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.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Arcos Dorados Holdings | 1.67 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 12.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |