	455,000	-10.96%
RRGB	RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC	$9.06	-0.88%	10.62%	12.55%	11.99%	153.07%	91.54%	-5.53%	-56.98%	-81.03%	$10.95	$2.46	17.26%	269.04%	1.27	391,000	61.57%
SBUX	STARBUCKS CORP	$104.77	0.35%	1.68%	10.95%	1.35%	-0.19%	29.41%	2.07%	-6.96%	102.38%	$110.51	$79.04	5.19%	32.55%	0.95	6,665,000	-32.79%
CBRL	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC	$68.33	-2.04%	0.21%	21.32%	18.26%	134.97%	111.94%	-0.52%	-50.31%	-49.02%	$73.67	$24.85	7.25%	174.97%	0.92	584,000	-18.78%
JMKE	JERSEY MIKE's SUBS INC	$19.72	4.84%	16.27%	22.56%	-19.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.99	$15.96	21.09%	23.56%	0.71	3,385,000	-20.45%
DPZ	DOMINOS PIZZA INC	$323.09	0.23%	3.54%	8.69%	-11.34%	-2.22%	-19.95%	-10.73%	-33.42%	94.43%	$442.35	$282.00	26.96%	14.57%	0.64	489,000	-35.74%
QSR	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC	$74.31	-0.44%	0.43%	6.35%	1.88%	-7.17%	12.97%	9.60%	27.86%	66.58%	$81.96	$65.43	9.33%	13.58%	0.54	2,226,000	-33.63%
YUMC	YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC	$47.85	1.64%	5.33%	18.88%	-1.03%	0.02%	8.80%	5.44%	-16.52%	78.21%	$58.39	$39.72	18.05%	20.48%	0.70	2,837,000	11.61%
CNNE	CANNAE HOLDINGS INC	$17.65	0.57%	6.78%	13.21%	18.46%	31.03%	0.23%	-0.68%	-49.14%	N/A	$18.13	$10.46	2.65%	68.74%	1.15	461,000	4.77%
TXRH	TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC	$184.49	-1.43%	10.67%	16.05%	-12.43%	18.35%	14.56%	76.92%	107.81%	372.69%	$216.19	$153.83	14.66%	19.93%	0.80	985,000	14.14%
YUM	YUM BRANDS INC	$157.01	-0.37%	5.00%	14.63%	5.52%	1.69%	12.65%	24.28%	26.57%	161.03%	$170.14	$134.26	7.71%	16.94%	0.51	3,305,000	-6.27%
JACK	JACK IN THE BOX INC	$13.27	-3.84%	17.75%	7.36%	-21.94%	10.12%	-17.01%	-80.12%	-86.46%	-85.89%	$23.86	$8.92	44.38%	48.85%	0.92	433,000	-5.87%
DIN	DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC	$35.31	-3.23%	10.31%	18.25%	-2.13%	32.35%	46.09%	-22.43%	-57.54%	-54.16%	$39.68	$23.23	11.01%	52.00%	1.01	632,000	8.97%
BROS	DUTCH BROS INC	$43.58	-0.66%	4.66%	13.99%	-32.93%	-23.33%	-20.02%	64.51%	-35.70%	N/A	$74.02	$36.51	41.13%	19.36%	1.59	3,957,000	-32.16%
MCD	MCDONALDS CORP	$263.04	-0.98%	5.44%	12.87%	-0.83%	-7.41%	-11.25%	-1.80%	5.05%	135.45%	$341.75	$229.20	23.03%	14.76%	0.35	6,093,000	-5.86%
BH	BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC	$371.81	-4.23%	-3.69%	2.03%	-5.09%	30.46%	4.51%	135.22%	118.94%	-10.54%	$483.60	$236.14	23.12%	57.45%	0.72	54,000	-7.38%
BRCB	BLACK ROCK COFFEE BAR INC	$9.88	-6.92%	-4.73%	42.77%	25.22%	-13.18%	-59.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.27	$6.11	60.90%	61.70%	1.73	450,000	-15.73%
SHAK	SHAKE SHACK INC	$70.14	-3.20%	8.68%	12.40%	8.27%	-26.61%	-25.01%	17.86%	-7.56%	119.67%	$107.46	$51.60	34.73%	35.93%	1.48	1,064,000	-40.76%
DRI	DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC	$219.39	-1.54%	2.54%	9.85%	6.38%	14.21%	23.55%	45.57%	51.13%	243.87%	$229.70	$169.02	4.49%	29.80%	0.71	798,000	-29.69%
PZZA	PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC	$18.56	-1.80%	2.71%	-5.02%	-40.26%	-46.27%	-61.57%	-72.71%	-84.94%	-76.24%	$48.83	$17.70	61.99%	4.86%	0.81	1,446,000	-17.28%
CAVA	CAVA GROUP INC	$60.31	-2.80%	16.29%	11.48%	-6.45%	-32.38%	14.64%	67.90%	N/A	N/A	$98.76	$43.41	38.93%	38.93%	1.65	3,021,000	-22.62%
CMG	CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC	$33.26	1.06%	18.87%	7.81%	-11.21%	4.00%	5.55%	-18.50%	-6.42%	343.82%	$41.42	$27.31	19.70%	21.79%	0.97	15,930,000	-19.77%
