Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ark Restaurants posted quarterly Gross Margin of 86.13% for Q1 2026, up 18.0% year-on-year from 72.99% in Q1 2025, and down 0.95% on a QoQ basis from 86.95% in Q4 2025.
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 88.73% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 85.94% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 87.14% (2023), against an average of 87.06%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin surged 217 bps; it then tumbled 130 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 87.5% in 2022, then retreated by 0 bps to 87.17% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 87.11% in 2024, then retreated by 0 bps to 86.95% in 2025, then declined 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 | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 98.63% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 67.12% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 84.44% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 94.61% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 98.82% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 99.05% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 86.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 40.37% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 290.04% |
| 10 | Ark Restaurants | 22.65 Mn | 10.59 Mn | 31.51 Mn | 86.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 86.30% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 86.15% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 86.58% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 88.17% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 83.37% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 87.76% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 87.22% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 89.20% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 85.17% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 87.73% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 86.53% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 87.37% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 85.27% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 86.99% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 86.57% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 86.95% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 71.00% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 87.33% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 85.45% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 87.88% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 73.18% |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 73.82% |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 125.43% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 73.58% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 85.99% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 73.53% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 88.33% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 87.24% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 73.02% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 86.75% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 87.62% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 75.44% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 86.05% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 86.02% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 39.29% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 74.31% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 86.29% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 74.57% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 87.57% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 72.71% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 87.22% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 85.63% |
| Oct 2, 2010 | 116.64% |
| Jul 3, 2010 | 87.28% |