Arko Petroleum Corp.
ARKO Petroleum Corp. Class A Common Stock is the public equity of ARKO Petroleum Corp., a fuel distribution company focused on wholesale motor fuel supply across North America. ARKO Petroleum Corp. serves gas stations operated by third-party dealers, sub-wholesalers, bulk and spot purchasers, and fleet fueling customers through cardlock locations and related commercial channels. The company also supplies fuel to ARKO retail sites through its GPMP segment, supporting a vertically connected distribution network. Its business is centered on the movement and sale of motor fuel to a broad mix of retail, commercial, and municipal end users, with operations spanning many U.S. states. ARKO Petroleum Corp. is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and its Class A shares represent a listed common stock class used to fund and organize its fuel distribution operations.
$15.86
+$0.01 (+0.06%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 1.50%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 12.4% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 43% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $932M represents 17.0x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
18.6x earnings, 23.3x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$5.97B
▼ -12.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$38M
▼ -18.6% YoY
Op. Margin
1.47%
ROIC
7.28%
▼ -1.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$32M
▼ -42.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$58M
▼ -24.1% YoY
Net Debt
$932M
Cash & Equiv.
$16M
3Y CAGR: -7.6%
3Y CAGR: -4.4%
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Is Arko Petroleum (APC) overvalued?
At a P/E of 18.6 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 23.3, Arko Petroleum (APC) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $-7.81 per share, so at $15.86 the stock looks overvalued (149.2% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Arko Petroleum scores 35/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.6%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Arko Petroleum's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $-7.81 per share for APC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $-5.86. At today's $15.86, that puts the stock about 149.2% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Arko Petroleum a high-quality business?+
Arko Petroleum scores 35 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.5% operating margin and a 7.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Arko Petroleum (APC) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Arko Petroleum pays a regular dividend of about $0.26 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.6% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 32.2% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For APC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Arko Petroleum a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. APC currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 35/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 1.6%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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