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
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8371.HK | Taste Gourmet Group Ltd | 74.9 |
| 2 | ARCO.US | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc | 72.7 |
| 3 | CHA.US | Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares | 72.4 |
| 4 | HVTA.LSE | Heavitree Brewery A | 70.1 |
| 5 | CHSN.US | Chanson International Holding Class A Ordinary Shares | 69.8 |
| 6 | HVT.LSE | Heavitree Brewery | 68.1 |
| 7 | 6811.HK | Tai Hing Group Holdings Ltd | 65.6 |
| 8 | EAT.US | Brinker International Inc | 65.2 |
| 9 | MAGURO.BK | MAGURO GROUP PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | 64.5 |
| 10 | 8495.HK | 1957 & Co Hospitality Ltd | 62.9 |
| 11 | BPF-UN.TO | Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund | 62.5 |
| 12 | BDL.US | Flanigans Enterprises Inc | 62.2 |
| 13 | GTIM.US | Good Times Restaurants Inc | 61.5 |
| 14 | 1405.HK | DPC Dash Ltd | 61.1 |
| 15 | CAKE.US | The Cheesecake Factory | 60.7 |
| 16 | LOCO.US | El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc | 60.6 |
| 17 | PTSP.JK | Pioneerindo Gourmet International | 60.5 |
| 18 | SUR.JSE | Spurcorp | 59.5 |
| 19 | NATH.US | Nathans Famous Inc | 59.5 |
| 20 | JDW.LSE | J D Wetherspoon PLC | 59.4 |
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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.