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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |