Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ruths Hospitality Group Inc (RUTH) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Ruths Hospitality Group Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 517M vs 38,952M combined for tracked competitors (1.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+6.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-14.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Ruths Hospitality Group Inc generated 8.5% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2023, vs 16.8% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 8.3% net margin compares with 6.8% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Ruths Hospitality Group Inc accounted for 1.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.7% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.10M compares with $0.07M for the peer group (1.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
RUTH Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc reported revenue growth of 8.50 % year on year in Q1 2023, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 16.81 %.
With a net margin of 8.29 %, Ruths Hospitality Group Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (6.75 %).
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc generated 1.62 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.74 % a year earlier.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Ruths Hospitality Group Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Restaurants industry grew revenue 8.1% year over year, combined, vs 8.5% for Ruths Hospitality Group Inc. Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.19% to 0.19%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (16) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
RUTH Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
RUTH Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bj s Restaurants Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Brinker International Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Flanigan s Enterprises Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Soho House and Co Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Ruths Hospitality Group Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | 697.08 | 516.58 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | 22,913.43 | 13,210.90 |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | 10,445.02 | 6,231.51 |
| Brinker International Inc | 9,069.76 | 5,807.40 |
| Cava Group Inc | 6,105.99 | 1,373.93 |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | 1,313.78 | 1,432.56 |
| SUBTOTAL | 55,087.98 | 41,324.02 |
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Sources: Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | Company Owned Steakhouse Restaurants 95.11 % |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | Olive Garden 41.64 % |
| Brinker International Inc | Chili's Restaurants 92.68 % |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store inc | Single reportable segment 100.00 % |
| Bloomin Brands Inc | U.S. 98.37 % |
| First Watch Restaurant Group Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | 697 | 97,468 | 7,462 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | 22,913 | 62,930 | 5,748 |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | 10,445 | 61,698 | 4,179 |
| Brinker International Inc | 9,070 | 68,320 | 12,563 |
| Cava Group Inc | 6,106 | 99,705 | 4,808 |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | 1,314 | 63,868 | 1,825 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 54,391 | 66,213 | 4,448 |
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Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | US 99.32 % |
| One Group Hospitality Inc | US 99.64 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Restaurants industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (81 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.00 % | 61.55 % (avg) | +38.4 pp |
| Operating Margin | 9.28 % | industry median | +5.6 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 13.88 % | 2.98 % (avg) | +10.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 8.74 % | 6.19 % (avg) | +2.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Restaurants industry average (81 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 14.3x | 33.7x | -19.4x |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.7x | 14.2x | -6.5x |
| P/B | 4.0x | 4.0x | +0.0x |
| Return on Equity | 28.75 % | industry aggregate | -194.53 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.12 % | 7.07 % (avg) | 2.05 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 7.90 % | 3.35 % | 7.48 % | 9.04 % | 3.47 % | -40.66 % | 54.50 % | 17.88 % |
| Operating Margin | 11.99 % | 12.32 % | 11.25 % | 11.42 % | 11.21 % | -10.28 % | 11.58 % | 9.28 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 19.58 % | 24.37 % | 10.77 % | 20.49 % | 11.55 % | -5.19 % | 8.51 % | 8.02 % |
| P/E | 18.3x | 18.5x | 22.3x | 17.6x | 15.6x | - | 15.7x | 14.9x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Ruths Hospitality Group Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 8.74 % vs industry average 6.19 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / High strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 5.6 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+6.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 194.5 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (14.3x vs 33.7x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (37.50 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-14.4% annualized).
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | 0.21 | 0.62 | 0.21 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | 0.09 | 0.37 | 1.04 |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | 0.21 | 0.45 | 0.02 |
| Brinker International Inc | 0.08 | 0.38 | 1.45 |
| Cava Group Inc | 1.74 | 2.61 | - |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | Q1 2023 | +8.5 % | +8.9 % |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | Q2 2026 | +13.7 % | +33.2 % |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | Q2 2026 | +11.1 % | -1.7 % |
| Brinker International Inc | Q2 2026 | +5.1 % | +21.1 % |
| Cava Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +31.3 % | +25.3 % |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | Q2 2026 | +6.4 % | -15.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.1 % | +17.7 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | Q1 2023 | - | -17.8 % |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +10.8 % |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | Q2 2026 | - | +6.7 % |
| Brinker International Inc | Q2 2026 | +23.2 % | -26.9 % |
| Cava Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +55.3 % | +0.1 % |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | Q2 2026 | +9.1 % | +21.2 % |
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Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | 7.75% | 10.19% | 28.75% |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | 9.45% | 11.44% | 54.55% |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | 12.01% | 15.40% | 27.79% |
| Brinker International Inc | 38.91% | 46.03% | 273.03% |
| Cava Group Inc | 4.73% | 5.38% | 8.28% |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | 4.06% | 4.82% | 10.97% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Ruths Hospitality Group Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ruths Hospitality Group Inc | 18.06 | 1.35 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | 19.04 | 1.73 |
| Texas Roadhouse inc | 25.39 | 1.68 |
| Brinker International Inc | 18.69 | 1.56 |
| Cava Group Inc | 93.49 | 4.44 |
| Bj s Restaurants Inc | 32.44 | 0.92 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 19.81 | 1.33 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.