Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) stock
ARCONYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 31
$7.21+0.21 (+3.00%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.52BP/E 7.1Yield 3.33%
Arcos Dorados statistics
110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 21, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Dec 31, 2025
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.44
- 5.92
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.13
- 10.33
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.48
- 1.27
- EV / EBIT
- 6.14
- 19.19
- EV / FCF
- 149.12
- 30.13
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.32%
- Float
- 210M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.46%
- 13.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 45.6%
- 74.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 77.1%
- -2.87%
- Short % of Float
- 2.56%
- 8.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.55%
- 5.90%
- Days to Cover
- 2.80
- 3.92
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $9.75
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $6.67
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $7.23
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.52
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $8.17
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.26
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 3.30%
- 1.02%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -10.5%
- 3.70%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -8.27%
- -6.95%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.3%
- 11.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -1.77%
- 3.39%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -5.01%
- 8.13%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -28.6%
- -16.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 37.1%
- -42.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 36.0%
- 41.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 48.5
- 53.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 38.4%
- 55.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.53
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.30%
- 2.61%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.0%
- 8.92%
- FCF Margin
- 0.32%
- 2.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 33.2%
- 7.95%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 6.26%
- 2.10%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 17.2%
- 12.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 11.9%
- 5.22%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.03
- 0.78
- Quick Ratio
- 0.51
- 0.45
- Debt / Equity
- 1.48
- 0.56
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.03
- 3.02
- Debt / FCF
- 75.87
- 7.64
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.27
- 2.62
- Interest Coverage
- 26.68
- 1.48
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.66%
- 6.48%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 42.6%
- 5.87%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 42.3%
- 5.93%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.94%
- 6.75%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 18.7%
- 9.96%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.7%
- 9.11%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.38
- 1.03
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.52
- 42.08
- Revenue Per Employee
- $48.34K
- $98.45K
- Profits Per Employee
- $2.19K
- $2.40K
- Employee Count
- 96,782
- 6,500
- WACC
- 5.86%
- 8.75%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $341.31M
- $10.66M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$715.31M
- -$2.59M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.40
- -$0.26
- Equity (Book Value)
- $770.49M
- $106.18M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.66
- $2.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $621.54M
- $4.55M
- Working Capital
- $23.22M
- -$13.18M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$281.35M
- -$66.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.07
- $0.43
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 14.0%
- 2.12%
- FCF Yield
- 0.99%
- 3.06%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.33%
- 2.48%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.33%
- 4.45%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.24
- $1.08
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 5.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 23.8%
- 47.0%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 337.2%
- 47.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $13.66M
- $4.87M
- Income Tax
- $128.73M
- $1.89M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 37.7%
- 19.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $9.12
- $9.55
- Graham Upside
- 26.4%
- -62.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.11
- 2.11
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $14.81
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 105.4%
- -24.4%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ARCO | S&P 500 | Difference | ARCO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -9.8% | -3.0% | −6.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -10.6% | -2.8% | −7.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +0.8% | +11.5% | −10.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +1.8% | +13.5% | −11.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -18.1% | +77.7% | −95.8 pts | -6.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +55.5% | +72.6% | −17.1 pts | +9.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +57.1% | +308.2% | −251.1 pts | +4.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M ARCO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 77.1% from the previous report, or 2.56% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 43.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,375,164 | +77.1% | 1,917,483 | 2.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,034,918 | +22.5% | 3,397,323 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,477,846 | -10.5% | 1,300,864 | 1.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,767,715 | -7.1% | 964,347 | 2.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,980,793 | -0.9% | 1,045,565 | 2.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,009,300 | -2.5% | 1,166,353 | 2.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,085,777 | -11.5% | 1,016,291 | 3.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,486,026 | -52.7% | 1,748,910 | 2.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,367,249 | +1.8% | 1,069,115 | 6.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,240,112 | +84.7% | 1,417,982 | 5.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,919,757 | +30.3% | 1,769,035 | 2.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,008,825 | -12.1% | 1,057,279 | 2.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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