Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Arcos Dorados Holdings' (ARCO) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 11.8% year-on-year from -$1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Arcos Dorados Holdings has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.2 billion, down 11.8% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1083.1 billion (up 48.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.3 billion, up 4.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Arcos Dorados Holdings, down from -$1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$742.3 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$1093.7 billion in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$924.5 billion (2023), against an average of -$636.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 124440.57% in 2023 and jumped 99.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Arcos Dorados Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at -$937.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 16.71% to -$1093.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 99.9% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.95% to -$1.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 11.8% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.75 Bn |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 42.15 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.13 Bn | 41.44 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.46 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 2.94 Bn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 111.41 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 272.18 Mn |
| 10 | Arcos Dorados Holdings | 1.67 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.15 Bn | -1.15 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1,079.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1,053.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1,036.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1,013.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1,093.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1,034.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -965.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -924.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -937.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -847.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -827.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -742.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -702.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -675.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -574.88 Bn |