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 C and is the 85th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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EAT
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
$7.34B$165.13$170.303.13%Hold106.99%19.57%183.78%18.51%
NATH
NATHANS FAMOUS INC
$414.96M$101.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BJRI
BJS RESTAURANTS INC
$860.31M$38.90$45.0015.68%Hold32.82%45.72%13.75%5.01%
CHA
CHAGEE HOLDINGS LTD
$4.80B$26.17$40.9056.29%Strong Buy3N/AN/A16.68%7.62%
DRI
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
$24.24B$207.13$235.7513.82%Buy206.16%10.91%64.44%11.30%
RRGB
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
$112.98M$6.37$11.0072.68%Strong Buy2-0.97%N/AN/A-2.08%
PBPB
POTBELLY CORP
$378.66M$12.55$17.0035.46%Strong Buy12.34%-83.92%13.33%2.95%
CAKE
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
$3.07B$61.91$57.08-7.80%Hold124.99%11.62%66.20%7.22%
PZZA
PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.44B$44.06$48.6710.46%Buy61.93%-2.72%-20.31%9.77%
LOCO
EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC
$321.56M$10.70$18.0068.22%Buy13.85%2.35%10.14%4.56%
DENN
DENNY's CORP
$204.49M$3.99$6.6967.62%Buy44.58%34.85%-68.25%5.09%
TXRH
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC
$12.11B$182.58$190.644.42%Buy148.07%9.41%42.83%18.52%
MB
MASTERBEEF GROUP
$238.00M$14.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
YUM
YUM BRANDS INC
$41.16B$148.08$162.299.59%Buy145.45%14.54%-26.19%30.69%
BLMN
BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC
$785.12M$9.23$9.644.47%Sell72.27%N/A27.26%3.14%
DIN
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC
$362.21M$23.18$25.007.85%Buy65.83%31.49%-34.81%4.25%
BROS
DUTCH BROS INC
$10.44B$63.48$78.8824.25%Strong Buy1619.86%37.33%25.12%5.44%
RICK
RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC
$333.89M$37.95$98.00158.23%Buy14.71%417.86%20.00%9.12%
YUMC
YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC
$17.76B$47.56N/AN/AN/AN/A4.22%8.12%20.19%10.61%
DPZ
DOMINOS PIZZA INC
$16.05B$468.71$490.874.73%Buy155.28%5.27%-18.62%38.80%
CBRL
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC
$1.47B$65.90$55.20-16.24%Hold50.40%17.87%19.42%4.26%
WING
WINGSTOP INC
$9.16B$328.46$357.638.88%Strong Buy1915.44%-7.91%-25.19%25.85%
HCHL
HAPPY CITY HOLDINGS LTD
N/A$4.48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KRUS
KURA SUSHI USA INC
$924.58M$76.45$92.3320.78%Buy612.22%N/A5.49%2.97%
SHAK
SHAKE SHACK INC
$5.76B$134.93$126.75-6.06%Hold1613.09%90.74%N/AN/A
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$214.77B$300.37$323.657.75%Buy174.39%8.09%-300.44%18.42%
PTLO
PORTILLO's INC
$827.46M$11.06$13.8625.29%Buy711.25%1.54%10.66%2.89%
BH
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC
$683.93M$300.56N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
STKS
ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC
$117.43M$3.80$4.8327.18%Buy36.42%N/A68.36%2.89%
CMG
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
$72.14B$53.54$59.8611.81%Buy2210.17%13.17%N/AN/A
CAVA
CAVA GROUP INC
$10.04B$86.77$112.7729.96%Buy1318.75%-24.82%13.78%8.14%
QSR
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC
$22.79B$69.57$75.558.59%Buy114.22%15.78%44.28%5.55%
JACK
JACK IN THE BOX INC
$407.98M$21.61$31.5045.77%Hold12-1.24%N/A-10.28%3.89%
WEN
WENDY's CO
$2.03B$10.57$14.5437.52%Hold142.20%4.53%187.41%4.96%
ARCO
ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC
$1.56B$7.42N/AN/AN/AN/A5.28%7.92%36.59%5.44%
SBUX
STARBUCKS CORP
$105.90B$93.19$97.354.46%Buy204.18%4.67%-55.04%13.26%
CNNE
CANNAE HOLDINGS INC
$1.36B$21.66$23.337.72%Buy3-3.19%N/A-5.15%-4.23%
GENK
GEN RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$129.89M$3.96$8.00102.02%Strong Buy114.16%N/A-2.48%-0.14%
FWRG
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$1.03B$16.96$22.1330.45%Strong Buy813.22%50.07%N/AN/A
SG
SWEETGREEN INC
$1.60B$13.59$22.8368.01%Buy1213.93%N/AN/AN/A
CHSN
CHANSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
$2.92M$0.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RAVE
RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC
$39.22M$2.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
THCH
TH INTERNATIONAL LTD
$93.58M$2.88N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TWNP
TWIN HOSPITALITY GROUP INC
$215.72M$4.30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
REBN
REBORN COFFEE INC
$14.32M$2.70N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GTIM
GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC
$16.73M$1.58N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
YOSH
YOSHIHARU GLOBAL CO
$10.75M$6.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NDLS
NOODLES & CO
$40.89M$0.89$3.00237.08%Strong Buy12.86%N/AN/A-3.09%
BTBD
BT BRANDS INC
$7.51M$1.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FAT
FAT BRANDS INC
$42.24M$2.37$10.00321.94%Strong Buy1-0.76%N/AN/A-11.04%
HDL
SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD
$1.24B$19.12N/AN/AN/AN/A14.63%25.74%237.95%268.70%
BDL
FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC
$62.15M$33.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SDOT
SADOT GROUP INC
$8.57M$1.38N/AN/AN/AN/A-0.25%-2.83%29.20%10.68%

Restaurant Stocks FAQ

What are the best restaurant stocks to buy right now in Jul 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 31.

EAT passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinker International has seen its stock return 148.32% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 135 percentage points.

Brinker International has an average 1 year price target of $170.30, an upside of 3.13% from Brinker International's current stock price of $165.13.

Brinker International stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Brinker International, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% 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 8 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 31.

NATH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nathans Famous has seen its stock return 40.4% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 27 percentage points.

3. Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI)


Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) 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 Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bjs Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -10 points lower than the restaurant industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BJRI as a "B".

BJRI passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bjs Restaurants has seen its stock return 4.49% over the past year, underperforming other restaurant stocks by -9 percentage points.

Bjs Restaurants has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 15.68% from Bjs Restaurants's current stock price of $38.90.

Bjs Restaurants stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Bjs Restaurants, 0% 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 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the restaurant stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 23 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 8.45%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.8%. 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 -4,350% 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 8.42%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.8%. 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 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 6.6%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the restaurant industry average of 2.8%. 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 56.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are restaurant stocks up?

Restaurant stocks were up 0.29% in the last day, and down -1.99% 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. 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 -37.18% 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 57 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 29. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Denny's's stock has dropped -47.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -61 percentage points.

3. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)


Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) 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.

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 "A".

Bloomin' Brands's stock has dropped -52.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the restaurant industry by -66 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 11.86% over the next year.

2.5% of restaurant stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.5% of restaurant stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.5% are rated C (Hold), 7.5% are rated D (Sell), and 5% 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 36.08x.
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