Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) intrinsic value & 10-year financials

Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) has a Graham intrinsic value of $2.75 per share. At $1.69 on Oct 17, 2026, the stock trades 39% below that value. Over the last 5 fiscal years revenue grew 9.1% a year to $212.5M, with an average return on invested capital of 3.1%.

Graham intrinsic value
$2.75
Share price (Oct 17, 2026)
$1.69
Price vs Graham value
39% below
Market cap
$8.7M
Revenue (FY2025)
$212.5M
Revenue growth (5-yr CAGR)
9.1%
ROIC (10-yr avg)
3.1%
Free cash flow (FY2025)
-$24.3M

GENK 10-year financial history

Fiscal year Revenue Net income EPS (diluted) Free cash flow Operating margin ROIC
FY2025 $212.5M -$3.0M -$0.59 -$24.3M -9.4% -8.1%
FY2024 $208.4M $592.0K $0.13 -$6.0M 0.2% 0.2%
FY2023 $181.0M $8.4M $0.08 $5.0M 4.5% 8.0%
FY2022 $163.7M $10.3M — $15.3M 7.5% 12.4%
FY2021 — — — — — —

Source: annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR. Figures in USD.

Executive summary

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. revenue growth over the past decade is N/A; insufficient history prevents a reliable 10-year CAGR calculation.

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. has historically struggled to out-earn its cost of capital, averaging just 3.1% ROIC.

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. capital allocation metrics are N/A for the decade; share count and net debt history are incomplete.

Benjamin Graham lens

Under Benjamin Graham's formula using SEC EDGAR fundamentals, GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. is modeled at 8.0% normalized earnings growth with a 5.1% bond-yield adjustment. The resulting Graham intrinsic value estimate is $2.75 per share.

GENK stock: frequently asked questions

What is the intrinsic value of Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) stock?

Using Benjamin Graham's revised formula, V = EPS × (8.5 + 2g) × 4.4 / Y, with reported diluted earnings per share, a 8.0% normalized growth rate (capped at 15%) and a 5.1% AAA corporate bond yield, GENK's intrinsic value is about $2.75 per share.

Is GENK stock undervalued?

At $1.69 (close on Oct 17, 2026), GENK trades 39% below its Graham value of $2.75. On Graham's terms that leaves a margin of safety. A formula is a starting point for research, not a recommendation.

Does Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. generate free cash flow?

Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. generated -$24.3M of free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) in fiscal 2025. Free cash flow was positive in 2 of the last 4 reported years.

What is GENK's return on invested capital?

Average ROIC over the last 5 fiscal years was 3.1%, and average return on equity was 143.4%. Sustained ROIC above about 15% usually points to a durable competitive advantage.

Where does this GENK data come from?

From Gen Restaurant Group, Inc.'s annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR, most recently filed May 14, 2026. Prices are end-of-day snapshots; valuations are formula outputs, not investment advice.

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