# Restaurants — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Restaurants operate dining establishments ranging from quick-service to casual dining, generating revenue from food and beverage sales. The sector is highly sensitive to discretionary consumer spending, labor inflation, and commodity prices—particularly grains, beef, and dairy—while rising wages and regulatory pressures on labor directly compress margins, making it vulnerable to recessions and supply-chain disruptions. TrendMatrix ranks 19 US-listed Restaurants stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Consumer Cyclical
- **Stocks tracked:** 19 (primer N: 19)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 3 neutral · 16 bearish · avg score 5.07
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [YUMC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/YUMC) | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.6 | $48.90 | +13.1% |
| 2 | [SHAK](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/SHAK) | Shake Shack, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 4.9 | $101.96 | +1.7% |
| 3 | [BH-A](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BH-A) | Biglari Holdings Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $1,634.80 | +14.9% |
| 4 | [CHA](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CHA) | Chagee Holdings Limited | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.8 | $11.06 | +30.7% |
| 5 | [YUM](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/YUM) | Yum! Brands, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.7 | $160.45 | +0.2% |
| 6 | [BROS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BROS) | Dutch Bros Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.6 | $57.55 | +19.0% |
| 7 | [MCD](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MCD) | McDonald's Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $294.17 | +7.9% |
| 8 | [EAT](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/EAT) | Brinker International, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.4 | $152.22 | +10.6% |
| 9 | [ARCO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ARCO) | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $8.82 | +5.6% |
| 10 | [CMG](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CMG) | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.1 | $34.19 | +17.7% |
| 11 | [WING](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/WING) | Wingstop Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.0 | $165.31 | +53.4% |
| 12 | [SBUX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/SBUX) | Starbucks Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.9 | $105.69 | -0.5% |
| 13 | [CAKE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CAKE) | The Cheesecake Factory Incorpor | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $63.08 | +1.5% |
| 14 | [DPZ](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/DPZ) | Domino's Pizza Inc | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $338.69 | +12.8% |
| 15 | [DRI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/DRI) | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $200.22 | +1.5% |
| 16 | [QSR](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/QSR) | Restaurant Brands International | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.7 | $79.83 | +0.4% |
| 17 | [CAVA](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CAVA) | CAVA Group, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.6 | $93.12 | +4.0% |
| 18 | [WEN](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/WEN) | Wendy's Company (The) | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.6 | $6.88 | +3.2% |
| 19 | [TXRH](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TXRH) | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.5 | $161.26 | +8.7% |

## Recent 8-K Events (last 30 days)

- **CAVA** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-21): Director Karen Kochevar informed CAVA she will retire from the Board upon term expiration at the 2026 Annual Meeting on June 22, 2026. No disagreement with Company operations, policies, or practices cited.
- **MCD** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-02): McDONALD'S CORPORATION | | | | | (Registrant) | | | | | | | | Date: | April 2, 2026 | | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Pochowicz | | | | | Jeffrey J. Pochowicz Vice President - Associat [... truncated]
- **YUM** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-01): On March 26, 2026, YUM Board appointed Kathleen K. Oberg as director, effective April 1, 2026. She will stand for shareholder election at the next Annual Meeting. No committee assignment yet. No disagreement cited.

## Cross-Company Themes

- **Chili's brand** — 1 companies (EAT)
- **China** — 1 companies (YUMC)
- **North America** — 1 companies (SBUX)
- **Yum China** — 1 companies (YUM)
- **arabica coffee beans** — 1 companies (SBUX)

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