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Restaurants

The 35 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $444 bn combined; the largest are McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX) and Yum! Brands (YUM). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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35 companies value 444 bn revenue 139 bn margin 12.6% free cash flow 18 bn avg. score 3.2
MCD holds 38.7% of the group's value, 1.5x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 MCD McDonald's
United States · score 5.4
 39% 172 bn 28 bn 31.7% 7.8 bn 4.5% 3.0% McDonald's restaurants, company-owned and franchised · World's largest fast-food chain; franchise model + owned real estate
2 SBUX Starbucks
United States · score 5.0
 25% 112 bn 38 bn 5.2% 3.6 bn 3.3% 2.5% Starbucks coffee shops, company-operated and licensed · World's largest coffee chain; a dominant global brand
3 YUM Yum! Brands
United States · score 4.5
 9% 41 bn 8.7 bn 25.4% 1.7 bn 4.1% 2.0% KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, through franchising · KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut: ~98% franchised, very predictable cash
4 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
United States · score 7.1
 9% 38 bn 12 bn 11.4% 1.6 bn 4.2% — Chipotle Mexican food restaurants · Highest same-store sales growth among the big US chains
5 QSR Restaurant Brands International
Canada · score 5.9
 8% 34 bn 9.7 bn 11.1% 1.6 bn 4.8% 3.4% Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs · Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons; almost 100% franchised
6 YUMC Yum China
China · score 7.2
 4% 15 bn 12 bn 7.8% 0.9 bn 6.1% 2.4% KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in China · Operates KFC and Pizza Hut in China, separate from global Yum
7 BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
United States · score 4.9
 2% 7.5 bn 1.9 bn 4.9% 0.1 bn 1.3% — Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee shops · Arizona — revenue of $1.9bn
8 CAVA CAVA Group
United States · score 4.2
 2% 6.8 bn 1.4 bn 4.8% 0.1 bn 0.7% — Mediterranean restaurants · The fastest-growing Mediterranean fast-casual chain in the US
9 JMKE Jersey Mike's Subs Inc.
United States · score 2.0
 1% 5.6 bn 0.7 bn 7.6% -0.2 bn -3.8% — Jersey Mike's sandwich chain · New Jersey — revenue of $724m
10 SHAK Shake Shack
United States · score 2.4
 1% 3.1 bn 1.6 bn 2.6% -0.0 bn -0.4% — Shake Shack burger restaurants · Premium burgers with strong international expansion through licensing
11 CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
China · score 6.1
 1% 2.4 bn 1.9 bn 9.1% 0.2 bn — 7.5% 7.5% Premium leaf tea through a chain of stores, from China · China — revenue of $1.8bn
12 ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
Uruguay · score 4.8
 0% 1.7 bn 4.7 bn 4.5% 0.0 bn 0.9% 3.0% Restaurant franchises in Latin America · Uruguay — revenue of $4.7bn
13 WEN Wendy's Co
United States · score 6.0
 0% 1.3 bn 2.2 bn 5.7% 0.3 bn 20.7% 8.4% Hamburger chain · Ohio — revenue of $2.2bn
14 SG Sweetgreen, Inc.
United States · score 1.4
 0% 1.2 bn 0.7 bn 2.0% -0.1 bn -9.6% — Healthy food restaurants at scale · California — revenue of $682m
15 DNUT Krispy Kreme, Inc.
United States · score 1.4
 0% 0.5 bn 1.5 bn -6.2% 0.0 bn 7.3% — Doughnuts sold in shops, fresh delivery and digital channels · North Carolina — revenue of $1.5bn
16 LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
United States · score 6.5
 0% 0.5 bn 0.5 bn 7.0% 0.0 bn 8.5% — Citrus-marinated grilled chicken restaurants · California — revenue of $501m
17 KRUS KURA SUSHI USA, INC.
United States · score 0.6
 0% 0.5 bn 0.3 bn -0.7% -0.0 bn -5.4% — Conveyor-belt sushi restaurants · California — revenue of $319m
18 PTLO Portillo's Inc.
United States · score 2.0
 0% 0.4 bn 0.8 bn 1.9% -0.0 bn -2.6% 0.1% Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs · Illinois — revenue of $749m
19 BRCB Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc.
United States · score 1.1
 0% 0.4 bn 0.2 bn 0.7% -0.0 bn -9.4% — Black Rock Coffee Bar drive-thru coffee shops · Arizona — revenue of $224m
20 PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.3 bn 2.1 bn -4.3% -0.0 bn -6.0% — 243 entertainment and dining venues: Dave & Buster's and Main Event · Texas — revenue of $2.1bn
21 JACK JACK IN THE BOX INC
United States · score 4.0
 0% 0.2 bn 1.4 bn 2.4% 0.1 bn 39.0% — Jack in the Box and Del Taco fast-food chains · California — revenue of $1.4bn
22 NDLS NOODLES & Co
United States · score 0.2
 0% 0.1 bn 0.5 bn -4.7% 0.0 bn 4.6% — Fast-casual noodle restaurants · Colorado — revenue of $496m
23 BDL FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC
United States · score 5.5
 0% 0.1 bn 0.2 bn 3.1% 0.0 bn 5.3% 1.3% Restaurants and liquor stores in South Florida · Florida — revenue of $215m
24 MB MASTERBEEF GROUP
Hong Kong · score 0.2
 0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn -11.4% 0.0 bn -2.7% — Meat and barbecue restaurants in Asia · Hong Kong — revenue of $59m
25 THCH TH International Ltd
China · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.2 bn -33.0% -0.0 bn -35.3% — Tim Hortons and Popeyes franchise in China · China — revenue of $197m
26 ARKR ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.2 bn -2.0% -0.0 bn -39.8% — Restaurants and food service concessions, since 1983 · New York — revenue of $156m
27 GTIM Good Times Restaurants Inc.
United States · score 6.6
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn 1.7% 0.0 bn 18.9% 0.9% Bad Daddy's Burger Bar and Good Times restaurants · Colorado — revenue of $135m
28 REBN Reborn Coffee, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -37.6% -0.0 bn -34.9% — Coffee shops, franchising and coffee and beverage distribution · California — revenue of $16m
29 BTBD BT Brands, Inc.
United States · score 2.1
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -4.6% 0.0 bn 1.8% — Fast-food restaurants in the Midwest · Utah — revenue of $13m
30 LKNCY Luckin Coffee
China · score 6.3
 — — 7.0 bn 7.3% 0.5 bn — — Coffee shop chain in China · China's largest coffee chain, already bigger than Starbucks there
31 CHSN Chanson International Holding
China · score 3.4
 — — 0.0 bn 11.7% 0.0 bn — — Bakeries and cafés in China · China — revenue of $18m
32 CCHH CCH Holdings Ltd
Malaysia · score 1.5
 — — 0.0 bn -28.0% 0.0 bn — — Affordable restaurants · Malaysia — revenue of $10m
33 HCHL Happy City Holdings Ltd
Singapore · score 0.8
 — — 0.0 bn -35.7% 0.0 bn — — Restaurants and food services in Hong Kong · Singapore — revenue of $7m
34 PC Premium Catering (Holdings) Ltd
Singapore · score 1.3
 — — 0.0 bn -126.6% -0.0 bn — — Contract catering and meals for workers · Singapore — revenue of $3m
35 ESYN HWH International Inc.
United States · score 0.9
 — — 0.0 bn -679.5% 0.0 bn — — Café in Singapore and lifestyle platforms; plans a natural gas project in Nigeria · Maryland

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