---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-210352"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APC"
cik: "0002080921"
company_name: "ARKO Petroleum Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:07:39.469734+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ARKO Q1 net loss narrows to $5.6M; adj. EBITDA surges 65% to $50.9M; APC IPO cuts debt

## Summary
- Net loss narrowed to $5.6M from $12.7M YoY; adjusted EBITDA rose 65.1% to $50.9M.
- Same-store merchandise sales ex-cigarettes up 0.4%; merchandise margin 33.9% vs 33.2%.
- Retail same-store fuel margin 48.0 cpg (vs 38.7 cpg); same-store fuel contribution +20.1%.
- APC IPO net proceeds ~$206.8M; applied $206.7M to reduce debt during Q1.
- Converted 41 stores to dealer sites (cumulative 450); expect >$20M annualized op income benefit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-210352
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APC
- cik: 0002080921
- company_name: ARKO Petroleum Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2080921/000119312526210352/0001193125-26-210352-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2080921/000119312526210352/apc-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 9e932a0ef86cd1f6a069d954599c2b21445011b9
  claim: ARKO Petroleum Corp. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 7, 2026, ARKO Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ARKO”), which is the parent company of ARKO Petroleum Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing ARKO’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, which press release includes certain results of operations for the Company for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2080921/000119312526210352/0001193125-26-210352-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.