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NASDAQ: ARKR Nasdaq Restaurants Next results ~November 9, 2026

C Fundamentals grade

ARK Restaurants Corp is a US-listed company in the restaurants industry. Its financial year ends in September.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

~$6.1

Cash-flow model

Base case. Range ~$4.8–$8.0 across our lower- and higher-growth cases (-3%–7% a year).

Price vs value

Modestly undervalued

The price is inside our value range, 21% below our base value.

Price used: $4.85, November 2, 2026

ARK Restaurants Corp valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 1 selling0 purchases and 1 sale by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds6 adding, 7 cuttingOf 1 active managers that changed their stake, 0 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter ARK Restaurants files

Where ARK Restaurants stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $156m, down 9.5% on a year earlier, a smaller fall than the 11.3% decline a quarter earlier. That puts it 36 of 36 for growth among the restaurants companies we cover. Free-cash-flow margin fell to -4.1% from -0.6% a year earlier. Operating margin widened to -1.6% from -4.6%. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C. It passes 3 of our 7 financial-health checks. Our cash-flow model value is $6.14 a share, against a share price of $4.64.

Source: 10-Q filed August 11, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 9, 2026 (estimated)

ARK Restaurants Corp's trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 9.5% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -4.1%. Where it stands out: stock pay as % of revenue of 0.0% ranks 1 of 40 restaurants companies we cover. Where it lags: revenue growth of -9.5% ranks 44 of 44 restaurants companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$6.1 per share in the base case (~$4.8–$8.0 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow fell 540.2% while net income grew 77.3%: a 617pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Priced below our value. The share price of $4.85 is 27% below our value per share of $6.
  • Margins widening. Operating margin is up 3.0 points on a year ago.

Things to watch

  • Results due soon. Results are expected around 9 November; the share price can move sharply on the day.
  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 9.5% over the last 12 months.
  • Loss-making. Operating margin is -1.6%: costs exceed revenue.
  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -4.1% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 47% and a beta of -0.5 against the S&P 500.

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed August 11, 2026
Revenue
$41m, down 6.5% on a year earlier
Share reaction
+5.2% in the first session after the results on August 10, 2026, against -0.3% for the S&P 500
Next report
August 10, 2026

ARK Restaurants' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-3.2%
  • 1 week+7.5%
  • 1 month+7.8%
  • This year-27.7%
  • 1 year-33.7%
  • 5 years-67.0%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$156M
Operating margin
-1.6%
Net margin
-2.0%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$-0.88

Growth

Revenue growth
−9.5%
Change in growth rate
+1.8 pts
Share count change
+0.3%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
-$6.3M
FCF margin
-4.1%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.0%

Earnings

Last results
August 10, 2026
Next results (est.)
November 9, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

ARK Restaurants Corp valuation models and calculator

What the price is pricing in

The share price implies cash flow shrinking about 2.6% a year for five years.That is slower than the 3.4% a year revenue growth ARK Restaurants has delivered.

Read with care: free cash flow has swung sharply in the past year (often a one-off tax, legal or working-capital item), so the cash-flow base behind this reading may be unusually low or high.

  • Priced in-2.6%
  • Last 12 months-9.5%
  • 3 years a year-6.0%
  • 5 years a year3.4%

Our cash-flow model with every input fixed except growth over the next five years, solved for the growth at which the model value equals the share price ($4.85, Nov 2, 2026). Cash-flow growth then fades to 2.5% a year; discount rate 8.5%. Delivered figures are revenue growth from SEC filings. This is a model exercise, not investment advice or a forecast of the share price. All companies

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03
Hold12-month view
12-month price target
~$6.1
Price used
$4.85close November 2, 2026
Implied change
▲ +27%
Uncertainty
Medium

How we got here: a discounted-cash-flow model of ARK Restaurants Corp's free cash flow after stock-based pay with after-tax interest added back ($1.2M, FY2026 Q3 TTM), growing 2% a year for five years and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%. Lower and higher growth cases span ~$4.8–~$7.9 ; that spread sets a 25% margin before we rate Buy or Sell.

