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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 +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 123rd ranked industry out of 146 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	$11.54	-0.35%	-9.56%	6.07%	7.05%	-20.85%	-63.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$33.70	$8.98	65.75%	28.51%	0.74	808,000	21.50%
ARCO	ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC	$8.20	-0.73%	-5.75%	-6.82%	2.50%	10.66%	9.04%	-6.29%	26.02%	88.98%	$9.75	$6.51	15.90%	25.96%	0.80	921,000	78.14%
LOCO	EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC	$13.82	-0.14%	-7.06%	5.58%	23.28%	22.41%	26.79%	49.41%	-19.42%	18.12%	$15.90	$8.99	13.08%	53.81%	0.80	173,000	-34.22%
YUMC	YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC	$42.88	0.07%	1.06%	-11.39%	-18.14%	-7.25%	-0.28%	-25.68%	-37.67%	N/A	$58.39	$41.69	26.56%	2.85%	0.74	1,560,000	38.54%
NDLS	NOODLES & CO	$12.30	-5.89%	-2.38%	9.97%	108.83%	57.17%	96.55%	-54.65%	-87.97%	-84.84%	$13.95	$3.57	11.83%	244.54%	1.25	38,700	28.15%
BLMN	BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC	$7.27	1.82%	-13.86%	26.22%	13.95%	7.70%	-2.15%	-70.84%	-74.66%	-62.98%	$10.70	$5.19	32.06%	40.08%	1.27	2,198,000	6.96%
SBUX	STARBUCKS CORP	$95.29	1.22%	-3.90%	-9.20%	-3.45%	11.95%	9.54%	-4.64%	-14.41%	71.42%	$108.88	$77.99	12.48%	22.18%	0.99	7,614,000	1.25%
YUM	YUM BRANDS INC	$150.87	1.88%	1.97%	-1.96%	-4.89%	4.08%	5.59%	12.45%	27.51%	81.36%	$169.39	$137.33	10.93%	9.86%	0.55	1,308,000	-16.69%
EAT	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC	$140.46	2.90%	-1.35%	-3.09%	0.06%	0.01%	-17.05%	263.70%	133.48%	204.62%	$187.12	$100.30	24.94%	40.04%	1.30	773,000	-0.13%
CAVA	CAVA GROUP INC	$72.60	1.18%	-6.52%	-19.64%	-8.53%	36.03%	-7.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$98.76	$43.41	26.49%	67.24%	1.80	1,393,000	-55.09%
MCD	MCDONALDS CORP	$279.84	2.61%	0.23%	-1.87%	-14.54%	-10.09%	-9.43%	-2.98%	20.78%	129.38%	$341.75	$271.85	18.12%	2.94%	0.39	5,422,000	81.82%
TXRH	TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC	$170.46	5.68%	-5.63%	7.87%	-2.62%	2.52%	-11.07%	53.46%	72.72%	271.78%	$197.00	$153.83	13.47%	10.81%	0.87	1,398,000	-19.56%
QSR	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC	$72.66	1.16%	-2.73%	-11.03%	-0.91%	-1.20%	1.78%	-3.47%	5.81%	75.42%	$81.96	$61.33	11.35%	18.47%	0.58	5,724,000	56.78%
RICK	RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC	$24.66	-1.77%	-2.80%	-3.63%	2.92%	-5.23%	-38.96%	-67.36%	-66.21%	133.30%	$43.10	$20.76	42.78%	18.79%	1.22	25,000	-63.56%
CAKE	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC	$66.13	3.59%	0.14%	8.18%	4.98%	40.76%	16.63%	103.79%	14.23%	31.31%	$69.70	$43.07	5.12%	53.54%	1.12	1,176,000	31.84%
DPZ	DOMINOS PIZZA INC	$313.99	2.11%	1.10%	-5.35%	-22.03%	-24.62%	-31.75%	5.43%	-28.30%	152.48%	$496.00	$297.48	36.70%	5.55%	0.66	873,000	20.25%
DRI	DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC	$198.12	2.41%	-2.84%	1.86%	-3.92%	11.48%	-7.88%	23.03%	44.31%	194.16%	$228.27	$169.02	13.21%	17.22%	0.78	789,000	-34.79%
DIN	DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC	$29.44	1.24%	-6.18%	4.58%	-8.83%	-11.83%	22.67%	-51.79%	-68.13%	-65.54%	$39.68	$19.58	25.81%	50.36%	1.09	281,000	28.90%
BROS	DUTCH BROS INC	$55.52	-0.72%	-4.28%	-2.89%	1.85%	-4.98%	-23.97%	99.64%	N/A	N/A	$74.65	$44.58	25.63%	24.54%	1.64	2,349,000	-30.34%
WEN	WENDY's CO	$6.71	-0.59%	-12.86%	1.51%	-7.45%	-20.50%	-42.55%	-70.02%	-70.75%	-33.83%	$12.51	$6.37	46.36%	5.34%	0.62	10,336,000	24.80%
BJRI	BJS RESTAURANTS INC	$43.04	0.33%	-8.52%	12.43%	20.12%	15.67%	-1.69%	41.16%	-17.48%	-8.09%	$47.99	$28.46	10.31%	51.23%	1.23	315,000	-8.70%
BH	BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC	$293.54	-0.90%	1.05%	0.61%	-14.43%	-3.55%	14.17%	40.36%	60.86%	-30.17%	$483.60	$236.14	39.30%	24.31%	0.75	35,700	-3.51%
BTBD	BT BRANDS INC	$1.14	-3.39%	0.88%	-35.96%	-16.79%	-28.30%	-15.56%	-54.40%	N/A	N/A	$5.60	$1.03	79.64%	10.68%	0.33	54,000	103.77%
CMG	CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC	$29.34	4.12%	-7.91%	-9.19%	-20.83%	-13.55%	-44.22%	-29.28%	10.86%	229.48%	$58.42	$28.04	49.78%	4.65%	1.03	40,622,000	39.39%
PZZA	PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC	$31.92	-1.12%	-6.69%	-8.30%	2.93%	-22.45%	-32.81%	-54.61%	-66.88%	-50.36%	$55.74	$29.55	42.73%	8.02%	0.83	711,000	15.61%
BRCB	BLACK ROCK COFFEE BAR INC	$6.31	-3.22%	-24.16%	-47.63%	-61.64%	-74.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.40	$6.13	79.24%	2.94%	2.00	478,000	-40.77%
