Grill portfolio optimization underway with six closures completed and up to nine additional conversions identified to enhance overall profitability

Fourth-quarter sales have improved and early holiday bookings point to continued momentum

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (“The ONE Group” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: STKS) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2025.

Highlights for the third quarter 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024 are as follows:

• Total GAAP revenues decreased 7.1% to $180.2 million from $194.0 million;
• Consolidated comparable sales* decreased 5.9%;
• GAAP net loss attributable to The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. increased $67.4 million to $76.7 million from GAAP net loss of $9.3 million due to an increase in income tax expense of $64.0 million, primarily related to the establishment of a non-cash tax valuation allowance, and a non-cash loss on impairment of $3.4 million related to the Grill optimization strategy; and
• Adjusted EBITDA** attributable to The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. decreased to $10.6 million from $14.9 million.

“Our third-quarter performance was impacted by external factors that temporarily reduced traffic in certain markets among our target demographics. These challenges created revenue headwinds. Additionally, rising commodity costs outpaced our pricing adjustments, putting further pressure on profitability,” said Emanuel "Manny" Hilario, President and CEO of The ONE Group.

"We completed a comprehensive review of our Grill portfolio and made the strategic decision to close six underperforming locations—five in the second quarter and one in the third quarter. We plan to convert up to an additional nine Grill units to either Benihana or STK formats by the end of 2026. Our first RA Sushi to STK conversion opened in October in Scottsdale, Arizona. These conversions take approximately eight to twelve weeks with a payback period of approximately one year. Once all conversions are complete, we expect that our Grill portfolio will consist of all profitable units, enhancing overall portfolio quality and driving improved margin performance. We also expect to reduce capital expenditures across all brands in the coming year, which will strengthen our balance sheet and enhance financial flexibility,” continued Hilario.

“The Benihana integration continues to exceed our expectations and the new Benihana prototype is delivering strong results. During the second quarter, we opened our second franchised Benihana Express location, validating our asset-light growth strategy,” continued Hilario.

“Since the onset of the fourth quarter, sales trends have improved, and we are optimistic about the upcoming holiday season. We have enhanced operational strategies and improved execution capabilities to capitalize on what is traditionally our strongest time of year. Our teams are well-prepared to deliver exceptional guest experiences during this critical period, with robust advance bookings already secured. The strategic actions we have taken to optimize our portfolio, combined with the ongoing benefits from our Benihana integration, position us to navigate current market challenges while building long-term value for our shareholders from current levels," stated Emanuel "Manny" Hilario, President and CEO of The ONE Group.

Restaurant Development

The Company plans to open five to seven new venues in 2025.

We have opened the following restaurants to date in 2025:

• Owned Benihana restaurant in San Mateo, California (March 2025)
• Owned STK restaurant in Topanga, California (April 2025)
• Owned STK restaurant in Los Angeles, California (May 2025 - relocation of our existing STK Westwood restaurant)
• Franchised Benihana Express restaurant in Miami, Florida (June 2025)
• Owned STK restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona (October 2025 – conversion of a former RA Sushi restaurant)

There are currently two STK restaurants, one Benihana restaurant, and one Kona Grill restaurant under construction in the following cities:

• Owned STK restaurant in Oak Brook, Illinois
• Owned STK restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona
• Owned Benihana restaurant in Seattle, Washington
• Owned Kona Grill restaurant in San Antonio, Texas (relocation of an existing Kona Grill restaurant)

During the third quarter of 2025, we closed one RA Sushi restaurant upon its lease expiration and terminated a license agreement for one STK restaurant. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we closed one RA Sushi restaurant and converted it to an STK restaurant.

Liquidity and Share Repurchase Program

As of September 28, 2025, we held $16.3 million in cash and short-term credit card receivables and had $28.1 million available under our revolving credit facility. Under the current conditions, our credit facility does not have any financial covenants.

In March 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a $5 million share repurchase program. During the third quarter ended September 28, 2025, the Company purchased 0.1 million shares for aggregate consideration of $0.2 million.

