ARKO Corp. Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Interim Financial Statements The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and Regulation S-X set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments except those otherwise described herein) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying interim financial statements. However, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, the interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “annual financial statements”). The same significant accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation have been followed in these interim financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the annual financial statements. Accounting Periods The Company’s fiscal periods end on the last day of the month, and its fiscal year ends on December 31. This results in the Company experiencing fluctuations in current assets and current liabilities due to purchasing and payment patterns which change based upon the day of the week. As a result, working capital can change from period to period not only due to changing business operations, but also due to a change in the day of the week on which a period ends. The Company earns a disproportionate amount of its annual operating income in the second and third quarters as a result of the generally favorable climate and seasonal buying patterns of its customers. Use of Estimates In the preparation of interim financial statements, management may make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include lease liabilities; impairment of goodwill, intangible, right-of-use and fixed assets; environmental assets and liabilities; deferred tax assets; and asset retirement obligations. Non-controlling Interest These interim financial statements reflect the application of ASC 810, Consolidation, which establishes accounting and reporting standards that require: (i) the ownership interest in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent to be clearly identified and presented in the consolidated balance sheet within shareholders’ equity, but separate from the parent’s equity, (ii) the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and the non-controlling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations, and (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary to be accounted for consistently. Following the APC IPO, a non-controlling interest has been recorded for the interest owned in APC by the holders of APC’s Class A common stock. Trade Receivables The majority of trade receivables are typically from dealers, fleet fueling customers, customer credit accounts and credit card companies in the ordinary course of business. Balances due in respect of credit cards processed through the Company’s fuel suppliers and other providers are collected within two to three days depending upon the day of the week, and time of day, of the purchase. Receivables from dealers and customer credit accounts are typically due within one to 30 days and are stated as amounts due. Accounts that are outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. At each balance sheet date, the Company recognizes a loss allowance for expected credit losses on trade receivables. As of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, net trade receivables totaled $160.3 million, $110.0 million, $87.3 million and $95.8 million, respectively. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers. This requires the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a single point in time or over time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer. Control is transferred to the customer over time if the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance. If a performance obligation is not satisfied over time, the Company satisfies the performance obligation at a single point in time. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for goods or services. When the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of goods or services to the customer, revenue is recognized against contract assets in the amount of consideration to which the Company is entitled. When the consideration amount received from the customer exceeds the amounts recognized as revenue, the Company recognizes a contract liability for the excess. An asset is recognized related to the costs incurred to obtain a contract (e.g. sales commissions) if the costs are specifically identifiable to a contract, the costs will result in enhancing resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future and the costs are expected to be recovered. These capitalized costs were $8.5 million, $7.0 million, $8.2 million and $6.7 million as of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were recorded as a part of other current assets and other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and were amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of transfer of the goods or services to which such costs relate. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and was included in fuel costs on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company expenses the costs to obtain a contract, as and when they are incurred, in cases where the expected amortization period is one year or less. The Company recognizes a contract asset when making upfront incentive payments to dealers. Certain of the upfront consideration represents a prepaid incentive, as these payments are not made for distinct services provided by the dealer. Others represent payments for equipment installed at a dealer location. The prepaid incentives were $56.0 million, $44.9 million, $51.8 million and $43.8 million as of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and were recorded as a part of other current assets and other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and were amortized as a reduction of revenue over the term of the specific agreement. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The Company evaluates if it is a principal or an agent in a transaction to determine whether revenue should be recorded on a gross or a net basis. In performing this analysis, the Company considers first whether it controls the goods before they are transferred to the customers and if it has the ability to direct the use of the goods or obtain benefits from them. The Company also considers the following indicators: (1) the primary obligor, (2) the latitude in establishing prices and selecting suppliers, and (3) the inventory risk borne by the Company before and after the goods have been transferred to the customer. When the Company acts as principal, revenue is recorded on a gross basis. When the Company acts as agent, revenue is recorded on a net basis. Certain fuel and sales taxes are invoiced by fuel suppliers or collected from customers and remitted to governmental agencies either directly, or through suppliers, by the Company. Whether these taxes are presented on a gross or net basis is dependent on whether the Company is acting as a principal or agent in the sales transaction. Fuel excise taxes are presented on a gross basis for fuel sales because the Company is acting as the primary obligor, has pricing latitude, and is also exposed to inventory and credit risks. Refer to Note 11 for disclosure of the revenue disaggregated by segment and product line, as well as a description of the reportable segment operations. New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted Credit Losses – In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides optional practical expedients to simplify the estimation of expected credit losses on certain financial assets. The amendments modify the CECL model by introducing streamlined approaches for determining expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and contract assets, along with related enhancements to required disclosures about credit risk and the measurement of expected credit losses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The practical expedients and disclosure enhancements are required to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this ASU, including the practical expedients, did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim financial statements and related disclosures. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted Expense Disaggregation Disclosures – In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement. The standard requires disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its disclosures. Derivatives and Hedging – In December 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Improvements to Hedge Accounting and Disclosure Requirements, which enhances transparency around an entity’s hedging activities. The standard expands existing disclosure requirements related to an entity’s risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking hedging activities, the effects of hedging instruments on the financial statements, and the presentation of gains and losses associated with derivatives and hedged items. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments are required to be applied on a prospective basis, with certain disclosures permitted to be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its disclosures.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and Regulation S-X set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments except those otherwise described herein) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying interim financial statements. However, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, the interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “annual financial statements”).

