These Publicly Traded Casual Restaurants Earn the Most Per Store

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Shifting economics

Casual-dining concepts were forced to navigate a rough 2020, with widespread jurisdictional restrictions and customer hesitancy.

With so many things changing last year, it’s a good opportunity to take another look at how economics have changed, particularly restaurants’ average-unit volume.

The following is a list of publicly traded full-service concepts that earn the most per store and operate at least 200 units in the U.S.

Image credits:The Cheesecake Factory

1. Cheesecake Factory

Average sales per unit: $7.8 million

U.S. unit count: 206

Total change in units from 2019: 0

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2. Texas Roadhouse

Average sales per unit: $4.6 million

U.S. unit count: 572

Total change in units from 2019: 19

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3. Olive Garden

Average sales per unit: $4.5 million

U.S. unit count: 868

Total change in units from 2019: 2

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4. BJ’s Restaurants

Average sales per unit: $3.7 million

U.S. unit count: 209

Total change in units from 2019: 1

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5. LongHorn Steakhouse

Average sales per unit: $3.2 million

U.S. unit count: 538

Total change in units from 2019: 8

Image credits:Logan’s Roadhouse

6. Outback Steakhouse

Average sales per unit: $3.1 million

U.S. unit count: 706

Total change in units from 2019: –18

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7. Cracker Barrel

Average sales per unit: $3 million

U.S. unit count: 663

Total change in units from 2019: 3

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8. Chili’s

Average sales per unit: $2.6 million

U.S. unit count: 1,233

Total change in units from 2019: –11

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9. Carrabba’s

Average sales per unit: $2.5 million

U.S. unit count: 220

Total change in units from 2019: –5

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10. Red Robin

Average sales per unit: $2 million

U.S. unit count: 546

Total change in units from 2019: –10

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11. Applebee’s

Average sales per unit: $1.9 million

U.S. unit count: 1,600

Total change in units from 2019: –65

Image credits:Applebee’s

12. IHOP

Average sales per unit: $1.3 million

U.S. unit count: 1,670

Total change in units from 2019: –40

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13. Denny’s

Average sales per unit: $1.2 million

U.S. unit count: 1,504

Total change in units from 2019: –55

Image credits:Denny’s

14. First Watch

Average sales per unit: $1.1 million

U.S. unit count: 409

Total change in units from 2019: 41

Image credits:First Watch

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