Produced by Fundamentalytics' automated valuation model on November 3, 2026, using delayed market prices. Rating meanings, methodology and conflicts: recommendations disclosure and research disclaimer. General research, not personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of ARK Restaurants Corp's free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $1.2M, FY2026 Q3 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

Valuation models

We value ARK Restaurants Corp as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 7.7%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.61 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$6.1 ~$4.8–$8.0 Primary model, counts double
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. — Does not apply: no positive earnings in the latest twelve months
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. — Does not apply: the model gives no positive value
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: return on equity is not positive
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (cash-flow model (dcf)) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$6.1 ~$4.8–$8.0 1 model

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare ARK Restaurants Corp with Restaurants in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Value per share under different assumptions
Discount rate ↓ / growth → −5% growth0% growth5% growth10% growth15% growth20% growth
7% $5$7$9$12$16$21
8.5% $4$6$7$9$12$16
10% $4$5$6$7$10$12

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$17.55$19.87$19.76$18.14$10.55$14.21$17.28$14.68$11.68$7.30$4.85
Market value$62m$70m$70m$64m$37m$51m$62m$53m$42m$26m$17m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$699000$13m$21m$19m$28m$13m$225000−$6m−$5m−$8m−$2m
Enterprise value$62m$83m$92m$83m$65m$65m$62m$47m$37m$19m$15m
Multiples
Price / sales 0.4x0.5x0.4x0.4x0.3x0.4x0.3x0.3x0.2x0.2x0.1x
Price / earnings 15.3x17.4x15.1x23.9x—4.0x6.7x————
Price / free cash flow 11.3x—15.5x8.9x—7.2x3.5x11.7x19.2x——
EV / EBITDA 5.1x7.5x9.1x10.0x—6.6x4.4x————

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

31 /100

Weak moat

How hard ARK Restaurants's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 1 / 20

    Net income has been a median 2.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 1.1%; its worst year was -5.5%.

  • Cash conversion 7 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 10 years, at a median 1.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 16 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 1.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

No analyst estimates are published for ARK Restaurants Corp: too few analysts cover it.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 10, 2026

No numeric guidance in ARK Restaurants Corp's latest earnings release (filed August 10, 2026). Some companies give their outlook only on the earnings call.

Positioning

Short interest
0.5%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
1.2
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+52%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
19%
of shares
Held by insiders
52.0%
of shares
Employees
1,047
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

What moved the share price

Last 12 months −33.7%

$7.32 on October 31, 2025 to $4.85

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $172m $156m −9.5%
P/S multiple 0.2x 0.1x −26.6%
Share count 4m 4m −0.3%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years −67.2%

$14.79 on November 3, 2023 to $4.85

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $187m $156m −16.9%
P/S multiple 0.3x 0.1x −60.8%
Share count 4m 4m +0.6%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
ARKR−13%+0%−12%−20%−39%−28%
Industry peers (median)+16%−17%+16%+0%−8%+6%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
ARKR50%33%33%33%33%27%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
ARKR−38%−25%−27%−39%−63%−46%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 81% from June 1, 2018 to October 16, 2026. Getting back needed a 412% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$4.37 – $8.05
From 52-week high
−39.8%
vs 50-day average
+2.6%
vs 200-day average
−19.4%
Volatility (1 year)
47%
Beta vs S&P 500
-0.54

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±5.0%
After a week
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±7.4%
After a month
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±7.4%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 10, 2026 +5.2% −0.3% −0.4% −12.7%
May 11, 2026 −12.6% +0.1% −10.7% −18.1%
February 9, 2026 −2.7% +0.2% −2.7% −1.6%
December 15, 2025 −1.2% −0.4% −7.6% −3.4%
August 11, 2025 +1.3% +0.9% +3.9% +3.0%
May 12, 2025 −4.2% +4.0% +10.0% −9.3%
February 10, 2025 +1.0% +0.8% −10.1% −18.0%
December 16, 2024 −12.5% 0.0% −19.3% +3.2%
August 12, 2024 −3.8% +1.7% −1.5% −3.8%
May 13, 2024 +6.1% +0.5% +12.0% +12.9%
February 12, 2024 −1.1% −1.4% +2.0% +0.3%
December 18, 2023 −8.1% +1.2% −8.3% −2.3%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

ARK Restaurants Corp in five measures

Fundamentals grade C
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet Value

