Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Arcos Dorados Holdings' (ARCO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $55.0 million in Q1 2026, up 55.35% year-on-year from $35.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 116.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$328.8 million in Q4 2025.

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arcos Dorados Holdings has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $55.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $55.0 million, up 55.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.6 million (up 144.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $15.0 million, up 124.67% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $55.0 million for Q1 2026 at Arcos Dorados Holdings, up from -$328.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $252.6 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$459.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $76.5 million (2023), against an average of $9.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 143.59% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 236.76% in 2022.
  • Arcos Dorados Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at -$231.0 million in 2022, then sank by 89.67% to -$438.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.93% to -$459.8 million in 2024, then increased by 28.47% to -$328.8 million in 2025, then soared by 116.71% to $55.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $55.0 million (Q1 2026), -$328.8 million (Q4 2025), and $182.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Arcos Dorados Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.25 Bn 1.15 Bn 54.96 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 54.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 54.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -328.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -328.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 181.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 181.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 126.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 126.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -459.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -459.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 186.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 186.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 160.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 160.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 51.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 51.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -438.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -438.16 Mn