Consumer Cyclical
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.(GENK)
Live Price
Offline$2.09
-0.95% today
1Y Change
-42.11%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $50.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +2.0%
- EPS Growth
- -553.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.9%
Coverage: 248 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $50.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $2.09 and down 42.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.0%, EPS growth of -553.8%, a dividend yield of 1.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.0%, EPS -553.8%, free cash flow -305.5% with operating margin -5.2% and ROIC -5.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GENK price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+2.0% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-5.2% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 12, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.0% and EPS is at -553.8%, with operating margin around -5.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -4.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 12, 2026 | β | +8.1% | +9.6% | +2.9% |
2026 Mar 31, 2026 | -133.3% | -14.0% | -21.4% | -18.4% |
2025 Nov 7, 2025 | +33.3% | -5.9% | -2.2% | -14.8% |
Benchmark Edge
GENK vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
GENK
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GENK Max Drawdown
-69.00%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GENK and SPY.
Company Overview
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Market
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, and Texas. Its restaurants specialize in various flavored meats for Korean barbeque. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.
- Leadership
- Wook Jin Kim
- IPO Date
- Jun 28, 2023
- Employees
- 289
- Street Address
- 11480 South Street
- Mailing
- Cerritos, CA, 90703
- Region
- Cerritos, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 562-356-9929
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- β
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.0%
- EPS
- -553.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -305.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 9.0%
- Operating Margin
- -5.2%
- Net Margin
- -1.4%
- ROE
- -21.4%
- ROIC
- -5.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 13.35
- Current Ratio
- 0.42
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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