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

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

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

Ark Restaurants' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 86.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 86.13% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 86.33% (down 46.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 86.34%, down 52.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 86.13% for Q1 2026 at Ark Restaurants, down from 86.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 88.73% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 85.94% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 87.06% and a median of 87.14% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 217 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 130 bps.
  • Ark Restaurants' Gross Margin stood at 87.5% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 87.17% in 2023, then slipped by 0 bps to 87.11% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 86.95% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 86.13% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARKR's Gross Margin at 86.13% in Q1 2026, 86.95% in Q4 2025, and 86.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 66.34%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 98.84%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 70.56%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 40.04%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%
10 Ark Restaurants 21.10 Mn 9.04 Mn 31.51 Mn 86.13%

Historic Data

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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%