NYSE:ARCO Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $8.11 +1.00 (+14.04%) Closing price 10/5/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.10 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 10/5/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Arcos Dorados Stock (NYSE:ARCO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Arcos Dorados alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$7.64▼$8.2150-Day Range$6.89▼$8.4452-Week Range$6.63▼$9.75Volume7.14 million shsAverage Volume1.43 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.71 billionP/E Ratio6.65Dividend Yield0.74%Price Target$10.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. is the largest independent McDonald’s franchisee in the world and the exclusive master franchisee for McDonald’s in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates and franchises McDonald’s restaurants across 20 countries and territories, serving customers through company-operated and franchised locations. Its restaurant business offers McDonald’s products including hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, French fries, breakfast items, desserts, soft drinks and McCafé beverages. Arcos Dorados also provides services such as drive-thru, delivery, digital ordering and mobile-app-based customer engagement, depending on the market. Arcos Dorados was formed in 2007 after acquiring McDonald’s Latin American operations. Its markets include Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico and other countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The company is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ARCO.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Arcos Dorados Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreARCO MarketRank™: Arcos Dorados scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 478 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingArcos Dorados has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialArcos Dorados has a consensus price target of $10.50, representing about 29.5% upside from its current price of $8.11.Amount of Analyst CoverageArcos Dorados has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Arcos Dorados' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.86% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Arcos Dorados are expected to grow by 8.86% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.86 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Arcos Dorados is 6.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Arcos Dorados is 6.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.22.Price to Book Value per Share RatioArcos Dorados has a P/B Ratio of 2.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Arcos Dorados' valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.31% of the float of Arcos Dorados has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverArcos Dorados has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.87, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Arcos Dorados has recently decreased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldArcos Dorados has a dividend yield of 0.84%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthArcos Dorados has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Arcos Dorados is 4.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Arcos Dorados will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.98% next year. This indicates that Arcos Dorados will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Arcos Dorados' dividend. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.44 News SentimentArcos Dorados has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Arcos Dorados this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for ARCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Arcos Dorados insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions55.91% of the stock of Arcos Dorados is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Arcos Dorados' insider trading history. Receive ARCO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Arcos Dorados and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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This time someone is warning you.On August 15, 1971, Nixon interrupted prime-time television and ended the gold standard in 15 minutes - no debate, no vote, one executive order. Gold tripled within three years and climbed 20x over the following decade. Trump holds that same executive authority today, and his advisors are openly saying a reversal is on the table. There are two ways this plays out - both move gold in the same direction. A free briefing breaks down exactly what Nixon did, why Trump is positioned to act, and how to move your 401k into gold before any announcement - tax free. | Reagan Gold Group (Ad)Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) and Nike (NKE)October 3 at 7:54 AM | theglobeandmail.comArcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) Analyst/Investor Day TranscriptOctober 1, 2026 | seekingalpha.comArcos Dorados Expects Mid-to-High Single-Digit Revenue Growth in Long TermOctober 1, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comArcos Dorados Details Long-Term Growth Plan at 2026 Investor DayOctober 1, 2026 | tipranks.comArcos Dorados to Host 2026 Investor Day, Outlining Long-Term Growth Strategy and Financial FrameworkOctober 1, 2026 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines ARCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ARCO shares performed this year? Arcos Dorados' stock was trading at $7.34 at the start of the year. Since then, ARCO shares have increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $8.1080. How were Arcos Dorados' earnings last quarter? Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ARCO) posted its earnings results on Friday, August, 14th. The restaurant operator reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.07. The restaurant operator had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. Arcos Dorados had a net margin of 5.15% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.50%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Arcos Dorados IPO? Arcos Dorados (ARCO) raised $174 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 14th 2011. The company issued 12,461,539 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share. How do I buy shares of Arcos Dorados? Shares of ARCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Arcos Dorados own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Arcos Dorados investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET), Salesforce (CRM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/14/2026Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/21/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Today10/06/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/18/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (5d) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 As of 5 days ago, ARCO's financial health entered the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:ARCO CIK1508478 Webwww.arcosdorados.com Phone(982) 626-3000Fax598 2626-3018Employees96,782Year Founded2007Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Arcos Dorados$10.50 High Price Target$10.50 Low Price Target$10.50 Potential Upside/Downside+29.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.22 Trailing P/E Ratio6.65 Forward P/E Ratio10.26 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$212.12 million Net Margins5.15% Pretax Margin8.12% Return on Equity12.50% Return on Assets2.58% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.14 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.68 billion Price / Sales0.37 Cash Flow$1.36 per share Price / Cash Flow5.98 Book Value$3.67 per share Price / Book2.21Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares210,660,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.71 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.48 Social Links The 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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