Non-Cash Loss on Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Non-Cash Valuation Allowance

During the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a non-cash loss on impairment of $3.4 million on our property and equipment, net and operating lease right of use assets, primarily related to restaurants with leases nearing expiration or that the Company has opted to not renew.

The Company’s income tax expense for the third quarter of $59.1 million is primarily attributable to the establishment of a non-cash valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Updated 2025 Targets

As of January 1, 2025, we began reporting financial information on a fiscal quarter basis using four 13-week quarters with the addition of a 53^rd week when necessary. For 2025, our fiscal calendar began on January 1, 2025 and ends on December 28, 2025 and our third quarter had 91 days.

Conference Call and Webcast

Emanuel “Manny” Hilario, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Nicole Thaung, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 PM Eastern Time.

The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 203-518-9708. A replay will be available after the call and can be accessed by dialing 412-317-6671; the passcode is 11159955. The replay will be available until Tuesday, November 20, 2025.

The webcast can be accessed from the Investor Relations tab of The ONE Group’s website at www.togrp.com under “News / Events.”

About The ONE Group

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq: STKS) is an international restaurant company that develops and operates upscale and polished casual, high-energy restaurants and lounges and provides hospitality management services for hotels, casinos and other high-end venues both in the U.S. and internationally. The ONE Group is recognized as one of “America’s Greatest Companies” (Newsweek, 2025), and Benihana is honored as one of ”America’s Best Brands for Value” (Forbes, 2025). The ONE Group’s focus is to be the global leader in Vibe Dining, and its primary restaurant brands and operations are:

• STK, a modern twist on the American steakhouse concept with restaurants in major metropolitan cities in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, featuring premium steaks, seafood and specialty cocktails in an energetic upscale atmosphere.
• Benihana, an interactive dining destination with highly skilled chefs preparing food right in front of guests and served in an energetic atmosphere alongside fresh sushi and innovative cocktails. The Company franchises Benihanas in the U.S., Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
• Samurai, an interactive dining experience located in sunny Miami, FL, provides a distinctive dining experience where skilled personal chefs masterfully perform the ancient art of teppanyaki right before your eyes.
• Kona Grill, a polished casual, bar-centric grill concept with restaurants in the U.S., featuring American favorites, award-winning sushi, and specialty cocktails in an upscale casual atmosphere.
• Salt Water Social is your gateway to the seven seas, featuring an array of signature and unique fresh seafood items, complemented by the highest quality beef dishes and elegant, delicious cocktails.
• Benihana Express, a small footprint casual concept showcasing the best of Benihana but without teppanyaki tables or bar.
• RA Sushi, a Japanese cuisine concept that offers a fun-filled, bar-forward, upbeat, and vibrant dining atmosphere with restaurants in the U.S. anchored by creative sushi, inventive drinks, and outstanding service.
• ONE Hospitality, The ONE Group’s food and beverage hospitality services business develops, manages and operates premier restaurants and turnkey food and beverage services within high-end hotels and casinos currently operating venues in the U.S. and Europe.

Additional information about The ONE Group can be found at www.togrp.com.

Non-GAAP Definitions

We have evolved our definition of non-GAAP financial measures starting in Q3 2024 and Q1 2025. We use certain non-GAAP measures in analyzing operating performance and believe that the presentation of these measures provides investors and analysts with information that is beneficial to gaining an understanding of the Company's financial results. Non-GAAP disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP.

We exclude items management does not consider in the evaluation of its ongoing core operating performance from Adjusted EBITDA. Starting in Q3 2024, we no longer deduct pre-opening expenses from Adjusted EBITDA. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures are included under “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” in this press release.

*Comparable sales represent total U.S. food and beverage sales at owned and managed units, a non-GAAP financial measure, opened for at least a full 24-months. This measure includes total revenue from our owned and managed locations. The Company monitors sales growth at its established restaurant base in addition to growth that results from restaurant acquisitions and new restaurant openings. Refer to the reconciliation of GAAP revenue to total food and beverage sales at owned and managed units in this press release.

