Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) reported Gross Margin of 86.13% for Q1 2026, up 18.0% on a YoY basis from 72.99% in Q1 2025, and down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 86.95% in Q4 2025.

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ark Restaurants has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 86.13% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 86.13%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 86.33% (down 46.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 86.34%, down 52.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 86.13%, down from 86.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 88.73% in Q3 2022, with the low at 85.94% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 87.06% across 5 years, with a median of 87.14% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 217 bps — and 2025, when it sank 130 bps.
  • Ark Restaurants' Gross Margin stood at 87.5% in 2022, then fell by 0 bps to 87.17% in 2023, then retreated by 0 bps to 87.11% in 2024, then fell by 0 bps to 86.95% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 86.13% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 86.13% (Q1 2026), 86.95% (Q4 2025), and 86.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Ark Restaurants 22.36 Mn 10.30 Mn 31.51 Mn 86.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 86.13%
Dec 27, 2025 86.95%
Sep 27, 2025 86.01%
Jun 28, 2025 86.19%
Mar 29, 2025 85.94%
Dec 28, 2024 87.11%
Sep 28, 2024 86.43%
Jun 29, 2024 87.49%
Mar 30, 2024 86.19%
Dec 30, 2023 87.17%
Sep 30, 2023 86.62%
Jul 1, 2023 87.71%
Apr 1, 2023 87.23%
Dec 31, 2022 87.50%
Oct 1, 2022 87.52%
Jul 2, 2022 88.73%
Apr 2, 2022 87.77%
Jan 1, 2022 88.32%
Oct 2, 2021 88.41%
Jul 3, 2021 88.97%