It may or may not surprise you to consider McDonald’s and Starbucks as the world’s largest restaurant company. As a professional having lots of meetings in coffee shops, I naturally wonder about Starbucks’ and its competitors’ profitability while I am waiting for my next meeting.
On the other hand, it may not be too surprising to know that the United States is the land of large, listed restaurant chains like McDonalds.
Here is a list of 30 of the largest listed restaurant companies as of January 2017:
| RIC | Name | USD Market Cap (Millions) |
| MCD | McDonalds Corp | $104,000 |
| SBUX.O | Starbucks Corp | $81,488 |
| CPG.L | Compass Group PLC | $29,938 |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | $23,283 |
| EXHO.PA | Sodexo SA | $17,674 |
| QSR.TO | Restaurant Brands International Inc | $11,233 |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | $11,055 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | $8,869 |
| WTB.L | Whitbread PLC | $8,546 |
| ARMK.K | Aramark | $8,521 |
| PNRA.O | Panera Bread Co | $4,815 |
| ELIOR.PA | Elior Group | $3,930 |
| CBRL.O | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc | $3,922 |
| JACK.O | Jack in the Box Inc | $3,524 |
| WEN.O | Wendys Co | $3,503 |
| TXRH.O | Texas Roadhouse Inc | $3,422 |
| CAKE.O | Cheesecake Factory Inc | $2,819 |
| BWLD.O | Buffalo Wild Wings Inc | $2,764 |
| GNK.L | Greene King PLC | $2,665 |
| 3197.T | Skylark Co Ltd | $2,576 |
| 7550.T | Zensho Holdings Co Ltd | $2,469 |
| EAT | Brinker International Inc | $2,442 |
| AGL.MI | Autogrill SpA | $2,367 |
| SSPG.L | SSP Group PLC | $2,296 |
| 0341.HK | Cafe De Coral Holdings Ltd | $1,894 |
| DIN | DineEquity Inc | $1,374 |
| SHAK.K | Shake Shack Inc | $1,313 |
| MAB.L | Mitchells & Butlers PLC | $1,280 |
| PLKI.O | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc | $1,261 |
| 7616.T | Colowide Co Ltd | $1,253 |
| SONC.O | Sonic Corp | $1,224 |