Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

NYSE:ARCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.9b

Arcos Dorados Holdings Valuation

Is ARCO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ARCO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ARCO ($9.08) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($2.18)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ARCO is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ARCO?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ARCO key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA7.2x
PEG Ratio0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ARCO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ARCO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.8x
CAKE Cheesecake Factory
19.3x19.8%US$2.0b
BLMN Bloomin' Brands
23x52.6%US$1.7b
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group
47.7x21.0%US$1.1b
PZZA Papa John's International
21.2x14.8%US$1.6b
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings
11.1x15.0%US$1.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ARCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x) compared to the peer average (27.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ARCO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ARCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (19.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ARCO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ARCO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.1x
Fair PE Ratio19.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ARCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ARCO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$9.08
US$13.98
+53.9%
7.7%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$9.66
US$14.10
+46.0%
7.2%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
May ’25US$10.80
US$14.12
+30.8%
6.8%US$15.00US$12.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$11.18
US$14.00
+25.2%
6.9%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$11.82
US$13.91
+17.7%
7.6%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Feb ’25US$12.97
US$13.91
+7.3%
7.6%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Jan ’25US$12.69
US$13.75
+8.4%
7.3%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Dec ’24US$12.14
US$13.73
+13.1%
7.3%US$15.00US$12.00n/a8
Nov ’24US$9.44
US$13.10
+38.8%
7.5%US$15.00US$12.00n/a7
Oct ’24US$9.46
US$12.71
+34.4%
8.4%US$15.00US$11.00n/a8
Sep ’24US$9.91
US$12.71
+28.3%
8.4%US$15.00US$11.00n/a8
Aug ’24US$11.07
US$12.14
+9.6%
13.9%US$15.00US$10.00n/a8
Jul ’24US$10.25
US$11.23
+9.6%
11.0%US$13.00US$9.00n/a9
Jun ’24US$8.73
US$10.90
+24.9%
9.1%US$12.00US$9.00US$9.669
May ’24US$7.96
US$10.57
+32.7%
9.3%US$12.00US$9.00US$10.809
Apr ’24US$7.71
US$10.28
+33.3%
8.3%US$12.00US$9.00US$11.189
Mar ’24US$8.25
US$10.28
+24.6%
11.7%US$12.00US$8.00US$11.8210
Feb ’24US$8.52
US$10.15
+19.1%
12.5%US$12.00US$8.00US$12.9710
Jan ’24US$8.36
US$10.05
+20.2%
11.4%US$12.00US$8.00US$12.6910
Dec ’23US$7.34
US$10.15
+38.3%
11.7%US$12.00US$8.00US$12.1410
Nov ’23US$7.71
US$10.05
+30.4%
10.5%US$12.00US$8.00US$9.4410
Oct ’23US$7.29
US$9.86
+35.3%
11.9%US$12.00US$8.00US$9.4611
Sep ’23US$7.29
US$9.95
+36.5%
12.0%US$12.00US$8.00US$9.9110
Aug ’23US$7.35
US$9.60
+30.6%
11.6%US$11.00US$8.00US$11.0710
Jul ’23US$6.91
US$9.64
+39.5%
13.2%US$12.00US$8.00US$10.2510
Jun ’23US$7.84
US$9.14
+16.6%
10.4%US$11.00US$8.00US$8.7310

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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