Nando's Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Nando's's competitors and similar companies include Dennys, El Pollo Loco, Texas Roadhouse and Shake Shack.
 Nando's Nando is a fast-casual restaurant company specializing in spicy Portuguese-style chicken dishes. |  El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco Holdings is a company that develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants. |  Texas Roadhouse Texas Roadhouse is a restaurant company operating primarily in the casual dining segment. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1987 | Founding Date 1953 | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1993 | Founding Date 2004 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations London, GB HQ Abbotsford, AU Gaborone, Botswana, BW Doha, QA Johannesburg, ZA Dubai, AE | Locations Spartanburg, US HQ | Locations Costa Mesa, US HQ | Locations Louisville, US HQ | Locations New York, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 34,000 | Employees 4,00056% decrease | Employees 5,00510% decrease | Employees 82,00012% increase | Employees 11,70421% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 339.6 m | Valuation ($) 375.6 m | Valuation ($) 12.9 b | Valuation ($) 4.8 b |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) £779.4m (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $452.3m (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $490m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $5.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods £586.5m (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods $15m (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit £192.9m (FY, 2019) | Gross profit $437.3m (FY, 2024) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income £74.3m (FY, 2019) | Net income $21.6m (FY, 2024) | Net income $26.5m (FY, 2025) | Net income $414.3m (FY, 2025) | Net income $49.7m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 10 (Q3, 2019) | Countries 14 (FY, 2021) |
Franchised Restaurants | Franchised Restaurants 226 (FY, 2018) | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants 265 (FY, 2017) | Franchised Restaurants 95 (Q3, 2019) | Franchised Restaurants N/A |
Owned Restaurants | Owned Restaurants 711 (FY, 2018) | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants 212 (FY, 2017) | Owned Restaurants 502 (Q3, 2019) | Owned Restaurants N/A |
Restaurants | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 1.6 k (FY, 2017) | Restaurants 477 (FY, 2017) | Restaurants 597 (Q3, 2019) | Restaurants 382 (Q1, 2022) |
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Dennys
HQ
Spartanburg, US
Employees
4,000
Denny's Corporation owns and operates full-service restaurant chains under the Denny's brand.
View companyEl Pollo Loco
HQ
Costa Mesa, US
Employees
5,005↓ 10% decrease
El Pollo Loco Holdings is a company that develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants.
View companyTexas Roadhouse
HQ
Louisville, US
Employees
82,000↑ 12% increase
Texas Roadhouse is a restaurant company operating primarily in the casual dining segment.
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Shake Shack
HQ
New York, US
Employees
11,704↑ 21% increase
Shake Shack is a fast casual restaurant chain.
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