**We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment loss, non-cash rent expense, non-recurring gains and losses, stock-based compensation, transaction and exit costs, transition and integration expenses and lease termination and exit expenses. Starting in Q3 2024, pre-opening expenses are no longer deducted from Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA has been presented in this press release and is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. Refer to the reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA in this press release.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to the impact of the Benihana Inc. acquisition, restaurant openings and 2025 financial targets. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “target,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: (1) our ability to integrate the new or acquired restaurants into our operations without disruptions to operations; (2) our ability to capture anticipated synergies; (3) our ability to open new restaurants and food and beverage locations in current and additional markets, grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with suppliers and obtain adequate supply of products and retain employees; (4) factors beyond our control that affect the number and timing of new restaurant openings, including weather conditions and factors under the control of landlords, contractors and regulatory and/or licensing authorities; (5) our ability to successfully improve performance and cost, realize the benefits of our marketing efforts and achieve improved results as we focus on developing new management and license deals; (6) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (7) the possibility that The ONE Group may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including economic downturns; (8) the impact of actual and potential changes in immigration policies, including potential labor shortages; (9) the potential impact of the imposition of tariffs, including increases in food prices and inflation and any resulting negative impacts on the macro-economic environment; and (10) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Investors are referred to the most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The following table sets forth certain statements of operations data as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated. Certain percentage amounts may not sum to total due to rounding.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In this press release, we also make references to the following non-GAAP financial measures: total food and beverage sales at owned and managed units, Adjusted EBITDA, Restaurant Operating Profit and Restaurant EBITDA.

Total food and beverage sales at owned and managed units. Total food and beverage sales at owned and managed units represents our total revenue from our owned operations as well as the revenue reported to us with respect to sales at our managed locations, where we earn management and incentive fees at these locations. We believe that this measure represents a useful internal measure of performance as it identifies total sales associated with our brands and hospitality services that we provide. Accordingly, we include this non-GAAP measure so that investors can review financial data that management uses in evaluating performance, and we believe that it will assist the investment community in assessing performance of restaurants and other services we operate, whether or not the operation is owned by us. However, because this measure is not determined in accordance with GAAP, it is susceptible to varying calculations and not all companies calculate these measures in the same manner. As a result, this measure as presented may not be directly comparable to a similarly titled measure presented by other companies. This non-GAAP measure is presented as supplemental information and not as an alternative to any GAAP measurements. The following table includes a reconciliation of our GAAP revenue to total food and beverage sales at our owned and managed units (in thousands):

The following table presents the elements of the quarterly and annual Same Store Sales measure for 2024 and 2025:

Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment loss, non-cash rent expense, non-recurring gains and losses, stock-based compensation, certain transactional and exit costs, transition and integration expenses and lease termination and exit expenses. Not all the aforementioned items defining Adjusted EBITDA occur in each reporting period but have been included in our definitions of terms based on our historical activity. Adjusted EBITDA has been presented in this press release and is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Restaurant Operating Profit and Restaurant EBITDA. We define Restaurant Operating Profit as owned restaurant net revenue minus owned restaurant cost of sales and owned restaurant operating expenses. We define Restaurant EBITDA as Restaurant Operating Profit minus non-cash rent.

We believe Restaurant Operating Profit and Restaurant EBITDA are an important component of financial results because: (i) they are widely used metrics within the restaurant industry to evaluate restaurant-level productivity, efficiency, and performance, and (ii) we use Restaurant Operating Profit and Restaurant EBITDA as key metrics to evaluate our restaurant financial performance compared to our competitors. We use these metrics to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period, to analyze the factors and trends affecting our business and to evaluate the performance of our restaurants.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Operating income to Restaurant Operating Profit for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Restaurant Operating Profit by brand is as follows (in thousands):

Restaurant EBITDA by brand is as follows (in thousands):

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