Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -6.28% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 13.43 percentage points from -19.71% a year earlier and up 8.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Ark Restaurants' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -9.55%, down 3.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -4.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ark Restaurants' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.55% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), -6.71% in FY2023 (-17.00 pp), 10.30% in FY2022 (+3.40 pp) and 6.90% in FY2021 (+12.18 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.57 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 19.58 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a drop of 25.37 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -15.25% (Q2 2026), -23.98% (Q1 2026) and -10.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 199.07 Bn | 195.11 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 125.34 Bn | 125.35 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 45.50 Bn | 42.00 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 42.97 Bn | 38.79 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 73.43% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.07 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 13.74% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.87 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 31.98% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 13.74% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 16.86 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 652.00 Mn | 15.15% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.35 Bn | 11.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 25.83% |
| 10 | Ark Restaurants | 16.30 Mn | -25.77 Mn | 24.49 Mn | -5.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -5.28% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -13.36% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -21.97% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -9.96% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -18.80% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -7.26% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -0.13% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -6.15% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -14.49% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -10.12% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.63% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 8.09% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.74% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 7.96% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 11.27% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 8.61% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 8.49% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 4.88% |
API Access
Ark Restaurants Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARKR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ARKR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARKR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();