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ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock· ADR · Consumer Cyclical / Restaurants

$6.90 ▼ $-0.02(-0.29%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. serves as the premier franchisee for McDonald's, holding exclusive rights to operate, own, and sub-franchise the fast-food chain's eateries. Its extensive domain covers 20 countries and territories throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically encompassing nations like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Venezuela, alongside island territories such as Aruba, Curacao, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix and St. Thomas). As of the end of 2021 (December 31st), the company managed or franchised a total of 2,261 restaurant locations. This enterprise was established in 2007 and has its main offices situated in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.0700Paid Sep 25, 2026
Forward Annual$0.28From the $0.0700 dividend declared Mar 18, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 21, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateDec 23, 2026$0.0700, declared Mar 18, 2026The ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.
Next Pay DateDec 29, 2026
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

76/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

72/100

Strong growth record

Partial data

Dividend Value Score

95/100

Well below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

81/100

Top fifth of the scale

Most data available

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for ARCO
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 21% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 55% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 93 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 3.0x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 59 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 13.8x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 97 10%
Dividend record4 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension Mar 5, 2021, within 10 years: capped at 20 20 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for ARCO
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 21% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 14.7% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 8.9% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for ARCO
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 94th percentile of its 78 month-end yields 94 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 6.7 is 0.53x its 5-year median of 12.5 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 6.8% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 88 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 6.7 vs peer median 17.1 (0.39x; 97 corporation / Consumer Cyclical securities) 100 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

4.06%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.2800

Declared Mar 18, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

33

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$6.91 – $9.50

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

20.39%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

15

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

2.05

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 76/100, yield 4.06%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
The record shows a gap in the regular dividend of more than 1.5 times its usual interval (a payment was due around March 2021).
E Enduring
15 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,248,800Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$7.93Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$7.86 – $8.11Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$8.02Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$1.45BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out210.66MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$1.2212 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)6.7Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 21, 2026Paid Sep 25, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateDec 23, 2026Pays Dec 29, 2026; declaredThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)17.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)N/AThe dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

ARCO's dividend yield rose from 3.38% to 4.06% over the past ~90 days (+0.68 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.68 pp from the share price ($8.29 on Aug 03, 2026 → $6.90 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current4.06%
1-Yr Average3.29%
Low / High2.68% – 4.05%
Percentile100%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), ARCO's current yield is higher than approximately 100% of them. Our stored price history for ARCO covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.0700 Q Regular upcoming, declared Mar 18, 2026 Dec 23, 2026 Dec 23, 2026 Dec 29, 2026
$0.0700 Q Regular Mar 18, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Sep 25, 2026
$0.0700 Q Regular Mar 18, 2026 Jun 22, 2026 Jun 22, 2026 Jun 26, 2026
$0.0700 Q Regular Mar 18, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Apr 02, 2026
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 11, 2025 Dec 22, 2025 Dec 22, 2025 Dec 26, 2025
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 11, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 Sep 26, 2025
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 11, 2025 Jun 24, 2025 Jun 24, 2025 Jun 27, 2025
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 11, 2025 Mar 24, 2025 Mar 24, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 12, 2024 Dec 23, 2024 Dec 23, 2024 Dec 27, 2024
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 12, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Sep 27, 2024
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 12, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 12, 2024 Mar 22, 2024 Mar 25, 2024 Mar 28, 2024
$0.0400 Q Regular Mar 14, 2023 Dec 21, 2023 Dec 22, 2023 Dec 27, 2023
$0.0500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2023 Sep 22, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 Sep 28, 2023
$0.0500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2023 Jun 22, 2023 Jun 23, 2023 Jun 28, 2023
$0.0500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2023 Mar 24, 2023 Mar 27, 2023 Mar 30, 2023
$0.0300 Q Regular Mar 15, 2022 Dec 22, 2022 Dec 26, 2022 Dec 30, 2022
$0.0400 Q Regular Mar 15, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 Sep 26, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
$0.0400 Q Regular Mar 15, 2022 Jun 24, 2022 Jun 27, 2022 Jun 30, 2022
$0.0400 S Regular Mar 15, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 Mar 31, 2022
$0.0304 Q Regular Mar 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020 Dec 07, 2020 Dec 10, 2020
$0.0500 Q Regular Mar 04, 2020 Apr 06, 2020 Apr 07, 2020 Apr 10, 2020
$0.0300 S Regular Mar 22, 2019 Dec 06, 2019 Dec 09, 2019 Dec 12, 2019
$0.0300 S Regular Mar 22, 2019 Aug 08, 2019 Aug 09, 2019 Aug 14, 2019
$0.0500 S Regular Mar 22, 2019 Apr 08, 2019 Apr 09, 2019 Apr 12, 2019
$0.0500 S Regular Mar 20, 2018 Oct 01, 2018 Oct 02, 2018 Oct 05, 2018
$0.0500 S Regular Mar 20, 2018 Mar 29, 2018 Apr 02, 2018 Apr 05, 2018
$0.0595 Q Regular Sep 25, 2014 Dec 23, 2014 Dec 26, 2014 Jan 02, 2015
$0.0595 Q Regular Sep 25, 2014 Sep 24, 2014 Sep 26, 2014 Oct 01, 2014
$0.0595 Q Regular Jun 23, 2014 Jun 24, 2014 Jun 26, 2014 Jul 01, 2014
$0.0596 Q Regular Mar 07, 2014 Mar 24, 2014 Mar 26, 2014 Apr 01, 2014
$0.0596 Q Regular May 27, 2013 Dec 26, 2013 Dec 30, 2013 Jan 03, 2014
$0.0596 Q Regular Sep 23, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 Oct 01, 2013 Oct 04, 2013
$0.0596 Q Regular Jun 20, 2013 Jun 28, 2013 Jul 02, 2013 Jul 05, 2013
$0.0597 Q Regular Mar 22, 2013 Mar 28, 2013 Apr 02, 2013 Apr 05, 2013
$0.0597 Q Regular Dec 07, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 Dec 20, 2012 Dec 26, 2012
$0.0597 Q Regular Oct 15, 2012 Oct 22, 2012 Oct 24, 2012 Oct 26, 2012
$0.0597 Q Regular Jul 05, 2012 Jul 16, 2012 Jul 18, 2012 Jul 20, 2012
$0.0597 Q Regular Apr 24, 2012 Apr 30, 2012 May 02, 2012 May 04, 2012
$0.0597 S Regular Dec 16, 2011 Dec 23, 2011 Dec 28, 2011 Dec 30, 2011
$0.0597 Q Regular Sep 15, 2011 Sep 23, 2011 Sep 27, 2011 Oct 05, 2011
$0.0597 I Regular Jun 06, 2011 Jun 15, 2011 Jun 17, 2011 Jul 06, 2011

Peer Comparison

Selected Restaurants dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. 2.55% 17.4% 12 yrs 86
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc. 2.57% N/A 3 yrs 83
MCD McDonald's Corporation 3.00% 7.3% 40 yrs 82
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. 1.94% 8.6% 8 yrs 79

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ARCO dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.28 per share, a yield of approximately 4.06%.

What is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.'s dividend yield?

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 4.06%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. pay dividends?

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?

The next declared ex-dividend date for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. is December 23, 2026. The associated payment is $0.0700 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. paid dividends?

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. has 15 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.