Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Arcos Dorados Holdings
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Arcos Dorados' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Arcos Dorados facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (2007) |
| Market Cap | $4.2 billion |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.7 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Woods Staton CFO German Lemonnier |
| Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 18.8% |
| Cash/Debt | $176.3 million / $532.3 million |
| Dividend Yield | 1.2% |
| Competitors |
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 317 members who have rated Arcos Dorados believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Late last year, one of those Fools, All-Star griderX, tapped the stock as a tasty global growth opportunity:
Bright future in Brazil: Currently Brazil accounts for roughly 55% of the sales and one of the highest growing regions for [Arcos Dorados]. With the upcoming World Cup and Olympics to follow the next 5-10 years could be a boom for the company if management can manage the growth without allowing expenses to overrun sales.
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