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Is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO) a buy or sell?
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Consensus target for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc is $12.15, which is $3.74 (44.47%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $10.00 | High target: $14.30
Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc operates as a franchisee of McDonalds restaurants The company has the exclusive right to own operate and grant franchises of McDonalds restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean including Argentina Aruba Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curacao Ecuador French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mexico Panama Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay the US Virgin Islands of St Croix and St Thomas and Venezuela As of December 31 2021 it operated or franchised 2261 restaurants The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo Uruguay
Website: https://www.arcosdorados.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for December 2025 was 0.31%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 3.03%. The 10-year yield is 4.16 and is up 0.120 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.58. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.13. Net profit margin: 5.39%. Inflation risk score: medium (0.55/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc pays dividends. Last payment was 2025-12-26 for holders on 2025-12-22. Over 39 payments between 2011 and 2025, total $2.03 with an average of $0.0522 per share. Last dividend was $0.0600.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc is $9.2M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc, 2016-02-12 had a stock price of $2.18. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $6.23 per share or 285.78%.
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Analyst consensus
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