Arcos Dorados Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Key Terms
adjusted EBITDA financial
constant currency basis financial
systemwide sales financial
systemwide comparable sales growth financial
net financial debt financial
net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio financial
LTM financial
derivative instruments financial
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Total revenue reached
in the fourth quarter and$1.3 billion for the full year 2025, up$4.7 billion 10.7% and4.7% in US dollars versus the prior year period, respectively. -
Systemwide comparable sales rose
16.0% in the fourth quarter and13.0% for the full year 2025, in line with blended inflation for both periods. -
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA1 in the fourth quarter and full year were
and$172.7 million , respectively, the Company’s highest US dollar result for a full year.$575.2 million -
Net Income was
in the fourth quarter and$25.2 million for the full year.$212.1 million -
Results included a net tax benefit in
Brazil of in the fourth quarter and$33.8 million for the full year, which is expected to convert to cash over the next five years.$159.0 million -
Capital expenditures for the full year reached
, including$281.4 million related to 102 restaurant openings, exceeding openings guidance on lower capital expenditures.$140.6 million -
The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of
per share for 2026.$0.28
Message from Luis Raganato, Chief Executive Officer
Among our competitive strengths are a strong brand, a resilient business model, and a culture built around operational excellence to support long-term shareholder value creation. These strengths delivered some of the Company’s best financial results last year, while protecting or expanding our industry-leading market share and maintaining a strong bond with the communities we serve.
Full year systemwide comparable sales grew in line with the Company’s blended inflation in 2025, driven mainly by the strength of the South Latin American Division as well as
Digital sales, generated through the Mobile App, Delivery and Self-order Kiosks, accounted for
For the full year, we opened 102 restaurants across the region, just above our guidance range for the year and 17 more than we opened in 2024. We did this with lower total capital expenditures versus the prior year, which contributed to a significant increase in our net cash from operations minus capital expenditures versus 2024. We are committed to finding additional efficiencies in our growth investments over the next few years.
The McDonald’s brand is stronger than ever in
1 For definitions, please refer to page 7 of this document. |
| AD Holdings Inc. – Consolidated Key Financial Results | ||||||
| Figure 1. (In millions of |
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| 4Q24 (a) |
Currency Translation (b) |
Constant Currency Growth (c) |
4Q25 (a+b+c) |
% As Reported |
% Constant Currency |
|
| Total Restaurants (Units) | 2,428 |
2,520 |
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| Sales by Company-operated Restaurants | 1,091.2 |
(85.8) |
201.8 |
1,207.2 |
|
|
| Revenues from franchised restaurants | 53.1 |
(4.1) |
10.5 |
59.4 |
|
|
| Total Revenues | 1,144.2 |
(89.9) |
212.2 |
1,266.5 |
|
|
| Systemwide Comparable Sales |
|
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| Adjusted EBITDA | 147.4 |
8.7 |
16.6 |
172.7 |
|
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| Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
|
0.8 p.p. |
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| Net income attributable to AD | 58.4 |
21.6 |
(54.9) |
25.2 |
- |
- |
| Net income attributable to AD Margin |
|
|
-3.1 p.p. |
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| No. of shares outstanding (thousands) | 210,663 |
210,663 |
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| EPS (US$/Share) | 0.28 |
0.12 |
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Arcos Dorados’ total revenues reached
The Company’s Digital strategy continued to support sales growth. Digital channel sales rose
By the end of 2025, the Company’s Loyalty Program was active in nine countries, with
Marketing activities strengthened consumer connections with the brand through a series of campaigns and initiatives during the quarter. A fully integrated menu strategy, leveraging the cultural relevance of the Stranger Things Netflix series, boosted sales and drove high levels of engagement and meaningful brand conversations among consumers. Several markets also offered compelling value platforms, including EconoMéqui in
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Arcos Dorados recognized a net tax benefit in
In the fourth quarter of 2024, consolidated Adjusted EBITDA included a benefit of
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin was
The main drivers of the underlying Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion were: (i) higher Food and Paper, with higher costs in NOLAD and SLAD partly offset by lower costs in
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was
Net income margin attributable to the Company was
Arcos Dorados recorded earnings of
Notable Items
Included in Adjusted EBITDA: The result in the fourth quarter of 2025 included
Additionally, the result for the fourth quarter of 2024 included a
Excluded from Adjusted EBITDA: In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company executed plans to restructure and enhance efficiencies in its operations. As a result, the Company incurred
| New Unit Development: Total and by Format1 | ||||||||
| Figure 2. | ||||||||
Dec. 31,
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Sep. 30,
|
Jun. 30,
|
Mar. 31,
|
Dec. 31,
|
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1,230 |
1,202 |
1,191 |
1,179 |
1,173 |
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| NOLAD | 669 |
666 |
658 |
657 |
654 |
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| SLAD | 621 |
611 |
608 |
603 |
601 |
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| TOTAL | 2,520 |
2,479 |
2,457 |
2,439 |
2,428 |
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| 1end of period, including company operated and franchised restaurants | ||||||||
| Figure 3. | ||||||||
| as of Dec.31, 2025 |
Store Format* | Total Restaurants | Ownership | McCafes | Dessert Centers |
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| FS | IS | MS & FC | Company Operated | Franchised | ||||
678 |
90 |
462 |
1,230 |
762 |
468 |
203 |
2,028 |
|
| NOLAD | 426 |
48 |
195 |
669 |
522 |
147 |
20 |
511 |
| SLAD | 280 |
124 |
217 |
621 |
516 |
105 |
244 |
740 |
| TOTAL | 1,384 |
262 |
874 |
2,520 |
1,800 |
720 |
467 |
3,279 |
| * FS: Freestanding; IS: In-Store; MS: Mall Store; FC: Food Court. | ||||||||
Arcos Dorados opened 48 restaurants in the fourth quarter of 2025, including 41 freestanding units. For the full year, the Company opened 102 restaurants, just above the guidance range for the year. This included 88 freestanding locations. As of the end of December 2025,
| Consolidated Debt and Financial Ratios | ||
| Figure 4. (In thousands of |
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| December 31, | December 31, | |
2025 |
2024 |
|
| Total Cash & cash equivalents (i) | 422,347 |
138,593 |
| Total Financial Debt (ii) | 1,101,739 |
707,649 |
| Net Financial Debt (iii) | 679,392 |
569,056 |
| LTM Adjusted EBITDA | 575,209 |
500,100 |
| Total Financial Debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio | 1.9 |
1.4 |
| Net Financial Debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio | 1.2 |
1.1 |
| LTM Net income attributable to AD | 212,116 |
148,759 |
| Total Financial Debt / LTM Net income attributable to AD ratio | 5.2 |
4.8 |
| Net Financial Debt / LTM Net income attributable to AD ratio | 3.2 |
3.8 |
(i) |
Total cash & cash equivalents include short-term investment. |
(ii) |
Total financial debt includes short-term debt, long-term debt, accrued interest payable and derivative instruments (including the asset portion of derivatives amounting to |
(iii) |
Net financial debt equals total financial debt less total cash & cash equivalents. |
The Company’s net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio ended the fourth quarter of 2025 at 1.2x, compared with 1.1x at year-end 2024.
For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s cash flows included net cash provided by operating activities of
Recent Developments
2026 Guidance
As announced in the press release issued by the Company on January 28, 2026, Arcos Dorados plans to open 105 to 115 restaurants in 2026. The Company projects total capital expenditures of
2029 Notes Tender Offer and Redemption
On January 30, 2026, the Company launched a cash tender offer to purchase up to
2026 Dividend
On March 18, 2026, the Board of Directors of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. approved a cash dividend for 2026. As such, the Company will pay
2026 Annual General Shareholders Meeting (AGM)
On March 6, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors set the date for its AGM, which will be held on April 10, 2026, in
Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Webcast
A webcast to discuss the information contained in this press release will be held today, March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. In order to access the webcast, members of the investment community should follow this link: Arcos Dorados Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Webcast.
A replay of the webcast will be available later today in the investor section of the Company’s website: https://ir.arcosdorados.com/.
Definitions
In analyzing business trends, management considers a variety of performance and financial measures which are considered to be non-GAAP including: Adjusted EBITDA, Constant Currency basis, Systemwide sales, and Systemwide comparable sales growth.
Adjusted EBITDA: In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with the general accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables use a non-GAAP financial measure titled ‘Adjusted EBITDA’. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as the Company’s operating income plus depreciation and amortization plus/minus the following losses/gains: gains from sale or insurance recovery of property and equipment, write-offs of long-lived assets, impairment of long-lived assets, and reorganization and optimization plan expenses.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA facilitates company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations such as capital structures (affecting net interest expense and other financing results), taxation (affecting income tax expense) and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense), which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Figure 5 of this earnings release includes a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arcos Dorados. For more information, please see the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation in Note 22 – Segment and geographic information – of our financial statements filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form 6-K.
Constant Currency basis: refers to amounts calculated using the same exchange rate over the periods under comparison to remove the effects of currency fluctuations from this trend analysis. To better discern underlying business trends, this release uses non-GAAP financial measures that segregate year-over-year growth into two categories:
- Currency translation reflects the impact on growth of the appreciation or depreciation of the local currencies in which the Company conducts its business against the US dollar (the currency in which the Company’s financial statements are prepared).
- Constant currency growth reflects the underlying growth of the business excluding the effect from currency translation. The Company also calculates variations as a percentage in constant currency, which are also considered to be non-GAAP measures, to provide a more meaningful analysis of its business by identifying the underlying business trends, without distortion from the effect of foreign currency fluctuations.
Systemwide sales: Systemwide sales represent measures for both Company-operated and sub-franchised restaurants. While sales by sub-franchisees are not recorded as revenues by the Company, management believes the information is important in understanding its financial performance because these sales are the basis on which it calculates and records sub-franchised restaurant revenues and are indicative of the financial health of its sub-franchisee base.
Systemwide comparable sales growth: this non-GAAP measure, refers to the change, on a constant currency basis, in Company-operated and sub-franchised restaurant sales in one period from a comparable period for restaurants that have been open for thirteen months or longer (year-over-year basis) including those temporarily closed. Management believes it is a key performance indicator used within the retail industry and is indicative of the success of the Company’s initiatives as well as local economic, competitive and consumer trends. Sales by sub-franchisees are not recorded as revenues by the Company.
About Arcos Dorados
Arcos Dorados is the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, operating the largest quick service restaurant chain in
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein include statements about the Company’s business prospects, its ability to attract customers, its expectation for revenue generation and its outlook and guidance for 2026. These statements are subject to the general risks inherent in Arcos Dorados' business. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, Arcos Dorados' business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Arcos Dorados, which could result in Arcos Dorados' expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Arcos Dorados. Additional information relating to the uncertainties affecting Arcos Dorados' business is contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and Arcos Dorados does not undertake any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such statements were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Certain trademarks and characters referenced herein are the property of their respective owners and are used under license.
| Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Consolidated Results | |||||
| Figure 5. (In thousands of |
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| For Three-Months ended | For Twelve-Months ended | ||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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| REVENUES | |||||
| Sales by Company-operated restaurants | 1,207,190 |
1,091,170 |
4,465,177 |
4,266,748 |
|
| Revenues from franchised restaurants | 59,353 |
53,050 |
213,082 |
203,414 |
|
| Total Revenues | 1,266,543 |
1,144,220 |
4,678,259 |
4,470,162 |
|
| OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||
| Company-operated restaurant expenses: | |||||
| Food and paper | (428,121) |
(383,765) |
(1,606,076) |
(1,498,853) |
|
| Payroll and employee benefits | (219,747) |
(194,228) |
(835,109) |
(797,620) |
|
| Occupancy and other operating expenses | (339,292) |
(308,038) |
(1,300,420) |
(1,238,220) |
|
| Royalty fees | (74,083) |
(66,855) |
(273,018) |
(265,382) |
|
| Franchised restaurants - occupancy expenses | (24,827) |
(20,670) |
(89,518) |
(83,665) |
|
| General and administrative expenses | (85,071) |
(70,177) |
(312,750) |
(279,859) |
|
| Other operating income, net | 14,201 |
2,433 |
103,025 |
17,952 |
|
| Total operating costs and expenses | (1,156,940) |
(1,041,300) |
(4,313,866) |
(4,145,647) |
|
| Operating income | 109,603 |
102,920 |
364,393 |
324,515 |
|
| Net interest expense and other financing results | (5,656) |
(8,179) |
(13,660) |
(47,238) |
|
| (Loss) Gain from derivative instruments | (3,939) |
208 |
(3,078) |
941 |
|
| Foreign currency exchange results | (2,269) |
760 |
(4,859) |
(15,063) |
|
| Other non-operating expenses, net | (457) |
(3,979) |
(1,484) |
(3,873) |
|
| Income before income taxes | 97,282 |
91,730 |
341,312 |
259,282 |
|
| Income tax expense, net | (72,005) |
(33,208) |
(128,728) |
(109,903) |
|
| Net income | 25,277 |
58,522 |
212,584 |
149,379 |
|
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | (107) |
(118) |
(468) |
(620) |
|
| Net income attributable to Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | 25,170 |
58,404 |
212,116 |
148,759 |
|
| Net income attributable to Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Margin as % of total revenues |
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|
|
|
|
| Earnings per share information ($ per share): | |||||
| Basic net income per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-Basic | 210,663,057 |
210,663,057 |
210,663,057 |
210,660,590 |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation | |||||
| Net income attributable to Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | 25,170 |
58,404 |
212,116 |
148,759 |
|
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 107 |
118 |
468 |
620 |
|
| Income tax expense, net | 72,005 |
33,208 |
128,728 |
109,903 |
|
| Other non-operating expenses, net | 457 |
3,979 |
1,484 |
3,873 |
|
| Foreign currency exchange results | 2,269 |
(760) |
4,859 |
15,063 |
|
| Loss (Gain) from derivative instruments | 3,939 |
(208) |
3,078 |
(941) |
|
| Net interest expense and other financing results | 5,656 |
8,179 |
13,660 |
47,238 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization | 52,332 |
43,650 |
197,257 |
177,354 |
|
| Operating charges excluded from EBITDA computation | 10,758 |
814 |
13,559 |
(1,769) |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA | 172,693 |
147,384 |
575,209 |
500,100 |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin as % of total revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results by Division and Average Exchange Rates per Quarter |
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| Figure 6. (In thousands of |
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| For Three-Months ended | as | Constant | For Twelve-Months ended | as | Constant | |||
| December 31, | reported | Currency | December 31, | reported | Currency | |||
2025 |
2024 |
Incr/(Decr)% | Incr/(Decr)% | 2025 |
2024 |
Incr/(Decr)% | Incr/(Decr)% | |
| Revenues | ||||||||
502,023 |
445,911 |
|
|
1,770,301 |
1,768,311 |
|
|
|
| NOLAD | 338,143 |
303,141 |
|
|
1,266,129 |
1,225,751 |
|
|
| SLAD | 426,377 |
395,168 |
|
|
1,641,829 |
1,476,100 |
|
|
| TOTAL | 1,266,543 |
1,144,220 |
|
|
4,678,259 |
4,470,162 |
|
|
| Operating Income (loss) | ||||||||
83,622 |
