ARCO vs CHA vs LKNCY Stock Comparison

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Chagee Holdings and Luckin Coffee Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
$7.03 -2.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.47B
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
$12.41 +8.8% 1M -28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$32.28 -0.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.20B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arcos Dorados Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arcos Dorados Holdings 5, Luckin Coffee 2, Chagee Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCOCHALKNCYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.47B $1.99B $10.20B LKNCY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 14.5x 20.1x ARCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 8.4x 14.9x CHA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% -2.5% — ARCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 7.4% — CHA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% -28.4% -18.9% ARCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr — +16.9%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 52.6% 43.4% ARCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 71/100 — ARCO

Percentile Scorecard

ARCOCHALKNCY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARCOCHALKNCY
Valuation 94 #4 of 50 84 #9 of 50 51 #25 of 50
Growth 85 #8 of 47 4 #45 of 47 –
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 71 #14 of 46 –
Financial Health 48 #27 of 51 98 #2 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Shareholder Returns 72 #10 of 33 97 #2 of 33 –
Overall 72 71 –
  • ARCO ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CHA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARCOCHALKNCYSPY
1 month -2.9%+8.8%-0.8% -0.8%
3 months -15.4%+5.7%+0.7% +3.5%
6 months -21.4%+15.9%+4.1% +7.0%
Year to date -4.2%+6.7%-3.6% +12.2%
1 year -2.4%-28.4%-18.9% +13.0%
3 years -22.9%—-2.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.3%—-0.7% +23.1%
5 years +47.4%—+118.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1%—+16.9% +11.0%
10 years +15.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARCOCHALKNCYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%52.6%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%46.9%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.260.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.54-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-74.3%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-27.6%-21.6% -1.8%
52-week high $9.50$17.13$41.15 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$9.16$27.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARCOCHALKNCY
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 20.5x 14.7xmedian 20.5x 20.1xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 17.5x 10.2xmedian 17.5x 17.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.1x 1.9xmedian 3.1x 3.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.07 —median 1.07 —median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARCOCHALKNCY
Revenue $4.98B $1.84B –
Gross profit $4.89B – –
Operating income $327.73M $151.10M –
Net income $256.75M $140.02M –
Free cash flow $62.51M $233.21M –
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $0.83 –
Cash & equivalents $259.99M $963.92M $327.91M
Total debt $4.13B – –
Shares (diluted) 210.66M 164.71M 321.02M
Enterprise value $259.48M -$2.73B $9.28B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARCOCHALKNCY
P/E 6.0x 14.7x 20.1x
P/FCF 23.7x 10.2x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 10.2x –
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 1.2x
P/B 1.8x 1.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x – –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 8.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 35.2x 5.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 5.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCOCHALKNCY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% -2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% -54.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 97.3% -50.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 88.7% -68.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.8% -27.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 156.0% -27.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCOCHALKNCY
Gross margin 98.1% – –
EBITDA margin 10.8% – –
Operating margin 6.6% 8.2% –
Pretax margin 6.7% 10.6% –
Net margin 4.9% 7.4% –
FCF margin 1.3% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 12.6% –
Return on equity 30.6% 12.0% –
Return on assets 6.4% 8.1% –
Return on invested capital 18.1% – –
Return on capital employed 10.9% 11.5% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCOCHALKNCY
Debt / assets 25.5% 1.5% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 15.9x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 30.8% 48.4%
Equity / assets 21.4% 69.2% 51.6%
Interest coverage 24.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.12 5.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCOCHALKNCY
Dividend yield 3.8% 7.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 7.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARCOCHALKNCY
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $1.47FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.8%FY2026 +67.0%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% +12.9% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.13BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +10.4% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCOCHALKNCY
Held by institutions 45.3% 8.9% 0.0%
Institutions holding 174 47 9
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -0.3% +880.6%
Institutions buying 93 28 5
Institutions selling 45 15 0
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.87 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARCOCHALKNCY
ARCO 1.00 0.16 0.07
CHA 0.16 1.00 -0.07
LKNCY 0.07 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCO, CHA and LKNCY?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) $1.47B, Chagee Holdings (CHA) $1.99B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $10.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCO, CHA and LKNCY?

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 6.0x, Chagee Holdings (CHA) 14.5x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chagee Holdings (CHA) is cheapest (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 8.5x, Chagee Holdings (CHA) 8.4x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) +10.8%, Chagee Holdings (CHA) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) has the highest net margin (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 4.9%, Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) returned the most: Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) -2.4%, Chagee Holdings (CHA) -28.4%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -18.9%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) +8.1%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) has been the steadiest (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 38.8%, Chagee Holdings (CHA) 52.6%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARCO, CHA and LKNCY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.