Arcos Dorados Holdings (FRA:AD8) Risk Assessment

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FRA:AD8 Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc FRA:AD8
90 GF Score
Price €7.03
GF Value €8.21
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Arcos Dorados Holdings Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Arcos Dorados Holdings is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

Arcos Dorados Holdings  (FRA:AD8) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Risk Assessment Related Terms

FRA:AD8 vs BJRI, WEN, CBRL: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Arcos Dorados Holdings's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Risk Assessment vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Arcos Dorados Holdings's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arcos Dorados Holdings's Risk Assessment falls into.


FRA:AD8
90GF Score
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc FRA:AD8
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Is Arcos Dorados Holdings (FRA:AD8) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arcos Dorados Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €7.03 is trading 14.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €8.21.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AD8:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €8.21 vs. price of €7.03 (14.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AD8 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Business Description

Address Rio Negro 1338, First Floor, Montevideo, URY, 11100
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc operates McDonald's branded restaurants in various countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company manages its business as distinct geographic segments and its operations are divided into three geographic divisions, as follows: Brazil, the North Latin American division, or NOLAD, which is comprised of Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas and the South Latin American division, or SLAD, which is comprised of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and Curacao. Its menu includes hamburgers, McNuggets, salad, sandwiches, French fries, and others. It generates maximum revenue from Brazil.
90GF Score

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€7.03
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