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How Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. stacks up
ARCO · against 1,603 other Consumer Cyclical companies
Profitability
72/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #442 of 1,604 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score160 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including ARCO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.8% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 72% of peers. Return on assets: 5.5% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 83% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.8% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ARCO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ARCO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,510 reported | 18.8% | 7.3% | 83% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,601 reported | 7.8% | 6.4% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,528 reported | 5.5% | 3.3% | 72% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,476 reported | 36.4% | 7.7% | 95% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,613 reported | 12.3% | 30.2% | 13% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ARCO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 5.2B MYR (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 84 | |
| 442 | 4.2B CNY (≈$585M) | 72 | 80 | |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score