WEN	WENDY's CO	$7.27	0.14%	18.40%	19.18%	-3.45%	11.16%	-13.76%	-62.23%	-67.67%	-32.69%	$10.12	$5.94	28.16%	22.39%	0.59	4,413,000	-26.56%
PTLO	PORTILLO's INC	$5.21	0.58%	20.88%	46.76%	14.76%	-8.92%	-0.57%	-68.25%	-87.81%	N/A	$6.69	$3.29	22.12%	58.36%	1.15	2,322,000	-15.72%
WING	WINGSTOP INC	$161.57	-0.90%	30.80%	51.23%	23.91%	7.36%	-24.52%	-21.89%	6.66%	513.17%	$302.80	$95.82	46.64%	68.62%	1.23	1,534,000	-48.40%
FWRG	FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$13.63	5.25%	22.90%	29.69%	9.04%	11.63%	-14.01%	-20.76%	-33.83%	N/A	$18.77	$9.88	27.38%	37.96%	1.12	3,489,000	-16.63%
SG	SWEETGREEN INC	$11.41	-0.52%	10.67%	25.52%	92.74%	69.54%	78.00%	17.27%	N/A	N/A	$11.95	$4.49	4.51%	154.12%	1.81	3,298,000	-35.13%
KRUS	KURA SUSHI USA INC	$36.40	0.58%	14.47%	-9.83%	-23.77%	-32.63%	-32.64%	-45.00%	-19.61%	N/A	$80.84	$29.69	54.97%	22.60%	1.65	221,000	-9.05%
SDOT	SADOT GROUP INC	$5.91	2.96%	-18.93%	-46.66%	-56.25%	14.14%	-94.64%	-99.60%	-99.77%	N/A	$106.00	$2.63	94.42%	124.71%	0.77	25,800	-60.49%
VENU	VENU HOLDING CORP	$1.25	-7.41%	-2.34%	-12.59%	-45.18%	-67.78%	-90.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.40	$1.09	90.67%	14.68%	1.03	421,000	10.79%
MB	MASTERBEEF GROUP	$3.89	0.78%	-4.89%	-1.27%	3.18%	-54.40%	-55.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.75	$3.42	80.30%	13.84%	0.60	2,600	-13.33%
HDL	SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD	$9.90	0.00%	0.00%	-16.81%	-25.00%	-28.31%	-43.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.33	$9.74	45.99%	1.60%	0.32	0	N/A
HCHL	HAPPY CITY HOLDINGS LTD	$3.96	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	88.57%	34.69%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.00	$0.80	20.80%	395.00%	-0.08	0	N/A
STKS	ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC	$1.18	0.85%	5.36%	-23.38%	-31.79%	-33.33%	-46.36%	-74.07%	-91.95%	-51.24%	$2.65	$1.07	55.47%	10.07%	1.39	19,400	120.45%
GTIM	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC	$1.30	-2.26%	0.78%	-12.16%	-5.11%	3.17%	-6.47%	-51.67%	-73.68%	-57.38%	$1.66	$1.10	21.69%	18.18%	0.56	38,500	-34.75%
CCHH	CCH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.85	-0.70%	-4.49%	-14.31%	-33.07%	-81.92%	-98.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$153.80	$0.83	99.45%	2.41%	1.72	14,100	252.50%
GENK	GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$1.39	0.00%	-11.46%	-13.66%	-29.44%	-20.57%	-51.06%	-83.84%	N/A	N/A	$3.02	$1.30	53.97%	6.92%	1.39	397,000	459.15%
REBN	REBORN COFFEE INC	$1.51	-0.66%	-12.72%	-24.50%	-1.31%	-38.11%	-19.25%	-43.82%	N/A	N/A	$2.95	$0.65	48.81%	132.67%	1.10	31,000	-9.36%
BTBD	BT BRANDS INC	$1.74	-3.87%	1.16%	-7.45%	48.09%	-3.33%	-5.95%	-11.00%	N/A	N/A	$2.48	$1.03	29.84%	68.93%	0.37	5,800	56.76%
CHSN	CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING	$3.38	241.07%	212.96%	218.87%	212.96%	14.58%	-98.44%	-99.98%	N/A	N/A	$331.00	$0.70	98.98%	382.86%	0.83	90,898,000	28,129.19%
RAVE	RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$2.16	0.00%	-1.37%	-5.68%	-34.15%	-22.58%	-14.29%	-6.90%	75.61%	-21.17%	$3.60	$2.06	40.00%	4.85%	0.60	77,000	250.00%
ARKR	ARK RESTAURANTS CORP	$4.56	-5.98%	0.22%	1.33%	-19.29%	-43.35%	-35.77%	-70.31%	-71.59%	-78.05%	$9.50	$4.32	52.00%	5.56%	0.36	2,300	4.55%
THCH	TH INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.29	8.86%	6.61%	5.74%	-25.00%	-39.15%	-52.40%	-83.03%	-97.39%	N/A	$2.76	$1.00	53.24%	29.52%	0.35	12,000	-47.83%

