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ARCO Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0001508478
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
92
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about ARCO

Insiders, 180 days
-$442.5K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Arcos Dorados insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. insiders sold a net $442.5K of stock across 4 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Foreign private issuer: most of its insiders are exempt from SEC Form 4, but some still file it; those filings are listed below, and the record may be incomplete.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Hernandez Artigas Carlos
Director
SELL
2026-08-25 SEC
14,500
$116.8K
-11.8%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 24, 2026.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold about $116.8K of ARCO on Aug 25, 2026; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Hernandez Artigas Carlos
Director
SELL
2026-08-25 SECtraded 2026-08-24
15,274
$124.5K
-11.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 28, 2026.
  • The trade is 105.3% of the 14,500 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold about $124.5K of ARCO on Aug 24, 2026; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Hernandez Artigas Carlos
Director
SELL
2026-08-25 SECtraded 2026-08-24
2,569
$21.0K
-11.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 28, 2026.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold about $21.0K of ARCO on Aug 24, 2026; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Hernandez Artigas Carlos
Director
SELL
2026-05-28 SEC
20,000
$180.2K
-18.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 67.2% of the 29,774 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold about $180.2K of ARCO on May 28, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
4 transactions on record · a thin record, read with care
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$442.5K over 180 days
-$262.3K over 90 days
more than 57% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
92 funds bought in last quarter
below 59% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
+4.7% year over year
more than 51% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
4.5% net margin
more than 59% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-0.6%12M
-4%+9%+21%+34%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-28 · Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold $180.2K2026-08-24 · Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold $124.5K2026-08-25 · Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold $116.8K2026-08-24 · Hernandez Artigas Carlos sold $21.0K
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Who owns ARCO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
24,687,429 sh
$199.0M
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
10,804,358 sh
$87.1M
SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda
9,002,654 sh
$72.6M
Moerus Capital Management LLC
4,275,279 sh
$34.5M
MORGAN STANLEY
4,001,476 sh
$32.3M

Congress trades in ARCO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ARCO planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

ARCO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF
$23.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
Moerus Worldwide Fund
$7.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.7%
Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
$2.8M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
$1.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF
$6.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.4%
Seafarer Overseas Value Fund
$3.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $442.5K sold by insiders over 180 days, 92 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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ARCO financials

Revenue growth
+4.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
4.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating cash flow
Debt to equity
1.48x
long-term 2025-12-31 plus current 2025-12-31; equity 2025-12-31
Cash flow to debt
n/a
needs four quarters of operating cash flow
Return on equity
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income
Return on assets
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$4.7B$4.5B$4.3B$3.6B
Operating income$364.4M$324.5M$314.0M$264.4M
Net income$212.1M$148.8M$181.3M$140.3M
EPS (diluted)1.010.710.860.67
Operating cash flow$296.3M$266.8M$382.0M$345.4M
Cash$373.4M$135.1M$196.7M$266.9M
Long-term debt$1.1B$716.0M$713.0M$711.7M
Dividends paid$50.6M$50.6M$40.0M$31.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

ARCO Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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ARCO ranks highest on risk and compliance (68th percentile) and growth (51st), and lowest on financial health (27th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

HealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Financial health
27
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.48x · 27 pct, sector of 95
  • Cash flow to debtneeds four quarters of operating cash flow
Growth
51
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+4.7% · 51 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
29
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$442K · 58 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
41
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter92 · 41 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.3% · 68 pct, sector of 149
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
2 not measured: Profitability, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income; fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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ARCO filings, in plain words

Are Arcos Dorados insiders buying or selling ARCO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Arcos Dorados insiders were net sellers, a net $442.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Arcos Dorados insiders were net sellers of ARCO, a net $442.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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