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ARK RESTAURANTS CORP ARKR

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 1985-12-13

ARK RESTAURANTS CORP statistics & valuation

P / S0.1×
P / B0.6×
Net margin-6.9%
FCF margin-0.9%
Return on capital-3.7%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% 2.60% 2.90% 1.60% -4.40% 9.80% 5.10% -3.20% -2.10% -6.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
5.20% 4.60% 3.10% 2.00% -7.30% 4.70% 5.40% -2.60% -2.30% -2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.40% 9.50% 10.60% 6.30% -12.60% 25.10% 15.40% -11.50% -8.80% -35.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 3.6M 3.6M 3.6M 3.6M 3.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$7.2M -$1.4M $18.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.90% 5.00% 5.50% 2.80% -3.10% 8.00% 4.40% -3.30% -2.50% -8.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.60% -2.30% 2.80% 4.40% -6.60% 5.40% 9.60% 2.50% 1.20% -0.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.96× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.15 $1.14 $1.31 $0.76 -$1.34 $3.58 $2.58 -$1.65 -$1.08 -$3.18 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

ARK RESTAURANTS CORP trades at about 2.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.5×–27.3×, median 17.5×).

2.2× 27.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.5×–27.3×); dot = today's 2.2×.

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 margin-2.5%-2.3%-2.6%5.4%4.7%-7.3%2.0%3.1%4.6%5.2%
Net margin-6.9%-2.1%-3.2%5.1%9.8%-4.4%1.6%2.9%2.6%2.7%
FCF margin-0.9%1.2%2.5%9.6%5.4%-6.6%4.4%2.8%-2.3%3.6%
Return on assets-8.6%-2.5%-3.3%4.4%8.0%-3.1%2.8%5.5%5.0%5.9%
Return on equity-35.0%-8.8%-11.5%15.4%25.1%-12.6%6.3%10.6%9.5%9.4%
Debt / equity0.96×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio0.770.630.791.121.080.890.760.740.390.96

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.