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) ARK Restaurants Corp
$150M $160M $170M $180M $190M FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $184.8M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $184.8M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $185.2M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $184.5M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $183.5M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $181M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $178.5M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $171.8M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $165.8M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $161.5M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $158.4M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $155.5M $155.5M

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q4 $184.8M
FY24 Q1 $184.8M
FY24 Q2 $185.2M
FY24 Q3 $184.5M
FY24 Q4 $183.5M
FY25 Q1 $181M
FY25 Q2 $178.5M
FY25 Q3 $171.8M
FY25 Q4 $165.8M
FY26 Q1 $161.5M
FY26 Q2 $158.4M
FY26 Q3 $155.5M
Revenue growth, TTM YoY ARK Restaurants Corp
-15% -10% -5% 0% 5% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: 0.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -1.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -2.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -1.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -0.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -2.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -3.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -6.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -9.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -10.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -11.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: -9.5% -9.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q4 0.6%
FY24 Q1 -1.2%
FY24 Q2 -2.2%
FY24 Q3 -1.5%
FY24 Q4 -0.7%
FY25 Q1 -2.0%
FY25 Q2 -3.6%
FY25 Q3 -6.9%
FY25 Q4 -9.7%
FY26 Q1 -10.8%
FY26 Q2 -11.3%
FY26 Q3 -9.5%
Operating margin (TTM) ARK Restaurants Corp
-6% -4% -2% 0% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: -2.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: -2.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -3.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: -5.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -2.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -0.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -2.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -4.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -2.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -5.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: -3.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: -1.6% -1.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 -2.6%
FY24 Q1 -2.9%
FY24 Q2 -3.6%
FY24 Q3 -5.1%
FY24 Q4 -2.3%
FY25 Q1 -0.1%
FY25 Q2 -2.0%
FY25 Q3 -4.6%
FY25 Q4 -2.5%
FY26 Q1 -5.4%
FY26 Q2 -3.6%
FY26 Q3 -1.6%
FCF margin (TTM) ARK Restaurants Corp
-6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 2.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 3.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 2.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 1.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 1.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -0.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 0.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -0.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -0.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -0.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: -2.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: -4.1% -4.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 2.5%
FY24 Q1 3.5%
FY24 Q2 2.5%
FY24 Q3 1.9%
FY24 Q4 1.2%
FY25 Q1 -0.0%
FY25 Q2 0.2%
FY25 Q3 -0.6%
FY25 Q4 -0.9%
FY26 Q1 -0.8%
FY26 Q2 -2.3%
FY26 Q3 -4.1%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2010 Oct 2010 2011 Oct 2011 2012 Sept 2012 2013 Sept 2013 2014 Sept 2014 2015 Oct 2015 2016 Oct 2016 2017 Sept 2017 2018 Sept 2018 2019 Sept 2019 2020 Oct 2020 2021 Oct 2021 2022 Oct 2022 2023 Sept 2023 2024 Sept 2024 2025 Sept 2025 LTM Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 118 137 138 131 139 146 151 154 160 162 106 132 184 185 184 166 156
EBITDA 7 10 14 11 12 13 12 11 10 8 −4 10 14 −1 −0 −1 −0
Operating income 3 6 10 7 8 9 8 7 5 3 −8 6 10 −5 −4 −4 −2
Net income 3 1 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 3 −5 13 9 −6 −4 −11 −3
Diluted EPS $0.74 $0.40 $1.65 $1.13 $1.43 $1.54 $1.15 $1.14 $1.31 $0.76 −$1.34 $3.58 $2.58 −$1.65 −$1.08 −$3.18 −$0.88
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +16.2% +0.8% −5.4% +6.7% +4.7% +3.2% +2.2% +4.0% +1.5% −34.4% +23.8% +39.3% +0.6% −0.7% −9.7% −9.5%
EBITDA — +49.0% +37.6% −22.6% +12.1% +9.1% −7.7% −9.8% −9.5% −17.4% −146.8% — +43.7% −104.4% — — —
Operating income — +92.0% +73.5% −33.9% +15.5% +17.2% −12.5% −10.4% −28.2% −35.5% — — +58.9% −149.1% — — —
Net income — −45.7% — −30.3% +28.5% +9.7% −25.2% +0.2% +15.3% −42.5% — — −28.0% −163.9% — — —
Diluted EPS — −45.9% — −31.5% +26.5% +7.7% −25.3% −0.9% +14.9% −42.0% — — −27.9% −164.0% — — —
Margins
EBITDA margin 5.8% 7.5% 10.2% 8.3% 8.8% 9.1% 8.2% 7.2% 6.3% 5.1% −3.6% 7.4% 7.7% −0.3% −0.2% −0.6% −0.0%
Operating margin 2.5% 4.2% 7.2% 5.1% 5.5% 6.1% 5.2% 4.6% 3.1% 2.0% −7.3% 4.7% 5.4% −2.6% −2.3% −2.5% −1.6%
Net margin 2.2% 1.0% 4.0% 2.9% 3.5% 3.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.9% 1.6% −4.4% 9.8% 5.1% −3.2% −2.1% −6.9% −2.0%
Free-cash-flow margin 2.2% 4.2% 3.9% 7.5% 6.0% 5.6% 3.6% −2.3% 2.8% 4.4% −6.6% 5.4% 9.6% 2.5% 1.2% −0.9% −4.1%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 6 9 13 13 12 11 8 10 10 11 −5 9 20 8 5 2 −0
Capital spending 3 3 8 3 4 3 2 14 5 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 6
Free cash flow 3 6 5 10 8 8 5 −4 5 7 −7 7 18 5 2 −1 −6
Stock-based pay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −1 0 0
Free cash flow after stock pay 2 6 5 9 8 8 5 −4 4 7 −7 7 17 4 3 −2 −6
Balance sheet
Cash 2 8 9 9 9 10 7 1 5 7 17 19 23 13 10 11 9
Total debt 0 0 2 4 7 6 8 14 26 26 45 32 24 7 5 4 7
Net debt (negative = net cash) −2 −8 −7 −5 −1 −4 1 13 21 19 28 13 0 −6 −5 −8 −2
Diluted shares 4m 4m 3m 3m 3m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 4m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 7 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 —
Buybacks — — 1 1 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — —
Total returned 7 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 —