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

What are the best restaurant stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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 -17.21% over the past year, underperforming other restaurant stocks by -10 percentage points.

Chagee Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.45, a downside of -1.19% from Chagee Holdings's current stock price of $12.60.

Chagee Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Chagee Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) is the #2 top restaurant stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29.

EAT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinker International has seen its stock return 97.44% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 104 percentage points.

Brinker International has an average 1 year price target of $265.85, an upside of 28.18% from Brinker International's current stock price of $207.41.

Brinker International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 20 analysts covering Brinker International, 65% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 15% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL)

Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL) is the #3 top restaurant stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29.

BDL passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Flanigans Enterprises has seen its stock return 108.41% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 115 percentage points.

What are the restaurant stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 18 restaurant stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 restaurant stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.3%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.92%.

Chagee Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 13.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN) has an annual dividend yield of 6.74%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.92%. Wendy's Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 84.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.92%. Arcos Dorados Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Arcos Dorados Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arcos Dorados Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 21.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks down?

Restaurant stocks were down -1.39% in the last day, and up 5.76% 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. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) 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.

Arcos Dorados Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcos Dorados Holdings's stock has dropped -3.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) 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.

Jack In The Box has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jack In The Box's stock has dropped -17.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -10 percentage points.

3. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) 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.

Chagee Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Chagee Holdings's stock has dropped -17.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -10 percentage points.

Are restaurant stocks a good buy now?

42.42% of restaurant stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect restaurant stocks to rise by 12.86% over the next year.

2.56% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.95% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.54% are rated C (Hold), 17.95% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 32.12x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

3. Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL)

1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

3. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

1. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

2. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

3. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

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Restaurant Stocks FAQ

1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

3. Flanigans Enterprises (NYSEMKT:BDL)

1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

3. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

1. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

2. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

3. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.