The number of competitors gunning for the top dog have been numerous, from upstart "better burger" chains like The coffee juggernaut isn't a success everywhere. Stock Market The leading restaurant stocks have recouped much, and in some cases, all, of their big losses sustained during the market rout. Or maybe it's the convenience factor?

But there's so much more revenue coming in that its net profit is significantly higher, and the company is worth more as a result.Chipotle takes this ownership model a step further. More recently, technology has become the pivot. 4. Brands does this, too, but not nearly to the extent McDonald's does.In the first quarter of 2020, McDonald's collected $1.7 billion in rent alone.

By store count alone, Yum! A company's The two restaurant companies with the largest market caps are The next three largest restaurant stocks in terms of market cap are McDonald's is the largest restaurant chain in the world with nearly 39,000 locations. Shares don't come cheap -- valued at 24.7 times one-year forward earnings -- but this is still a growth company with a 2% yielding dividend as an added bonus. And the difference between a company-owned and franchised structure explains why Restaurant Brands International is only valued at $17 billion. McDonald's generated over $2 billion in Q1 revenue from just 2,637 company-owned locations. I've been critical of Shake Shack in the past, but not because the business is doing poorly. Earnings surged 29% higher in Q3, a trend that should continue as In addition to its namesake brand, Texas Roadhouse is also early on in building out its new sports bar chain Bubba's 33.

And, while foot traffic figures have been up and down, the new locations have largely been greeted with enthusiasm wherever they go. It also relies on Yum China Few fast-food companies can claim anything approaching the growth that Wall Street has worried at times that Domino's lacks a strong competitive moat, given that a version of its product is offered by thousands of quick-service operators -- ranging from food trucks to local neighborhood restaurants.

The other half of Starbucks' growth strategy lies across the Pacific in China. However, Of those that make it beyond year five, though, 90% of them stick around for at least a decade, according to that same research -- which would imply that a winning concept has incredible staying power with consumers, defying the trends that plague the newbies in the industry. It also helps that Domino's small store footprint makes it an ultra-efficient business. This mere six-point difference is extremely significant. However, that does not have to mean that restaurant stocks become the biggest stock losers. Taco Bell is also a non-factor with just However, even if KFC remains as the only really popular brand in China under Yum's control, that could be enough. Starbucks has over 32,000 locations, and the company owns more than 16,000 of them.
That payout will help soften the blow from a pullback in the stock. The chain parlayed those advantages into a store base that today maintains over 2,400 locations, mainly in the United States.Chipotle's food safety scare, starting in 2015, demonstrated a key CEO Jose Cil and his team have aspirations to establish Tim Hortons more firmly in the U.S. market over the next few years. In case of a recession, McDonald's could be one of the best picks in the industry -- as it was a decade ago during the financial crisis.