ARKO
Arko Corp.
ARKO's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 68x earnings, more than twice its usual 29x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ARKO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
ARKO's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
ARKO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $0.99 | -76% |
| Fair | 28x | $1.70 | -59% |
| Forward | 29x | $4.10 | — |
| Expensive | 62x | $3.70 | -9.9% |
| Current | 68x | $4.10 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ARKO's PE is in its expensive range at 68x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
ARKO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ARKO's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
ARKO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.14 | +133% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -45% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.20 | +567% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.15 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.11 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.08 | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.03 | -88% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | -46% |
ARKO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.06 over the past year, against $0.60 in mid-2022.
ARKO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | -3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -11% |
ARKO's revenue is growing: $2.4B last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7% | -0.4 points |
ARKO's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
ARKO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.5M | -147% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -173% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9M | +$28.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5M | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8M | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $16M | +$32.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$13.4M | -162% |
ARKO usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$11M, but it generated $744,000 over the past year.
ARKO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -36K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +644K shares |
| 3 years | -3.7% | -4.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -18.1M shares |
| Available history | -74% | -326M shares |
ARKO has 116M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago, despite $12M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $51,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $212,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ARKO spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 43% from the year before.
ARKO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
ARKO's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 years a year ago.
ARKO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
ARKO's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
ARKO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ARKO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 68x | 18x | 279% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
ARKO is trading at 68x earnings, a 279% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
ARKO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.04 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.28 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.78 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.35 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.27 | 35% below |
ARKO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 35% below its 200-week average.
ARKO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.0 | $9.44 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $9.44 | $8.52 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $8.52 | $8.62 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $8.62 | $8.25 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $8.25 | $6.53 | -21% |
| 2025 | $6.53 | $4.64 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.64 | $4.10 | -12% |
ARKO has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 12% so far in 2026.