WING	WINGSTOP INC	$142.23	-1.56%	-9.38%	-3.07%	-39.82%	-44.78%	-61.73%	-30.17%	1.66%	401.16%	$388.14	$116.35	63.36%	22.24%	1.26	783,000	-17.41%
JACK	JACK IN THE BOX INC	$11.32	-2.83%	-9.08%	-11.84%	-24.98%	-39.92%	-41.80%	-87.37%	-90.25%	-86.88%	$25.34	$8.92	55.33%	26.98%	0.94	509,000	-0.78%
RRGB	RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC	$4.37	-1.35%	-13.64%	23.80%	-1.80%	9.80%	-28.01%	-64.62%	-86.31%	-91.99%	$7.89	$2.46	44.58%	78.00%	1.36	146,000	-39.92%
KRUS	KURA SUSHI USA INC	$45.58	-0.42%	-18.88%	-17.90%	-28.78%	-15.50%	-39.55%	-46.63%	14.12%	N/A	$95.98	$42.62	52.51%	6.95%	1.72	385,000	-21.43%
VENU	VENU HOLDING CORP	$3.26	-6.05%	-11.89%	-16.62%	-36.20%	-70.06%	-65.97%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.16	$3.06	82.05%	6.54%	1.00	451,000	47.87%
PTLO	PORTILLO's INC	$3.99	4.72%	-6.99%	-16.61%	-22.22%	-17.56%	-64.50%	-81.22%	N/A	N/A	$12.37	$3.78	67.74%	5.70%	1.21	2,194,000	-15.49%
SG	SWEETGREEN INC	$7.42	0.68%	-25.50%	8.80%	29.04%	10.91%	-46.62%	-28.10%	N/A	N/A	$16.70	$4.49	55.57%	65.26%	1.90	5,630,000	10.31%
CNNE	CANNAE HOLDINGS INC	$14.44	0.00%	-2.63%	5.63%	20.74%	-11.84%	-24.87%	-28.80%	-58.73%	N/A	$21.92	$10.46	34.12%	38.05%	1.21	282,000	-38.83%
FWRG	FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$10.18	-0.59%	-12.47%	-16.42%	-21.51%	-42.49%	-31.77%	-43.51%	N/A	N/A	$19.53	$9.97	47.88%	2.11%	1.16	1,003,000	-25.81%
SHAK	SHAKE SHACK INC	$52.34	-1.91%	-18.61%	-45.82%	-45.92%	-32.92%	-59.22%	-23.87%	-44.97%	41.00%	$144.65	$52.30	63.82%	0.08%	1.53	3,258,000	18.00%
CBRL	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC	$33.54	1.64%	-0.83%	13.43%	7.95%	20.52%	-37.46%	-65.53%	-78.67%	-80.17%	$71.93	$24.85	53.37%	34.97%	1.00	857,000	27.34%
VSTD	VESTAND INC	$0.28	-3.41%	-31.48%	-21.61%	1.07%	-39.79%	-91.55%	-86.75%	N/A	N/A	$3.58	$0.20	92.09%	40.10%	0.46	36,000	-70.25%
MB	MASTERBEEF GROUP	$6.85	-3.66%	-3.52%	-23.12%	7.87%	5.22%	32.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.40	$3.50	58.23%	95.71%	0.30	5,400	157.14%
GENK	GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$1.92	-7.69%	-7.25%	1.59%	2.67%	-20.66%	-53.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.99	$1.43	61.52%	34.27%	1.54	26,200	-62.57%
NATH	NATHANS FAMOUS INC	$101.84	0.51%	0.93%	0.95%	1.38%	13.28%	-4.64%	34.91%	45.01%	129.47%	$118.50	$88.67	14.06%	14.86%	0.50	27,200	32.04%
HCHL	HAPPY CITY HOLDINGS LTD	$4.25	14.25%	4.68%	93.18%	320.79%	12.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.25	$0.80	41.38%	431.25%	-0.15	756,000	193.02%
RAVE	RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC	$2.87	1.06%	-5.59%	1.77%	2.87%	-1.37%	8.71%	59.44%	92.62%	-30.34%	$3.75	$2.25	23.47%	27.56%	0.58	39,000	264.49%
GTIM	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC	$1.30	-0.76%	0.78%	1.56%	8.33%	4.00%	-21.69%	-55.02%	-67.25%	-62.86%	$2.09	$1.10	37.80%	18.18%	0.59	13,200	450.00%
BDL	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC	$33.00	0.00%	-2.94%	13.75%	-1.49%	8.37%	5.10%	4.40%	-7.64%	61.37%	$35.98	$26.33	8.28%	25.33%	0.19	90	-83.64%
CCHH	CCH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.37	-3.39%	-22.92%	-18.86%	-64.08%	-96.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.38	$0.36	97.59%	2.78%	1.16	52,400	-14.10%
ARKR	ARK RESTAURANTS CORP	$6.25	0.00%	-1.26%	-13.79%	-10.59%	-11.85%	-39.02%	-65.28%	-68.75%	-68.87%	$10.46	$5.75	40.25%	8.77%	0.38	400	100.00%
HDL	SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD	$13.40	0.00%	0.07%	-2.97%	-19.52%	-25.56%	-32.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.21	$13.11	36.81%	2.21%	0.33	250	1,150.00%
CHSN	CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING	$1.09	-14.17%	1.87%	-50.00%	-99.46%	-99.56%	-99.97%	-99.99%	N/A	N/A	$5.36k	$1.00	99.98%	9.55%	0.86	101,000	-39.52%
THCH	TH INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.83	1.39%	-8.50%	-7.58%	-8.96%	-31.72%	-35.22%	-87.16%	-96.22%	N/A	$3.25	$1.69	43.69%	8.61%	0.31	6,600	50.00%
REBN	REBORN COFFEE INC	$1.65	-7.82%	-17.91%	-32.65%	-2.94%	-4.62%	-32.10%	-75.15%	N/A	N/A	$3.43	$1.37	51.90%	20.88%	1.07	52,400	140.37%
STKS	ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC	$1.84	1.38%	-8.23%	-0.54%	-6.12%	-5.64%	-46.97%	-74.55%	-83.53%	-24.59%	$5.26	$1.65	65.02%	11.52%	1.45	30,200	29.61%
SDOT	SADOT GROUP INC	$12.14	6.77%	344.69%	22.63%	-71.77%	-82.04%	-94.86%	-99.53%	-99.58%	N/A	$460.00	$2.63	97.36%	361.60%	0.99	3,753,000	-59.27%

