Growth Metrics

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Ark Restaurants posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $38.2 million for Q1 2026, down 13.76% year-on-year from $44.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.57% on a QoQ basis from $39.7 million in Q4 2025.

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $38.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 13.76% year-over-year to $38.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $164.1 million (down 9.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $169.8 million, down 9.6% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $38.2 million, down from $39.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $55.1 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $38.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $44.8 million (2022), against an average of $44.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses jumped 74.51%; it then dropped 20.19% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $45.2 million in 2022, then rose by 1.42% to $45.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 14.35% to $39.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.91% to $39.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 3.57% to $38.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $38.2 million (Q1 2026), $39.7 million (Q4 2025), and $39.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Ark Restaurants 22.65 Mn 10.59 Mn 31.51 Mn 38.24 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 38.24 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 39.66 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 39.05 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 47.13 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 44.34 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 39.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 48.93 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 49.57 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 43.46 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 45.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 55.10 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 47.41 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 41.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 45.24 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 45.46 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 47.80 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 39.36 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 41.20 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 36.94 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 37.85 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 27.26 Mn
Jan 2, 2021 23.61 Mn
Oct 3, 2020 24.45 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 12.82 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 35.94 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 41.08 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 43.56 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 40.08 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 35.23 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 39.18 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 39.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 41.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 35.84 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 38.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 37.62 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 38.90 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 34.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 37.09 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 35.58 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 35.92 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 34.90 Mn
Jan 2, 2016 36.36 Mn
Oct 3, 2015 36.93 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 35.67 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 32.18 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 32.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 34.17 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 35.74 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 30.89 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 30.94 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 31.48 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 32.09 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 29.37 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 31.05 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 32.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 34.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 29.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 31.27 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 34.05 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 35.31 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 30.55 Mn
Jan 1, 2011 32.48 Mn
Oct 2, 2010 30.79 Mn
Jul 3, 2010 30.84 Mn