The same significant accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation have been followed in these interim financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the annual financial statements.

Accounting Periods

The Company’s fiscal periods end on the last day of the month, and its fiscal year ends on December 31. This results in the Company experiencing fluctuations in current assets and current liabilities due to purchasing and payment patterns which change based upon the day of the week. As a result, working capital can change from period to period not only due to changing business operations, but also due to a change in the day of the week on which a period ends. The Company earns a disproportionate amount of

its annual operating income in the second and third quarters as a result of the generally favorable climate and seasonal buying patterns of its customers.

Use of Estimates

In the preparation of interim financial statements, management may make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include lease liabilities; impairment of goodwill, intangible, right-of-use and fixed assets; environmental assets and liabilities; deferred tax assets; and asset retirement obligations.

Non-controlling Interest

These interim financial statements reflect the application of ASC 810, Consolidation, which establishes accounting and reporting standards that require: (i) the ownership interest in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent to be clearly identified and presented in the consolidated balance sheet within shareholders’ equity, but separate from the parent’s equity, (ii) the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and the non-controlling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations, and (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary to be accounted for consistently.

Following the APC IPO, a non-controlling interest has been recorded for the interest owned in APC by the holders of APC’s Class A common stock.

Trade Receivables

The majority of trade receivables are typically from dealers, fleet fueling customers, customer credit accounts and credit card companies in the ordinary course of business. Balances due in respect of credit cards processed through the Company’s fuel suppliers and other providers are collected within two to three days depending upon the day of the week, and time of day, of the purchase. Receivables from dealers and customer credit accounts are typically due within one to 30 days and are stated as amounts due. Accounts that are outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. At each balance sheet date, the Company recognizes a loss allowance for expected credit losses on trade receivables. As of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, net trade receivables totaled $160.3 million, $110.0 million, $87.3 million and $95.8 million, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers. This requires the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a single point in time or over time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer. Control is transferred to the customer over time if the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance. If a performance obligation is not satisfied over time, the Company satisfies the performance obligation at a single point in time.

Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for goods or services.

When the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of goods or services to the customer, revenue is recognized against contract assets in the amount of consideration to which the Company is entitled. When the consideration amount received from the customer exceeds the amounts recognized as revenue, the Company recognizes a contract liability for the excess.

An asset is recognized related to the costs incurred to obtain a contract (e.g. sales commissions) if the costs are specifically identifiable to a contract, the costs will result in enhancing resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future and the costs are expected to be recovered. These capitalized costs were $8.5 million, $7.0 million, $8.2 million and $6.7 million as of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were recorded as a part of other current assets and other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and were amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of transfer of the goods or services to which such costs relate. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and was included in fuel costs on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company expenses the costs to obtain a contract, as and when they are incurred, in cases where the expected amortization period is one year or less.

The Company recognizes a contract asset when making upfront incentive payments to dealers. Certain of the upfront consideration represents a prepaid incentive, as these payments are not made for distinct services provided by the dealer. Others

represent payments for equipment installed at a dealer location. The prepaid incentives were $56.0 million, $44.9 million, $51.8 million and $43.8 million as of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and were recorded as a part of other current assets and other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and were amortized as a reduction of revenue over the term of the specific agreement. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

The Company evaluates if it is a principal or an agent in a transaction to determine whether revenue should be recorded on a gross or a net basis. In performing this analysis, the Company considers first whether it controls the goods before they are transferred to the customers and if it has the ability to direct the use of the goods or obtain benefits from them. The Company also considers the following indicators: (1) the primary obligor, (2) the latitude in establishing prices and selecting suppliers, and (3) the inventory risk borne by the Company before and after the goods have been transferred to the customer. When the Company acts as principal, revenue is recorded on a gross basis. When the Company acts as agent, revenue is recorded on a net basis.

Certain fuel and sales taxes are invoiced by fuel suppliers or collected from customers and remitted to governmental agencies either directly, or through suppliers, by the Company. Whether these taxes are presented on a gross or net basis is dependent on whether the Company is acting as a principal or agent in the sales transaction. Fuel excise taxes are presented on a gross basis for fuel sales because the Company is acting as the primary obligor, has pricing latitude, and is also exposed to inventory and credit risks.

Refer to Note 11 for disclosure of the revenue disaggregated by segment and product line, as well as a description of the reportable segment operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

Credit Losses – In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides optional practical expedients to simplify the estimation of expected credit losses on certain financial assets. The amendments modify the CECL model by introducing streamlined approaches for determining expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and contract assets, along with related enhancements to required disclosures about credit risk and the measurement of expected credit losses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The practical expedients and disclosure enhancements are required to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this ASU, including the practical expedients, did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim financial statements and related disclosures.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Expense Disaggregation Disclosures – In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement. The standard requires disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its disclosures.

Derivatives and Hedging – In December 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Improvements to Hedge Accounting and Disclosure Requirements, which enhances transparency around an entity’s hedging activities. The standard expands existing disclosure requirements related to an entity’s risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking hedging activities, the effects of hedging instruments on the financial statements, and the presentation of gains and losses associated with derivatives and hedged items. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments are required to be applied on a prospective basis, with certain disclosures permitted to be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its disclosures.