Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Ark Restaurants posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 825.86% year-on-year from $290000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 17.14% on a QoQ basis from -$1.8 million in Q4 2025.
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 825.86% year-over-year to -$2.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.7 million (down 1108.15% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.5 million, down 168.3% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 million, down from -$1.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $10.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $352000.0 (2022), against an average of $1.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow surged 316.91%; it then slumped 825.86% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 116.59% to $282000.0 in 2023, then plunged by 801.06% to -$2.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.1% to -$1.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 17.14% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$2.1 million (Q1 2026), -$1.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$989000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 91.80 Mn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 341.00 Mn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 471.02 Mn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 169.00 Mn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 451.90 Mn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 406.00 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 178.92 Mn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 146.91 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 2.87 Mn |
| 10 | Ark Restaurants | 22.65 Mn | 10.59 Mn | 31.51 Mn | -2.11 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | -2.11 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -2.11 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -1.80 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -1.80 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -989,000.00 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -989,000.00 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.18 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.18 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 290,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 290,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -1.98 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -1.98 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -482,000.00 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -482,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.54 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.54 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -148,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -148,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 282,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 282,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 774,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 774,000.00 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.73 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.73 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.73 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.70 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.60 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.60 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 10.23 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 10.23 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 414,000.00 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 414,000.00 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 3.40 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 3.40 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.16 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.16 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.75 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.75 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 832,000.00 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 832,000.00 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | -3.58 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2021 | -3.58 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2020 | -2.50 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2020 | -2.50 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | -4.84 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | -4.84 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -1.35 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -1.35 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 1.68 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 1.68 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 2.93 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 2.93 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 3.73 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 3.73 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 247,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 247,000.00 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 286,000.00 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 286,000.00 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 1.64 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 1.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -56,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -56,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | -1.38 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | -1.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -50,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -50,000.00 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | -2.12 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2017 | -2.12 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | -1.49 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | -1.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 108,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 108,000.00 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 647,000.00 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 647,000.00 |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 4.32 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 4.32 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 1.65 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 1.65 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2016 | -1.17 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2016 | -1.17 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 4.19 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 4.19 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 3.78 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 3.78 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2015 | -897,000.00 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | -897,000.00 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 1.02 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 1.02 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 3.21 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 3.21 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 3.13 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 3.13 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 692,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 692,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 1.28 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 1.28 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 4.86 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 4.86 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 2.28 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 2.28 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 1.54 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 1.54 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 1.10 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 1.10 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 5.57 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 5.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.69 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 4.49 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 4.49 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 3.67 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 3.67 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2011 | -644,000.00 |
| Apr 2, 2011 | -644,000.00 |
| Jan 1, 2011 | -1.76 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2011 | -1.76 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2010 | -2.31 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2010 | -2.31 Mn |