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

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) reported Operating Margin of 4.53% for Q1 2026, up 709.0% on a YoY basis from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 268.86% quarter-over-quarter from 2.68% in Q4 2025.

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

Ark Restaurants has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.53% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 709.0% year-over-year to 4.53%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.6% (up 170.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.45%, down 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.53%, down from 2.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.19% in Q3 2022, with the low at 24.11% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 1.61% across 5 years, with a median of 0.31% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 2264 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 2714 bps.
  • Ark Restaurants' Operating Margin stood at 4.64% in 2022, then slipped by 27 bps to 3.38% in 2023, then plunged by 110 bps to 0.32% in 2024, then surged by 932 bps to 2.68% in 2025, then sank by 269 bps to 4.53% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.53% (Q1 2026), 2.68% (Q4 2025), and 4.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Ark Restaurants 22.36 Mn 10.30 Mn 31.51 Mn -4.53%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -4.53%
Dec 27, 2025 2.68%
Sep 27, 2025 -4.61%
Jun 28, 2025 -7.81%
Mar 29, 2025 -11.62%
Dec 28, 2024 -0.32%
Sep 28, 2024 -12.71%
Jun 29, 2024 1.64%
Mar 30, 2024 -2.84%
Dec 30, 2023 3.38%
Sep 30, 2023 -24.11%
Jul 1, 2023 7.12%
Apr 1, 2023 0.05%
Dec 31, 2022 4.64%
Oct 1, 2022 3.04%
Jul 2, 2022 10.19%
Apr 2, 2022 0.57%
Jan 1, 2022 6.35%
Oct 2, 2021 13.77%
Jul 3, 2021 11.90%