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Premium Steak Restaurants in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Thi Le Thi Le New York, United States Last Updated: January 2024 NAICS OD4309

Revenue

$7.9bn

2024

$7.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

88,711

Businesses

4,069

Wages

$X.Xbn

Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry analysis

The Premium Steak Restaurants industry has fared relatively well most of the past five years, following similarly positive trends in the domestic economy. The industry is characterized by high-end dining establishments, with average customer checks totaling $50.00 or more. As a result, growth in per capita disposable income, consumer spending and the prevalence of households earning more than $100,000 in annual income has benefited the industry, enabling consumers to opt for premium steak establishments for dining experiences. However, the industry suffered significant revenue losses in 2020 due to the nonessential business closure order from the COVID-19 outbreak. Fortunately, the restrictions were eased in 2021 as the coronavirus vaccine has been rolled out, enabling premium steak restaurants to reopen for dine-in services. Although industry revenue recovered, rising inflation pressured industry revenue as customers reduced discretionary expenses. Over the five years to 2024, IBISWorld expects industry revenue to rise an annualized 3.6% to $7.9 billion, including a rise of 2.4% in 2024 alone.

Trends and Insights

  • Industry demand is influenced primarily by economic factors that directly affect consumer end markets. Since industry establishments offer high-end dining experiences, corporate clientele and households earning more than $100,000 annually represent the most prominent consumer segments.
  • All of the restaurants included in the Premium Steak Restaurants industry are fine-dining steak restaurants. However, the industry can be segmented by specialty cuisines that the establishments serve.
  • Premium steak restaurants generally follow population and household income distribution trends. As a result, regions boasting comparatively higher per capita incomes or that carry large, concentrated metropolitan areas will account for a larger portion of total industry establishments.
  • Low barriers to entry result in the industry being highly fragmented. However, each restaurant has its own recipe, lowering the degree of competition that they face.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $7.9bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Business clients frequent premium steak restaurants for corporate events

  • Premium steak restaurants are popular among corporations for business events, meetings and celebrations, thus making them a key consumer market for the industry. Therefore, due to the high number of corporate clients, most industry establishments are located in highly populated metropolitan areas, such as New York City, Miami and Los Angeles.
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Premium Steak Restaurants in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Red meat prices directly affect profitability

  • Purchase expenses represent the largest industry expense category, and meat purchases make up the largest subsect of this expense, as premium steak restaurants market the highest quality meat.

Biggest companies in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Darden Restaurants Inc.
447.1
57.2
12.8
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
381.5
44.5
11.7
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
273.5
25.7
9.4

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Products & Services Segmentation

Premium Steak Restaurants in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Classic steak restaurants, Steak and seafood restaurants and Premium Brazilian steak restaurants. Classic steak restaurants is the largest segment of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US.

Trends and Insights

The most popular is the traditional American steakhouse

  • This is the traditional steakhouse consumers imagine when seeking to dine at industry establishments. In terms of product offerings, steak is the main menu item, with varieties of appetizers, side dishes, and alcoholic beverages specifically designed to complement different cuts of meat. This segment represents the industry's core and will remain steady moving forward.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The industry includes chain, franchised and single-location restaurants that provide premium steak to consumers. Customers order and are served by waiters or waitresses while seated, and they pay after eating. These establishments may provide food services in combination with selling alcoholic and other beverages.

What's included in this industry?

Independently (non-chain or franchised) operated premium steak restaurantsFranchised premium steak restaurantsChain fine dining steak restaurant operation (directly owned and operated by owners)

Companies

Darden Restaurants Inc.Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar

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Related Terms

SINGLE-LOCATION RESTAURANTFULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTCHURRASCARIAUSDA PRIME

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 72251 - Premium Steak Restaurants in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Industry demand is influenced primarily by economic factors that directly affect consumer end markets. Since industry establishments offer high-end dining experiences, corpor...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

All of the restaurants included in the Premium Steak Restaurants industry are fine-dining steak restaurants. However, the industry can be segmented by specialty cuisines that...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Premium steak restaurants generally follow population and household income distribution trends. As a result, regions boasting comparatively higher per capita incomes or that ...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Low barriers to entry result in the industry being highly fragmented. However, each restaurant has its own recipe, lowering the degree of competition that they face.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The industry’s largest management companies each hold a portfolio of multiple chains catering to wildly different consumer tastes. A change in the availability or price of on...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Darden Restaurants Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Darden Restaurants Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The Premium Steak Restaurants industry receives no formal assistance from any state or local governments. However, this industry does receive assistance from several industry...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The Premium Steak Restaurants industry has a high product turnaround but low profit, which makes it susceptible to any adverse changes in demand (including any economic declin...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States is $7.9bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in 2024?

There are 4,069 businesses in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 3.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Premium Steak Restaurants market in United States are Darden Restaurants Inc., Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar

What does the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US in United States include?

Independently (non-chain or franchised) operated premium steak restaurants and Franchised premium steak restaurants are part of the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Darden Restaurants Inc..

How competitive is the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Premium Steak Restaurants in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Chain Restaurants in the US
  • Single Location Full-Service Restaurants in the US
  • Bars & Nightclubs in the US
  • Fast Food Restaurants in the US

Complementors

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International industries

  • Full-Service Restaurants in Canada
  • Restaurants in Australia
  • Cafes and Restaurants in New Zealand
  • Full-Service Restaurants in the UK
  • Restaurants and Takeaways in Ireland

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