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

3 of 7 checks passed · June 27, 2026
What it owns · $129m
Short-term assets $16mLonger-term assets $113m
What it owes, and who funded it · $130m
Short-term liabilities $20mLonger-term liabilities $78mShareholders' equity $32m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $16m of assets due within a year against $20m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $16m short-term assets against $78m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $9m of cash against $7m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 21% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 45% to 21% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$239,000 of operating cash flow against $7m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$2m against $362,000 of interest.

From ARK Restaurants Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$0
Diluted share count
+0.3%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
0.0%
dividends 0.0% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Days sales outstanding
6 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in restaurants
Last 12 months unless stated ARKR NATH GTIM THCH GENK RICK Median
Revenue, last 12 months $156m $169m $135m $183m $210m $284m $1.4bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −9.5% 12.4% −5.8% −5.3% −2.9% 1.0% 4.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −6.0% 8.3% −0.9% — 6.5% −0.6% 5.1%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −6.5% 15.0% −5.0% — 1.3% 3.9% 4.5%
Gross margin — 33.0% 9.8% 87.0% — 84.6% 68.6%
Operating margin −1.6% 17.7% 1.3% −24.1% −13.5% 9.6% 4.9%
Operating margin, 3-year average −3.8% 22.0% 0.9% — −4.8% 9.6% 6.9%
Net margin −2.0% 11.8% 1.7% −33.0% −2.1% −1.5% 2.5%
Cash from operations / revenue −0.2% 11.5% 2.8% −1.0% −1.4% 15.0% 11.9%
Free-cash-flow margin −4.1% 11.3% 1.9% −6.0% −9.3% 12.2% 3.4%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average −0.9% 13.5% 1.1% — −5.8% 10.6% 2.8%
Stock pay / revenue 0.0% 0.7% 16.4% 0.2% 1.4% 0.3% 0.8%
Change in share count 0.3% 0.5% −0.9% 0.2% 6.5% −8.9% 0.2%

Median of all 44 companies we cover in restaurants. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

