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ARCO · NYSE

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

Restaurants · Uruguay

USD 7.53-1.4% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$1.59B
Trailing P/E
6.12x
Forward P/E
8.76x
Quarterly revenue growth
14.3%
Trailing net margin
5.2%
Indicated dividend yield
3.7%

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-11-18 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. It has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 21 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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MetricARCOArcos Dorados Holdings Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-05-01CHAChagee Holdings LimitedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$1.59BUS$1.01BUS$2.29BUS$1.65Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate8.76x41.00x7.55x24.28xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA5.74x17.44x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter14.3%-2.9%2.5%-0.2%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter5.6%0.8%15.4%8.1%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap8.1%-0.4%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA3.15x9.19x-3.92x2.64xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity2.64x2.47x0.19x1.33xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings6.12x39.18x11.78x25.48xn=2
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share1.91x2.16x1.88x2.02xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue0.71x0.64x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter99.3%239.3%591.4%415.3%n=2
Gross marginTrailing twelve months12.2%31.6%41.2%36.4%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months5.2%0.8%10.2%5.5%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only36.4%5.6%16.2%10.9%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue2.6%-0.1%5.3%2.6%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price3.7%2.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout21.1%87.0%0.0%43.5%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.88x0.50x3.37x1.93xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.491.18

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Q1 20262026-05-21

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