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

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

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ark Restaurants' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $38.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 13.76% year-over-year to $38.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $164.1 million (down 9.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $169.8 million, down 9.6% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $38.2 million for Q1 2026 at Ark Restaurants, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $44.4 million and a median of $44.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 74.51% — and 2025, when it retreated 20.19%.
  • Ark Restaurants' Operating Expenses stood at $45.2 million in 2022, then gained by 1.42% to $45.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 14.35% to $39.3 million in 2024, then grew by 0.91% to $39.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.57% to $38.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARKR's Operating Expenses at $38.2 million in Q1 2026, $39.7 million in Q4 2025, and $39.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 115.37 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn
10 Ark Restaurants 21.10 Mn 9.04 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