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Restaurant and fast-food stocks: prices and rankings
The theme covers the big fast-food, coffee and restaurant chains, including the franchisees that run these brands in Romania. Many earn from franchising rather than from their own restaurants, so they have steady revenue and high margins.
We track 6 companies in restaurants and fast food. Today 5 of 6 are up, and the theme is +0.63% on a market-cap-weighted basis. The median 1-year return is -2%.
Companies6
Today's move+0.63%
1-year return-2%
Median P/E25.3
Median dividend2.66%
Total market cap417.6 B $
The largest companies in restaurants and fast food
The top 10 companies on each measure.
Today's biggest gainers and losers in restaurants and fast food
The biggest gains and losses in the latest session, among companies worth more than $2 billion.
All stocks in restaurants and fast food
Sorted by market cap, 10 per page. Each one has its own page with the full analysis.
- 1
McDonald’s CorporationMCD · NYSE$282.50+0.10% - 2
Starbucks CorporationSBUX · NASDAQ$98.76+1.39% - 3
Yum! Brands IncYUM · NYSE$151.10-0.36% - 4
Chipotle Mexican Grill IncCMG · NYSE$30.42+1.81% - 5
Darden Restaurants IncDRI · NYSE$203.60+1.36% - 6Sphera Franchise Group SA MiFID Eligible SecuritySFG · RO37.50 lei+1.08%
Some prices may be from the previous session close, depending on the exchange where the company trades.
How we pick the companies in a theme
Each list is put together by hand, from companies that earn a large share of their revenue from the theme or lead it. We review it as the market changes. Only companies we analyze appear on the page.
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Frequently asked questions about stocks in restaurants and fast food
What are the largest companies in restaurants and fast food?
By market capitalization, the largest are McDonald’s Corporation, Starbucks Corporation and Yum! Brands Inc.
How have stocks in restaurants and fast food performed over the past year?
The median 1-year return is -2%. Today 5 of 6 companies are up, and the theme is +0.63% on a market-cap-weighted basis.
What dividends do companies in restaurants and fast food pay?
5 of the 6 companies pay a dividend, with a median yield of 2.66%. The highest yield belongs to Sphera Franchise Group SA MiFID Eligible Security, at 5.78% a year.
How do you invest in stocks in restaurants and fast food?
Through an account with a regulated broker: buy the companies you choose or a thematic ETF that holds many of them. Popular themes can swing hard, so it pays not to put all your money in one place.
The data on this page is for information only and is not investment advice. Prices may be delayed.