NRA Restaurant Same-Store Sales and Customer Traffic

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Source: National Restaurant Association
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Next Release(s): April 30th, 2026 9:00 AM

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Restaurant operators reported stronger sales and traffic readings in February.

A solid majority of restaurant operators reported higher same-store sales in February, though that was largely because of dampened year-ago comparisons.

Sixty-one percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between February 2025 and February 2026, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up from 43% who reported higher sales in January.

Only 27% of operators said their sales declined in February, down from 45% in January.

Restaurant operators also reported an improvement in customer traffic readings in February.

Forty-three percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between February 2025 and February 2026, up from 36% in January. Thirty percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in February, down from 55% in January.

February represented the first time in 13 months that operators reported a net increase in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported mixed sales results in January, which was an improvement from December’s dampened readings.

Forty-three percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between January 2025 and January 2026, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up from 37% of operators who reported higher sales in December.

Forty-five percent of operators said their sales declined in January, down from 53% in December.

Restaurant operators continued to report customer traffic declines in January, though results were somewhat better than December.

Thirty-six percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between January 2025 and January 2026, up from 28% in December. Fifty-five percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in January, down from 60% in December.

January represented the 12th consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a net decline in same-store sales for the first time in 9 months.

Thirty-seven percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between December 2024 and December 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was down from 47% of operators who reported higher sales in November.

Fifty-three percent of operators said their sales declined in December, up from 44% in November.

Restaurant operators also continued to report customer traffic declines in December.

Twenty-eight percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between December 2024 and December 2025, down from 30% in November. Sixty percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in December, up from 51% in November.

December represented the 11th consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported dampened same-store sales and customer traffic readings in November.

Forty-seven percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between November 2024 and November 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was essentially unchanged from 48% in October.

Forty-four percent of operators said their sales declined in November, up from 35% in October.

Restaurant operators continued to report customer traffic declines in November.

Thirty percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between November 2024 and November 2025, down from 33% in October. Fifty-one percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in November, up from 48% in October.

November represented the 10th consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a modest improvement in same-store sales in October.

Forty-eight percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between October 2024 and October 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up from 45% in September.

Thirty-five percent of operators said their sales declined in October, down from 44% in September.

In contrast to the positive sales readings, restaurant operators continued to report customer traffic declines.

Thirty-three percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between October 2024 and October 2025, compared to 34% in September. Forty-eight percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in October, down from 52% in September.

October represented the ninth consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported mixed same-store sales results in September, continuing the trend of the last several months.

Forty-five percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between September 2024 and September 2025, while 44% reported a sales decline.

That was roughly on par with the readings in August, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey.

While same-store sales readings held up in September, restaurant operators reported a deterioration in customer traffic levels.

Thirty-four percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between September 2024 and September 2025, down from 38% in August. Fifty-two percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in September, up from 42% in August.

September represented the eighth consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a modest net increase in same-store sales for the fifth consecutive month in August.

Forty-six percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between August 2024 and August 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was down slightly from 48% of operators who reported higher sales in July.

Forty-three percent of operators said their sales declined in August, compared to 42% in July.

In contrast to the net increase in same-store sales, restaurant operators continued to report dampened customer traffic readings.

Thirty-eight percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between August 2024 and August 2025, down slightly from 40% in July. Forty-two percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in August, compared to 46% in July.

August represented the seventh consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a net increase in same-store sales in July, with results almost identical to June’s readings.

Forty-eight percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That compared to 49% of operators who reported higher sales in June.

Forty-two percent of operators said their sales declined in July, compared to 41% in June.

In contrast to the net increase in same-store sales, restaurant operators continued to report dampened customer traffic readings.

Forty percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between July 2024 and July 2025, up slightly from 36% in June. Forty-six percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in July, compared to 47% in June.

July represented the sixth consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a net increase in same-store sales in June, though results were somewhat softer than May’s readings.

Forty-nine percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between June 2024 and June 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was down slightly from 52% of operators who reported higher sales in May.

Forty-one percent of operators said their sales declined in June, up from 38% in May.

Restaurant operators also reported dampened customer traffic readings in June.

Thirty-six percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between June 2024 and June 2025, down from 40% in May. Forty-seven percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in June, up from 42% in May.

June represented the fifth consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.
For the first time since January, a majority of restaurant operators reported higher same-store sales.

Fifty-two percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between May 2024 and May 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up from 45% of operators who reported higher sales in April.

Thirty-eight percent of operators said their sales declined in May, down slightly from 41% in April.

Restaurant operators also reported an improvement in customer traffic readings in May, though overall levels remained negative.

Forty percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between May 2024 and May 2025, while 42% reported lower traffic.

Although May’s results were an improvement from softer readings during the last three months, it still represented the fourth consecutive month of net negative customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported a net increase in same-store sales for the first time in three months.

Forty-five percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between April 2024 and April 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up slightly from 43% of operators who reported higher sales in March.

Forty-one percent of operators said their sales declined in April, compared to 45% in March.

In contrast to the modest same-store sales increase in April, restaurant operators continued to report dampened customer traffic readings.

Thirty percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between April 2024 and April 2025, while 48% reported lower traffic.

Although April’s results were an improvement from softer readings in February and March, it still represented the third consecutive month of negative customer traffic.
Restaurant operators reported mixed same-store sales readings in March, which represented a sharp improvement from February’s dampened levels.

Forty-three percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between March 2024 and March 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was up from just 18% of operators who reported higher sales in February.

Forty-five percent of operators said their sales declined in March, down from 63% in February.

Restaurant operators also reported somewhat better traffic results in March, but volume remained negative overall.

Twenty-nine percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between March 2024 and March 2025, up from 13% of operators who reported higher traffic in February.

Fifty-seven percent of operators said their traffic declined in March, down from 66% in February.