Three Restaurant Stocks Raising Concerns

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StockStory identifies Domino's, Sweetgreen, and First Watch as restaurant stocks that warrant caution. Domino's faces poor same-store sales and tepid demand growth of 4.5%, while Sweetgreen struggles with lagging same-store sales and an 8.7 percentage point decline in free cash flow margin. First Watch shows disappointing same-store sales, negative free cash flow, and a high net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 8 times. The broader restaurant industry has fallen 1.5% over the past six months, contrasting with the S&P 500's 8.4% return.

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Consumer Discretionary▼ · 3 stocks
Sweetgreen Inc
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Lagging same-store sales and 8.7 percentage point decline in free cash flow margin

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