Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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