ARKO
Arko Corp.
ARKO offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over ARKO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are 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.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over ARKO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over ARKO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F has the edge over ARKO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over ARKO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% 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.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over ARKO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% 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.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over ARKO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.