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: C, 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 -63.55% over the past year.

Chagee Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 12.65% from Chagee Holdings's current stock price of $11.54.

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: C.

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 9.04% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 73 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: B, 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 26.79% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 91 percentage points.

El Pollo Loco Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.10, an upside of 9.26% from El Pollo Loco Holdings's current stock price of $13.82.

El Pollo Loco Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering El Pollo Loco Holdings, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% 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. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN) has an annual dividend yield of 8.35%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.06%. 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.

2. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.97%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.06%.

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

3. Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA)

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.76%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 3.06%. Papa Johns International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Papa Johns International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Papa Johns International's dividend payout ratio of 219% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks up?

Restaurant stocks were up 1.27% in the last day, and down -2.74% over the last week.

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

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 31 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jack In The Box's stock has dropped -41.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 22 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 17 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcos Dorados Holdings's stock has gained 9.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 73 percentage points.

3. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) 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.

Brinker International has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brinker International's stock has dropped -17.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by 47 percentage points.

Are restaurant stocks a good buy now?

34.38% of restaurant stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect restaurant stocks to rise by 27.24% over the next year.

2.7% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.41% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.86% are rated C (Hold), 21.62% are rated D (Sell), and 5.41% 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 35.8x.

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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

3. El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

1. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

2. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

3. Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA)

1. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

3. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalRestaurantsBest 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.

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1. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

3. El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

1. Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

2. Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA)

3. Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA)

1. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

2. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO)

3. Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)

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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best restaurant stocks to buy now. Learn More.