Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Arcos Dorados Holdings' (ARCO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.14% in Q1 2026, down 340107.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 1.92% quarter-over-quarter from 11.91% in Q4 2025.

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arcos Dorados Holdings has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 12.14% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.14%, down 340107.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.14% (down 340107.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.23%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.14% for Q1 2026 at Arcos Dorados Holdings, up from 11.91% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2782995.18% in Q3 2022 to a low of 5.61% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7534.69% (2023), against an average of 643920.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 278237010 bps in 2022 and tumbled 277485312 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Arcos Dorados Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2717946.46% in 2022, then slumped by 100 bps to 7943.52% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 6565.27% in 2024, then plunged by 100 bps to 11.91% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 12.14% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.14% (Q1 2026), 11.91% (Q4 2025), and 14.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Arcos Dorados Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.25 Bn 1.15 Bn 12.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.14%
Dec 31, 2025 11.91%
Sep 30, 2025 14.72%
Jun 30, 2025 5.61%
Mar 31, 2025 3,413.21%
Dec 31, 2024 6,565.27%
Sep 30, 2024 6,677.87%
Jun 30, 2024 10,999.74%
Mar 31, 2024 10,771.26%
Dec 31, 2023 7,943.52%
Sep 30, 2023 8,142.05%
Jun 30, 2023 7,534.69%
Mar 31, 2023 7,045.79%
Dec 31, 2022 2,717,946.46%
Sep 30, 2022 2,782,995.18%
Jun 30, 2022 2,668,324.21%
Mar 31, 2022 2,708,245.02%
Dec 31, 2021 653.36%
Sep 30, 2021 625.08%
Jun 30, 2021 624.46%