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GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.

GENK

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalRestaurants

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$1.95

−$0.13 · -6.25%

Aug 24, 11:14 AM ET

GENK company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

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Sell

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Valuation

65

Undervalued

Momentum

32

Weakening

Sentiment

42

Mixed

Risk resilience

26

High Risk

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Company profile

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GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in the United States. The company offers meats, poultry, and seafood. GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.

Industry
Restaurants
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
David Kim
Listed since
Jun 28, 2023
Employees
2,726

Market position

Day range

Current $1.95

52-week range

Current $1.95

Open
$2.01
Previous close
$2.08
Volume
13.53K
0.1× average
Average volume
137.65K
Average daily volume
Market cap
64.28M USD
Beta
0.95
Market reference 1
50-day average
$1.9655
-0.79% below average
200-day average
$2.058
-5.25% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
195.29M USD
P/E (TTM)
-2.35×
P/B (TTM)
0.77×
P/S (TTM)
0.31×
EV / EBITDA
-48.94×
Earnings yield
-27.77%
Free cash flow yield
-223.20%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
5.02%
Operating margin
-10.23%
Net margin
-2.09%
Return on equity
-21.58%
Return on assets
-1.16%
Return on invested capital
-2.92%

Financial health

Debt / equity
13.87×
Current ratio
0.42×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends39%24%8%-7%Gross margin, FY2021: 20.02%Gross margin, FY2022: 16.86%Gross margin, FY2023: 13.60%Gross margin, FY2024: 10.52%Gross margin, FY2025: 9.16%Operating margin, FY2021: 11.87%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.54%Operating margin, FY2023: 4.47%Operating margin, FY2024: 0.23%Operating margin, FY2025: -3.11%Net margin, FY2021: 35.47%Net margin, FY2022: 6.28%Net margin, FY2023: 4.64%Net margin, FY2024: 0.28%Net margin, FY2025: -1.42%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 20.02%. Gross margin FY2022 16.86%. Gross margin FY2023 13.60%. Gross margin FY2024 10.52%. Gross margin FY2025 9.16%. Operating margin FY2021 11.87%. Operating margin FY2022 7.54%. Operating margin FY2023 4.47%. Operating margin FY2024 0.23%. Operating margin FY2025 -3.11%. Net margin FY2021 35.47%. Net margin FY2022 6.28%. Net margin FY2023 4.64%. Net margin FY2024 0.28%. Net margin FY2025 -1.42%.

Income trends

Revenue

212.54M USD+2.00%

Operating income

−6.62M USD−7.1M USD

Net income

−3.03M USD−3.62M USD
Income trends across reported periods234.46M USD146.79M USD59.13M USD−28.54M USDRevenue, FY2021: 140.56M USDRevenue, FY2022: 163.73M USDRevenue, FY2023: 181.01M USDRevenue, FY2024: 208.38M USDRevenue, FY2025: 212.54M USDOperating income, FY2021: 16.69M USDOperating income, FY2022: 12.35M USDOperating income, FY2023: 8.09M USDOperating income, FY2024: 476K USDOperating income, FY2025: −6.62M USDNet income, FY2021: 49.86M USDNet income, FY2022: 10.28M USDNet income, FY2023: 8.41M USDNet income, FY2024: 592K USDNet income, FY2025: −3.03M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 140.56M USD. Revenue FY2022 163.73M USD. Revenue FY2023 181.01M USD. Revenue FY2024 208.38M USD. Revenue FY2025 212.54M USD. Operating income FY2021 16.69M USD. Operating income FY2022 12.35M USD. Operating income FY2023 8.09M USD. Operating income FY2024 476K USD. Operating income FY2025 −6.62M USD. Net income FY2021 49.86M USD. Net income FY2022 10.28M USD. Net income FY2023 8.41M USD. Net income FY2024 592K USD. Net income FY2025 −3.03M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue212.54M USD208.38M USD181.01M USD163.73M USD140.56M USD
Cost of goods sold193.07M USD186.46M USD156.4M USD136.12M USD112.42M USD
Gross profit19.47M USD21.92M USD24.61M USD27.61M USD28.14M USD
Selling, general, and administrative25.94M USD21.33M USD15.26M USD12.89M USD9.15M USD
Operating expenses26.09M USD21.45M USD16.52M USD15.26M USD11.46M USD
Interest income568K USD1.23M USD964K USD179K USD256K USD
Interest expense800K USD399K USD617K USD817K USD668K USD
Depreciation and amortization15.52M USD13.67M USD9.53M USD6.92M USD4.36M USD
Operating income−6.62M USD476K USD8.09M USD12.35M USD16.69M USD
Net income−3.03M USD592K USD8.41M USD10.28M USD49.86M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
55%
6 beats, 4 misses, 1 met estimate
Average EPS surprise
+127.03%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
-0.06
Estimate -0.06 · Met by 0.00%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.08-0.01-0.09-0.18Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MetQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 6, 2025: actual -0.02, estimate -0.01, surprise -100.00%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 0.04, estimate 0.01, surprise +300.00%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 0.04, estimate -0.043, surprise +192.31%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual -0.02, estimate -0.03, surprise +33.33%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 31, 2026: actual -0.14, estimate -0.06, surprise -133.33%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual -0.14, estimate -0.07, surprise -100.00%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual -0.06, estimate -0.06, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q4 2026, reported Nov 6, 2026: actual —, estimate -0.04, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates62.76M57.6M52.45M47.29MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 6, 2025: actual 54.65M USD, estimate 57.42M USD, surprise -4.82%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 57.34M USD, estimate 60.26M USD, surprise -4.85%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 55.04M USD, estimate 54.25M USD, surprise +1.46%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual 50.42M USD, estimate 58.77M USD, surprise -14.21%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 31, 2026: actual 49.7M USD, estimate 60.35M USD, surprise -17.65%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 53.9M USD, estimate 57M USD, surprise -5.44%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 55.7M USD, estimate 57.2M USD, surprise -2.62%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 6, 2026: actual —, estimate 53.95M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 9, 2025

$0.03

Irregular

Record Jun 9, 2025 · Payment Jun 23, 2025

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ETFs holding GENK

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
258.46K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$377.26-0.26%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
84.73K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$243.91-0.66%

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