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Ark Restaurants Corp.

Ticker ARKRNEW YORK, NYFiscal year ends SeptemberBook value per share $8.74Diluted shares 3.6M

Ark Restaurants Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKR) owns and operates restaurants, bars, fast-food concepts and catering operations in the United States. Its larger, destination-oriented properties serve diners and event customers, with menus spanning a variety of foods and most restaurants offering lunch and dinner; many also have… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Ark Restaurants Corp. reported revenue of $155.54M, down 9.5% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $2.75M. Its operating margin was −1.6%, and operations used $0.24M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $165.75M, down 9.7% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $9.16M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 09-28Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-27
Sales & profitability
$165.75MFY2025
−9.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $155.54M
-2.45%FY2025
−0.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo -1.56%
$-9.16MFY2025
−144.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $-2.75M
-44.66%FY2025
−53.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo -10.08%
Cash & financing
$1.75MFY2025
−62.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $-0.24M
$-1.49MFY2025
−168.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-6.33M
0.11FY2025
Was 0.12× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.22
3.6MFY2025
No change, year over year
Last 12 mo 3.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Ark Restaurants Corp. does

In the company’s own words

Ark Restaurants Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKR) owns and operates restaurants, bars, fast-food concepts and catering operations in the United States. Its larger, destination-oriented properties serve diners and event customers, with menus spanning a variety of foods and most restaurants offering lunch and dinner; many also have separate bar areas and outdoor dining. As of September 27, 2025, the company operated 16 restaurants and bars and 12 fast-food concepts. Its properties are concentrated in New York City, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Florida and Alabama. Ark reports its operations as one segment. Major restaurant names include Sequoia, America, Gallagher’s Steakhouse, Gonzalez y Gonzalez, Broadway Burger Bar and Grill, The Rustic Inn, Shuckers, The Original Oyster House, JB’s on the Beach and Blue Moon Fish Company. The company has expanded in recent years through acquisitions, including Florida restaurants The Rustic Inn, Shuckers, JB’s on the Beach and Blue Moon Fish Company. It reported $165.8 million in revenue for fiscal 2025 and employed 1,566 people as of November 30, 2025. Its website is www.arkrestaurants.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry (SIC)
Restaurants
Headquarters
NEW YORK, NY
Fiscal year end
September
CIK
779544
SIC
5812

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2025 · USD
$-28.56M$29.63M$87.82M$146.00M$204.19M20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Ark Restaurants Corp. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

23
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.55M
held by funds, at market
6.9%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Ark Restaurants Corp.’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
DFSCX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
0.01%of fund net assets
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
DFFVX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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