ARCO· Consumer Discretionary› Restaurants

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares

Stage 4 · Declining · week 6

As of Oct 22, 2026, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 6 (since Sep 17, 2026). It closed at $8.02, 14.1% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is rising.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. More about the company

$8.02

-0.87% today

$1.7B · Small cap

Market Neutral — Building

Pro read

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Our read

Declining, below its long-term trend

Setup score

—

Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

Edge

—

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22

S2 15w

S4 41w

S4 14w

S2 27w

2023-08-162026-10-22

S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)

S2 6w → S3 8w → S2 15w → S3 11w → S4 41w → S1 7w → S4 10w → S1 3w → S4 14w → S1 8w → S2 27w → S3 11w → S4 5w current

Total tracked: 166 weeks across 13 stage runs.

ARCO among Restaurants13th of 54 by relative strength

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3	CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.	Stage 2 · wk 1	93	+42.2%
4	BJRIBJ's Restaurants, Inc.	Stage 3 · wk 4	93	−4.5%
5	LOCOEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.	Stage 3 · wk 6	89	+5.3%
6	BDLFlanigan's Enterprises, Inc.	Stage 2 · wk 19	87	+11.1%
7	EATBrinker International, Inc.	Stage 3 · wk 1	83	−9.8%
8	RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.	Stage 2 · wk 17	79	+12.7%
…13	ARCOArcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares	Stage 4 · wk 6	68	+8.2%

vs 52W High

-14.1%

$6.70 lo$9.33 hi

14.1% below 52W high, failed near resistance

In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.

Stage Maturity

Week 6

1w13w26w

Week 6, early Stage 4 decline

How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.

vs 200 DMA

-1.0%

200 DMA: $8.11 · rising

In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.

Rel Volume

0.69x

vs 50-day avg

High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.

Trend Health

↗ ⇈

Short-term trend rising gently, and accelerating

Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.

+8.2%

-1.5%

-12.1%

YTD

+12.9%

+17.4%

Scan Membership

Breakout Watch

Latest: 2023-11-22

9 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-12-28.

A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.

Recent Stage Timeline

2026-10-22S4

Wk 6 · Vol 0.69x

2026-10-21S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.65x

2026-10-20S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.58x

2026-10-19S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.45x

2026-10-16S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.78x

2026-10-15S4

Wk 5 · Vol 1.25x

2026-10-14S4

Wk 4 · Vol 1.30x

2026-10-13S4

Wk 4 · Vol 1.87x

2026-10-12S4

Wk 4 · Vol 1.07x

2026-10-09S4

Wk 4 · Vol 1.93x

2026-10-08S4

Wk 4 · Vol 2.58x

2026-10-07S4

Wk 3 · Vol 2.04x

Moving averages & range

50 DMA

$7.79

200 DMA

$8.11

52W High

$9.33

52W Low

$6.70

5D Low

$7.95

Resistance levels (recent highs)

20d High

$8.14

60d High

$8.39

120d High

$8.99

250d High

$9.33

Next resistance

+1.5%

to 20d High

P/E (TTM)

6.6

Forward 9.1

Earnings Growth (YoY)

+99.3%

Revenue +14.3%

ROE

+36.4%

Profit margin +5.2%

Dividend Yield

3.46%

P/B 2.0

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares: quick answers

What stage is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares (ARCO) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Sep 17, 2026 and is in week 6. What the four stages mean

Is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares in an uptrend?

No. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 1.0% below its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares from its 52-week high?

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares closed at $8.02 on Oct 22, 2026, 14.1% below its 52-week high of $9.33. Its 52-week low is $6.70.

How has Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares is up 17.4% over the past year and up 12.9% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares in?

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares is in the Restaurants industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector.

About this companyConsumer Discretionary· Restaurants

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. It has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 21 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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