82,626 |
|
- |
278,043 |
269,019 |
|
|
|
| NOLAD | 16,322 |
18,901 |
- |
- |
71,144 |
67,412 |
|
|
| SLAD | 37,396 |
29,070 |
|
|
119,959 |
87,406 |
|
|
| Corporate and Other | (27,737) |
(27,677) |
- |
|
(104,753) |
(99,322) |
|
|
| TOTAL | 109,603 |
102,920 |
|
- |
364,393 |
324,515 |
|
|
| Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
108,813 |
99,381 |
|
|
358,774 |
340,002 |
|
|
|
| NOLAD | 33,432 |
30,810 |
|
|
130,860 |
116,256 |
|
|
| SLAD | 53,809 |
42,675 |
|
|
180,097 |
133,692 |
|
|
| Corporate and Other | (23,361) |
(25,482) |
|
|
(94,522) |
(89,850) |
|
|
| TOTAL | 172,693 |
147,384 |
|
|
575,209 |
500,100 |
|
|
| Figure 7. | ||||
| Systemwide Comparable Sales Growth | For Three-Months ended | |||
| December 31, | ||||
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
|
|||
| NOLAD |
|
|
||
| SLAD |
|
|
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| TOTAL |
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|
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| Figure 8. | ||||
| Period average Local currency per US$ |
||||
4Q25 |
5.40 |
18.31 |
1,437.94 |
|
4Q24 |
5.84 |
20.08 |
999.57 |
|
| Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheet | |||
| Figure 9. (In thousands of |
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| December 31, | December 31, | ||
2025 |
2024 |
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| ASSETS | |||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 373,438 |
135,064 |
|
| Short-term investments | 48,909 |
3,529 |
|
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | 164,482 |
119,441 |
|
| Other current assets (1) | 254,764 |
209,953 |
|
| Derivative instruments | 10,365 |
416 |
|
| Total current assets | 851,958 |
468,403 |
|
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,308,732 |
1,127,042 |
|
| Net intangible assets and goodwill | 148,950 |
66,644 |
|
| Deferred income taxes | 104,250 |
90,287 |
|
| Derivative instruments | 68,339 |
79,874 |
|
| Equity method investments | 16,033 |
14,346 |
|
| Leases right of use asset | 1,133,551 |
949,977 |
|
| Other non-current assets (2) | 254,031 |
96,081 |
|
| Total non-current assets | 3,033,886 |
2,424,251 |
|
| Total assets | 3,885,844 |
2,892,654 |
|
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable | 356,606 |
347,895 |
|
| Taxes payable (3) | 143,922 |
118,466 |
|
| Accrued payroll and other liabilities | 145,460 |
113,259 |
|
| Royalties payable to McDonald’s Corporation | 34,099 |
20,860 |
|
| Provision for contingencies | 1,455 |
1,199 |
|
| Interest payable | 18,915 |
7,798 |
|
| Financial debt (4) | 21,442 |
64,167 |
|
| Operating lease liabilities | 106,836 |
92,280 |
|
| Total current liabilities | 828,735 |
765,924 |
|
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Accrued payroll and other liabilities | 91,801 |
20,928 |
|
| Provision for contingencies | 49,399 |
29,157 |
|
| Financial debt (5) | 1,140,086 |
715,974 |
|
| Deferred income taxes | 2,757 |
2,084 |
|
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,000,927 |
849,158 |
|
| Total non-current liabilities | 2,284,970 |
1,617,301 |
|
| Total liabilities | 3,113,705 |
2,383,225 |
|
| Equity | |||
| Class A shares of common stock | 389,967 |
389,967 |
|
| Class B shares of common stock | 132,915 |
132,915 |
|
| Additional paid-in capital | 8,659 |
8,659 |
|
| Retained earnings | 825,946 |
664,390 |
|
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (567,630) |
(668,484) |
|
| Common stock in treasury | (19,367) |
(19,367) |
|
| Total Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc shareholders’ equity | 770,490 |
508,080 |
|
| Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries | 1,649 |
1,349 |
|
| Total equity | 772,139 |
509,429 |
|
| Total liabilities and equity | 3,885,844 |
2,892,654 |
|
| (1) Includes "Other receivables", "Inventories" and "Prepaid expenses and other current assets". | |||
| (2) Includes "Miscellaneous" and "Collateral deposits". | |||
| (3) Includes "Income taxes payable" and "Other taxes payable". | |||
| (4) Includes "Short-term debt”, “Current portion of long-term debt" and "Derivative instruments”. | |||
| (5) Includes "Long-term debt, excluding current portion" and "Derivative instruments". | |||
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Arcos Dorados
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