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ARK Restaurants cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$1.4M in Q3 FY26 · −$6.3M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$645K
Capital spending−$2.1M
Free cash flow−$1.4M

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, ARK Restaurants generated $645K of operating cash flow and spent $2.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.4M.

Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, operating cash flow was −$239K; the largest uses were capital spending ($6.1M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.7M), partners ($571K); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($5.0M), asset & business sales ($755K); the cash balance fell by $2.8M.

Operating cash flow was $645K against net income of −$261K. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$601K, payables +$239K, prepaid and other assets +$199K.

Free cash flow

ARK Restaurants: free cash flow by quarterARK Restaurants: free cash flow by quarter−$482KQ4 FY24−$2.0MQ1 FY25$290KQ2 FY25$1.2MQ3 FY25−$989KQ4 FY25−$1.8MQ1 FY26−$2.1MQ2 FY26−$1.4MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
ARK Restaurants: operating cash flow against capital spendingARK Restaurants: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$728K$1.2MQ4 FY24−$1.3M$631KQ1 FY25$612K$322KQ2 FY25$1.9M$672KQ3 FY25$633K$1.6MQ4 FY25−$550K$1.2MQ1 FY26−$967K$1.1MQ2 FY26$645K$2.1MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $645K, Capital spending $2.1M.

Capital allocation, year by year

ARK Restaurants: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearARK Restaurants: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsDividendsFY21: Operating cash flow $9.3MFY21: Net borrowing −$3.4MFY21: Shares issued $710KFY21: Capital spending −$2.1MFY21: Acquisitions −$1.8M$10.0MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $20.3MFY22: Net borrowing −$6.5MFY22: Shares issued $703KFY22: Capital spending −$2.7MFY22: Dividends −$894K$21.1MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $8.4MFY23: Net borrowing −$15.8MFY23: Shares issued $39KFY23: Capital spending −$3.9MFY23: Dividends −$2.3M$8.4MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $4.7MFY24: Net borrowing −$2.0MFY24: Capital spending −$2.5MFY24: Dividends −$2.0M$4.7MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $1.8MFY25: Net borrowing −$1.6MFY25: Shares issued $21KFY25: Asset sales $1.2MFY25: Capital spending −$3.2M$3.0MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $44.4M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($29.3M) and capital spending ($14.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$9.5M
Debtnone
Net cash$9.5M
Cash runway18 months

ARK Restaurants is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$6.3M a year at the current rate against $9.5M of cash and investments: a runway of about 18 months before any new financing.

Where the cash came from and went

ARK Restaurants: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26ARK Restaurants: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Capital spending−$2.1MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$2.0MOperating cash flow$645KNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$435KPartners−$139KOther investing$13K
ARK Restaurants: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26ARK Restaurants: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Capital spending−$6.1MOther financing$5.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$2.8MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.7MAsset & business sales$755KPartners−$571KOperating cash flow−$239KOther investing$50K

From profit to cash

ARK Restaurants: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26ARK Restaurants: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income−$261KDepreciation & amortization$601KStock-based pay−$16KDeferred taxes−$32KReceivables−$25KInventory−$107KPayables$239KPrepaid and other assets$199KOperating cash flow$645K
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$645K−$2.1M−$435K$2.0M−$1.4M
Q2 FY26−$967K−$1.1M−$436K−$2.3M−$2.1M
Q1 FY26−$550K−$1.2M−$622K$2.2M−$1.8M
Q4 FY25$633K−$1.6M−$249K$1.0M−$989K
Q3 FY25$1.9M−$672K−$437K−$1.2M$1.2M
Q2 FY25$612K−$322K−$435K$2.0M$290K
Q1 FY25−$1.3M−$631K−$504K−$2.8M−$2.0M
Q4 FY24$728K−$1.2M—$1.2M−$482K

ARK Restaurants: income statement and cash flow

ARK Restaurants, Q3 FY26: revenue $40.9M (-6% year over year), operating margin -0.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

ARK Restaurants: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.