Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ark Restaurants posted quarterly Operating Margin of 4.53% for Q1 2026, up 709.0% year-on-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 268.86% on a QoQ basis from 2.68% in Q4 2025.
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 10.19% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 24.11% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 0.31% (2022), against an average of 1.61%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin surged 2264 bps; it then sank 2714 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 4.64% in 2022, then dropped by 27 bps to 3.38% in 2023, then tumbled by 110 bps to 0.32% in 2024, then soared by 932 bps to 2.68% in 2025, then plunged 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 | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Ark Restaurants | 22.65 Mn | 10.59 Mn | 31.51 Mn | -4.53% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | -5.81% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | -16.29% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | -12.28% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | -78.11% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -5.69% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 5.60% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | -4.48% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 10.56% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 0.22% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 0.75% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.59% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.67% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 5.92% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | -0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.73% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | -7.61% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 12.88% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | -1.82% |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 1.73% |
| Oct 3, 2015 | -5.67% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 11.75% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | -2.03% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 3.69% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | -5.50% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 8.63% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 0.48% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 3.78% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 6.41% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 12.03% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | -0.97% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 0.91% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 10.55% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.83% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 7.91% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 8.87% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | -3.76% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 0.18% |
| Oct 2, 2010 | 3.28% |
| Jul 3, 2010 | 12.50% |