ARKO Stock — Arko Corp

Arko Corp (ARKO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ARKO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.93%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is -53.9% over the past 8.9 years, 293.6 points behind SPY at 239.7%.

Arko Corp operates a chain of convenience stores across the United States, selling fuel and merchandise including prepared foods, beverages, tobacco products, and groceries through its Retail segment, while also supplying fuel to dealers and fleet operators through its Wholesale and Fleet Fueling segments. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the convenience retail and fuel distribution sectors.

ARKO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -53.9% over the past 8.9 years, 293.6 points behind SPY at 239.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 52.9%.

ARKO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.73%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/17/2017

Distribution rate

2.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.93%

5-year average yield

1.13

Last close

$4.10 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$459,961,456

Average volume

425076.0

Dividend

$0.03

Ex-dividend date

08/20/2026

Payment date

08/31/2026

Beta

0.929

Payout ratio

1.6%

P/E ratio

51.25

Forward P/E

82.2

EPS

$0.08

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.93%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARKO risks and drawbacks

ARKO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 52.9%.

Who may consider ARKO — and who may not

ARKO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARKO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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