44 restaurants companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth -9.5% 4.7% 44 of 44
Change in growth rate Growth +1.8pp +0.3pp 10 of 44
Operating margin Profitability -1.6% 5.2% 35 of 42
Net margin Profitability -2.0% 2.6% 35 of 44
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation -4.1% 3.6% 39 of 44
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.0% 0.8% 1 of 40
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 5.2% 29.0% 7 of 36
Change in share count Balance sheet 0.3% 0.3% 22 of 42
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 6 days 6 days 13 of 25

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to September 27, 2025
Products and services
Line of business Revenue YoY
Food and Beverage $163M ▼ 8.8%
Bryant Park Grill Cafe and The Porch At Bryant Park $25.5M ▼ 18.0%
Catering Services $12.4M ▼ 22.9%
Other Revenue $2.4M ▼ 45.0%

These categories overlap or exclude eliminations, so shares aren't shown.

From ARK Restaurants Corp's 10-K filed December 18, 2025, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$4M
Institutions reporting
20
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 2.6%
Positions opened / closed
3 / 2

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 6 institutions bought and 7 sold ; the biggest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, LLP (+14K shares) and the biggest seller Nokomis Capital, L.L.C (−21K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Cm Management, LLC $1.3M 225K 32.8% 0.0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $660,563 113K 16.4% ▼ 3.8%
Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. $549,475 94K 13.7% ▼ 18.4%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $491,449 84K 12.2% 0.0%
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC $234,963 40K 5.8% 0.0%
First Manhattan Co. Llc. $181,994 31K 4.5% 0.0%
Renaissance Technologies LLC $140,704 24K 3.5% ▼ 4.8%
Empowered Funds, LLC $136,538 23K 3.4% 0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $108,684 19K 2.7% ▼ 3.2%
Susquehanna International Group, LLP $80,546 14K 2.0% New
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co $78,254 13K 1.9% 0.0%
Blackrock, Inc. $21,659 4K 0.5% ▼ 56.3%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not ARK Restaurants Corp's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 2 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $807,524 1 trade by 1 insider · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $807,524 net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Weinstein Michael Lawrence Chairman & CEO September 24, 2026 Sell 176,701 $4.57 $807,524

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around November 9, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • August 10, 2026
  • May 11, 2026
  • February 9, 2026
  • December 15, 2025
  • August 11, 2025
  • May 12, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on ARK Restaurants Corp was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

ARK Restaurants Corp in brief

What does ARK Restaurants Corp do?
ARK Restaurants Corp is a US-listed company in the restaurants industry. Its financial year ends in September.
What is ARK Restaurants Corp's stock ticker?
ARK Restaurants Corp trades under the ticker ARKR on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is ARK Restaurants Corp's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, ARK Restaurants Corp reported revenue of $156M, 9.5% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is ARK Restaurants Corp's free cash flow?
ARK Restaurants Corp's free-cash-flow margin is -4.1% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 39 of the 44 restaurants companies we cover.
What is ARK Restaurants Corp's fair value (intrinsic value) per share?
Our discounted-cash-flow model of ARK Restaurants Corp's free cash flow after stock-based pay gives ~$6.1 per share in the base case, and ~$4.8–$8.0 across growth scenarios. These are model values under stated assumptions — not a price target or a recommendation.
Who are ARK Restaurants Corp's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Cm Management, LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is ARK Restaurants Corp's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, ARK Restaurants Corp's market capitalisation was about $17.5M and net debt of -$2.4M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does ARK Restaurants Corp pay a dividend?
ARK Restaurants Corp reported no dividend payments in its trailing twelve months of filings.
How much debt does ARK Restaurants Corp have?
ARK Restaurants Corp's debt-to-equity ratio is 21.5%, from its latest balance sheet (45.2% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are ARK Restaurants Corp's competitors?
In our Restaurants peer group, the companies closest to ARK Restaurants Corp are Nathans Famous, Inc., Good Times Restaurants Inc., TH International Ltd, GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. and RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against ARK Restaurants Corp's.
Are insiders buying or selling ARK Restaurants Corp stock?
Over the last 12 months, ARK Restaurants Corp's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 1 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is ARK Restaurants Corp's next earnings date?
Around November 9, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — ARK Restaurants Corp announces its own schedule.