Small Cap Restaurants
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CHA
1
Chagee Holdings Ltd
CHA
$1.94B
| $1.94B | $10.16 | 7.38% |
|
2
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.76B
| $1.76B | $8.34 | 1.53% |
|
3
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.49B
| $1.49B | $69.89 | 3.01% |
|
4
Wendy's
WEN
$1.41B
| $1.41B | $7.39 | 7.51% |
|
5
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.3B
| $1.3B | $58.22 | 0.9% |
|
6
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.22B
| $1.22B | $390.23 | 1.95% |
|
|
7
Biglari Holdings Class A
BH.A
$1.22B
| $1.22B | $1,939.33 | 2.84% |
|
8
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$931M
| $931M | $10.88 | 8.19% |
|
9
Papa John's
PZZA
$811M
| $811M | $24.64 | 17.2% |
|
10
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$768M
| $768M | $12.45 | 3.19% |
|
11
Sweetgreen
SG
$698M
| $698M | $5.87 | 3.77% |
|
12
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$652M
| $652M | $14.84 | 0.34% |
|
13
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$590M
| $590M | $48.56 | 1.36% |
|
14
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$499M
| $499M | $16.37 | 3.65% |
|
15
Dine Brands
DIN
$450M
| $450M | $35.50 | 0.7% |
|
16
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$403M
| $403M | $98.30 | 0.71% |
|
17
Jack in the Box
JACK
$331M
| $331M | $17.38 | 5.65% |
|
18
Portillo's
PTLO
$317M
| $317M | $4.38 | 6.21% |
|
Small Cap Restaurants Stocks at a Glance
Restaurant companies own, operate, and franchise dining concepts from quick service to full service. Same-store sales and traffic are the vital signs, with franchised models earning steadier fee streams while operators carry food and labor cost exposure directly.
There are 18 small cap Restaurants stocks — companies in the Restaurants industry with a market cap between $250M and $2B — worth a combined $16.8B.
The largest by market cap are Chagee Holdings Ltd (CHA) at $1.94B, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) at $1.76B and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) at $1.49B.
Among institutional investors, Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) drew the most net new fund positions in Q1 2026: 32 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 17 (13%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $16.8B across 18 stocks.
- Small Cap: market cap between $250M and $2B.
- Largest constituent: Chagee Holdings Ltd (CHA), $1.94B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q1 2026: Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), +17 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q1 2026.