Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) posted Return on Capital Employed of 36300.7% for Q1 2026, down 3.01% sequentially from 37427.68% in Q4 2025, and down 9379083.0% YoY from N/an in Q1 2025.
Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Arcos Dorados Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 36300.7% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 9379083.0% year-over-year to 36300.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 36300.7% (down 9379083.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.23%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 36300.7% in Q1 2026 per ARCO's latest filing, from 37427.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 191193.35% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 16777441.14% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3819019.18% and a median of 77952.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1696394543 bps in 2024, then jumped 1685845242 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 160062.08% in 2022, then gained by 19 bps to 191193.35% in 2023, then sank by 8718 bps to 16476884.93% in 2024, then soared by 100 bps to 37427.68% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 36300.7% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 36300.7%, 37427.68%, and 39715.26% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36,300.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37,427.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39,715.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81,011.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 130,091.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16,476,884.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16,703,612.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -16,777,441.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16,387,173.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 191,193.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 171,408.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 186,504.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 180,279.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 160,062.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 129,840.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 77,952.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -14.51% |