Best Restaurants Stocks in the United States for 2026
Top-ranked Restaurants stocks in United States. 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 in United States by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCO.US | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc | 72.7 |
| 2 | CHA.US | Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares | 72.4 |
| 3 | CHSN.US | Chanson International Holding Class A Ordinary Shares | 69.8 |
| 4 | EAT.US | Brinker International Inc | 65.2 |
| 5 | BDL.US | Flanigans Enterprises Inc | 62.2 |
| 6 | GTIM.US | Good Times Restaurants Inc | 61.5 |
| 7 | CAKE.US | The Cheesecake Factory | 60.7 |
| 8 | LOCO.US | El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc | 60.6 |
| 9 | NATH.US | Nathans Famous Inc | 59.5 |
| 10 | BROS.US | Dutch Bros Inc | 56.5 |
| 11 | HDL.US | SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD. American Depositary Shares | 56.0 |
| 12 | RAVE.US | Rave Restaurant Group Inc | 55.8 |
| 13 | ARKR.US | Ark Restaurants Corp | 55.0 |
| 14 | YUM.US | Yum! Brands Inc | 54.4 |
| 15 | BJRI.US | BJs Restaurants Inc | 53.8 |
| 16 | DRI.US | Darden Restaurants Inc | 53.1 |
| 17 | TXRH.US | Texas Roadhouse Inc | 51.4 |
| 18 | CMG.US | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | 51.4 |
| 19 | WING.US | Wingstop Inc | 51.3 |
| 20 | KRUS.US | Kura Sushi USA Inc | 51.0 |
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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 within the Restaurants industry, the United States. Use the screener for the full ranked list.