The restaurant industry encompasses quick-service chains, casual dining, and fine dining establishments that operate in the broader consumer discretionary sector.

Trends shaping the industry include evolving consumer tastes, delivery and digital ordering growth, and cost pressures from labor and food inflation.

Dividends vary across the industry with large-scale operators with franchised models tending to offer more consistent payouts, while smaller or growth-focused chains often reinvest earnings rather than distribute them.

Our detailed restaurant stocks list includes all common stocks in the industry that trade on the NYSE or NASDAQ.