Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of September 2025: 0.29x

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.29x as of September 2025. Free cash flow of $30.44 Million represents 0% of operating cash flow ($106.21 Million). See ARCO working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.29x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$30.44 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$106.21 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$75.77 Million
USD

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2008–2024)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc across 17 annual periods. Explore debt repayment capacity of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (2008–2024)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc market cap and net worth.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2024 -0.23x $-60.79 Million $266.85 Million $327.64 Million ▼ -497.9%
2023 0.06x $21.87 Million $381.96 Million $360.10 Million ▼ -84.6%
2022 0.37x $128.32 Million $345.44 Million $217.12 Million ▼ -33.0%
2021 0.55x $143.04 Million $258.04 Million $115.00 Million ▲ +112.6%
2020 -4.41x $-70.34 Million $15.97 Million $86.31 Million ▼ -2258.2%
2019 -0.19x $-41.75 Million $223.48 Million $265.24 Million ▼ -94.0%
2018 -0.10x $-17.31 Million $179.73 Million $197.04 Million ▼ -130.6%
2017 0.32x $80.40 Million $255.17 Million $174.77 Million ▼ -28.1%
2016 0.44x $71.91 Million $164.19 Million $92.28 Million ▲ +127.2%
2015 0.19x $21.73 Million $112.69 Million $90.96 Million ▲ +59.9%
2014 0.12x $23.28 Million $193.09 Million $169.81 Million ▲ +127.1%
2013 -0.44x $-96.45 Million $217.01 Million $313.46 Million ▼ -58.9%
2012 -0.28x $-64.36 Million $230.11 Million $294.48 Million ▼ -25.7%
2011 -0.22x $-58.23 Million $261.62 Million $319.86 Million ▼ -166.6%
2010 0.33x $88.21 Million $263.88 Million $175.67 Million ▼ -14.6%
2009 0.39x $57.92 Million $148.02 Million $90.11 Million ▲ +56.9%
2008 0.25x $49.47 Million $198.36 Million $148.89 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).