Best Restaurants Stocks for 2026

Restaurants split between capital-light, high-ROIC franchisors and the more capital-heavy company-operated cohort; same-store-sales growth separates the two.

Restaurants splits between the franchise-light asset-light global majors (capital-light, high-ROIC) and the company-operated cohort (capital-heavy, more cyclical). Composite scoring uses the Quality pillar (margin durability and ROIC) and the Growth pillar (same-store-sales growth); Valuation pillar uses EV/EBITDA against unit growth.

Data as of (updated daily)

Top 20 Restaurants stocks by composite score

#TickerNameComposite
18371.HKTaste Gourmet Group Ltd74.9
2ARCO.USArcos Dorados Holdings Inc72.7
3CHA.USChagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares72.4
4HVTA.LSEHeavitree Brewery A70.1
5CHSN.USChanson International Holding Class A Ordinary Shares69.8
6HVT.LSEHeavitree Brewery68.1
76811.HKTai Hing Group Holdings Ltd65.6
8EAT.USBrinker International Inc65.2
9MAGURO.BKMAGURO GROUP PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED64.5
108495.HK1957 & Co Hospitality Ltd62.9
11BPF-UN.TOBoston Pizza Royalties Income Fund62.5
12BDL.USFlanigans Enterprises Inc62.2
13GTIM.USGood Times Restaurants Inc61.5
141405.HKDPC Dash Ltd61.1
15CAKE.USThe Cheesecake Factory60.7
16LOCO.USEl Pollo Loco Holdings Inc60.6
17PTSP.JKPioneerindo Gourmet International60.5
18SUR.JSESpurcorp59.5
19NATH.USNathans Famous Inc59.5
20JDW.LSEJ D Wetherspoon PLC59.4

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.

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