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ARCOArcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

Next earnings Aug 11, 2026 · consensus $0.15 EPS, $1.33B rev

Hold
$8.46
▲ +2.17%
Rating
Hold
Quality
B
Valuation
Fair value
How to read this →
HoldHigh return on equity (27.5%); but high leverage (liabilities/equity 4.0x).Revenue (FY2025) $4.68BFull call ↓
$8.46▲ +13.03%
over 1Y
L $6.37H $9.50
Our buy Our hold Our sell Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today
+2.2%
1W
+2.2%
1M
+1.0%
3M
-0.5%
YTD
+17.1%
1Y
+13.0%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualitySmart moneyFilings
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 14 analysts
Buy

High return on equity (27.5%); but high leverage (liabilities/equity 4.0x).

Revenue (FY2025) $4.68B · FY2025

This call stands until the filings change it — the engine re-rates on new 10-K/10-Q/8-K facts, never on price moves. Hit Watch above to follow ARCO (Pro alerts fire the moment a rating flips), or catch every change in Saturday’s Flip Side. How to read a call

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. shows $4.68B in FY2025 revenue (+4.7% YoY), a 4.5% net margin, and 27.5% ROE.

Supporting the case: high return on equity (27.5%); undemanding valuation (P/E 8.4).

Is ARCO a buy? The one-page verdict, explained →

The options angle

model · matches our verdict
Covered call~60d expiry
  • Long 100 shares @ ~8.46
  • Short call 9 @ ~0.21 est
debit $825max +$75max −$824BE 8.25

HOLD means own it, don't chase it — harvesting premium against the position matches the verdict.

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Educational template, not a trade recommendation. Strikes and premiums are Black-Scholes model estimates from the last close and 30-day realized volatility — real chains, spreads and IV will differ. Options involve substantial risk.

Financialsannual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$2.66B$3.62B$4.33B$4.47B$4.68B
Gross profit—————
Operating income$140M$264M$314M$325M$364M
Net income$45.5M$140M$181M$149M$212M
Diluted EPS$0.22$0.67$0.86$0.71$1.01
Net margin1.7%3.9%4.2%3.3%4.5%

10-year statements — income, cash flow, balance sheet & CSV export →

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$2.51B
EV / EBITDA4.5
EV / Sales0.5
EV / FCF167.3
P / FCF116.3
PEG (trailing)0.20
Earnings yield12.2%
FCF yield0.9%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)15.1%
Free cash flow$15.0M
Total debt$1.14B
Net cash-$764M
Altman Z-Score2.15 grey
Piotroski F-Score6/8

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)2.9%
Shareholder yield2.9%
Shares Δ YoY+0.0%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-05-282026-05-28open ↗6-KPeriod ending 2026-05-202026-05-20open ↗6-KPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-20open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-102026-05-12open ↗

Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA+
GrowthB+
ProfitabilityB
Financial healthC+
MomentumB
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✓Return on equity above 15%
  • ✗Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25
6.3252-week9.42
Revenue
$4.68B
+4.7% YoY
Net margin
4.5%
ROE
27.5%
P/E
8.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$4.68B+4.7%
Net income$212M+42.6%
Operating income$364M+12.3%
Diluted EPS$1.01+42.3%
Cash & equivalents$373M+176.5%
Total assets$3.89B+34.3%
Total liabilities$3.11B+30.7%
Stockholders' equity$770M+51.6%
Op.: 7.8%L/E: 4.04x

Frequently asked

Is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) a buy?
ARCO currently carries a Hold rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. High return on equity (27.5%); but high leverage (liabilities/equity 4.0x).
What is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.'s quality score?
ARCO scores 74.6911407199626/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001508478, latest 4 filed 2026-05-28) · EODHD · as of 7/11/2026, 10:38:01 AM.

›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

Rule-based analysis, generated automatically from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 11, 2026, 6:38 AM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.

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Smart moneyinsiders · Congress · funds

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Disclosed smart-money activity in ARCO, but no clear buy consensus.

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Corporate insiders
0 open-market buys · 1 sale · last 90 days
Form 4
—
Congress
No disclosed trades
STOCK Act · ~45d lag
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Institutions
1 tracked fund hold · $932K
13F · quarterly

Different disclosure clocks — Form 4s file within days, Congress PTRs lag up to ~45 days, and 13F holdings are a quarterly snapshot (up to ~4.5 months old). A disclosed-accumulation view, not live correlation.

Insider activityForm 4 · SEC

all insiders →

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 1 sale

2026-05-28
Hernandez Artigas Carlos
Director
Selldiscretionary
20.0K @ $9.01$180K
2026-05-10
Gonzalez Avila Carlos Eduardo
Chief Operating Officer
Exercise
7.52K
2026-05-10
Gonzalez Avila Carlos Eduardo
Chief Operating Officer
Disposed (D)
7.52K @ $9.02$67.8K

Held by tracked fundsForm 13F · SEC · quarterly

Dodge & Cox113K sh$932K

As of each fund’s latest quarterly 13F — a delayed snapshot, not a live position. All tracked funds →

Ownership stakes

SEC · 13D / 13G
2026-05-15Passive 13G17.7%LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCFiling ↗
2026-02-17Passive 13G16.4%LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCFiling ↗
2025-11-14Passive 13G15.4%LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCFiling ↗

Schedule 13D/13G filings disclosing a >5% stake in the company. A 13D declares intent to engage — read the filing; a 13G is a passive holding. Percent is the percent-of-class stated on the cover page. Source: SEC EDGAR (public domain).

Fails-to-deliver

SEC · settled 2026-06-08
1.90Kshares failed to deliver0.4× median

ARCO fails-to-deliver history — every published settlement day →

Aggregate CNS settlement fails on the latest published day, vs this name’s trailing median. From SEC fails-to-deliver data (published twice monthly) — a settlement metric, not short interest.

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
4.7%
Annual / share
$0.40
Last ex-date
2026-12-23
Last amount
$0.07
ex 2026-12-23paid 2026-12-29$0.07
ex 2026-09-21paid 2026-09-25$0.07
ex 2026-06-22paid 2026-06-26$0.07
ex 2026-03-30paid 2026-04-02$0.07
ex 2025-12-22paid 2025-12-26$0.06
ex 2025-09-23paid 2025-09-26$0.06

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

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Vs tracked universe

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1184 tracked peers · median

TENK Score75 vs 67
Revenue growth4.7% vs 7.6%
Net margin4.5% vs 10.0%
Return on equity27.5% vs 12.0%
P/E8.4 vs 26.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 11d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 21 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.