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Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. ARCO

NYSE · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 2011-04-14 · LEI

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.7B
P / E8.2×
P / S0.4×
P / B2.2×
P / FCF115.8×
Dividend yield2.91%
Net margin4.5%
Return on equity27.5%
FCF margin0.3%
Net debt$752.4M
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×
Enterprise value USD$2.5B
EV / EBITDA4.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV14.6%
Return on capital11.9%
Graham number +15.5%$9.13

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($9.13); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% 3.90% 1.20% 2.70% -7.50% 1.70% 3.90% 4.20% 3.30% 4.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.10% 8.20% 4.00% 5.40% -3.40% 5.20% 7.30% 7.20% 7.30% 7.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
22.40% 26.00% 9.40% 19.00% -75.50% 20.60% 43.30% 35.10% 29.20% 27.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
211.0M 212.0M 210.1M 207.6M 208.7M 210.5M 210.6M 210.7M 210.7M 210.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$356.8M $320.7M $429.1M $501.7M $607.5M $460.4M $444.7M $516.4M $580.9M $752.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.20% 7.20% 2.30% 3.10% -6.50% 1.90% 5.30% 6.00% 5.10% 5.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.50% 2.40% -0.60% -1.40% -3.50% 5.40% 3.50% 0.50% -1.40% 0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.57× 1.27× 1.59× 1.48× 3.91× 3.34× 2.19× 1.38× 1.41× 1.46× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.37 $0.61 $0.18 $0.38 -$0.72 $0.22 $0.67 $0.86 $0.71 $1.01 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. trades at about 7.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.1×–50.9×, median 16.8×).

7.8× 50.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.1×–50.9×); dot = today's 7.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin7.8%7.3%7.2%7.3%5.2%-3.4%5.4%4.0%8.2%6.1%
Net margin4.5%3.3%4.2%3.9%1.7%-7.5%2.7%1.2%3.9%2.7%
FCF margin0.3%-1.4%0.5%3.5%5.4%-3.5%-1.4%-0.6%2.4%2.5%
Return on assets5.5%5.1%6.0%5.3%1.9%-6.5%3.1%2.3%7.2%5.2%
Return on equity27.5%29.2%35.1%43.3%20.6%-75.5%19.0%9.4%26.0%22.4%
Debt / equity1.46×1.41×1.38×2.19×3.34×3.91×1.48×1.59×1.27×1.57×
Current ratio1.030.610.720.900.870.830.680.941.080.81

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.