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Arco Platform Ltd.

Arco Platform Ltd. is an educational services company in the Cayman Islands.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

39.5MNet income, fiscal 20222
  • IndustryServices-Educational Services1
  • HeadquartersE91
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands3
  • Business addressRua Augusta 2840, 9Th Floor, Suite 91, Sao Paulo - Sp, D5 01412-1003
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

2.1%Return on equity2
0.97×Debt to equity2
-$114.5MFree cash flow2

Financial statements

Gross profit45672$1.3B in 2022+981% since 2016
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2016: $117.9M$117.9M20162017: $185.9M$185.9M2017+58%2018: $300.2M$300.2M2018+62%2019: $455.6M$455.6M2019+52%2020: $780.6M$780.6M2020+71%2021: $937.7M$937.7M2021+20%2022: $1.3B$1.3B2022+36%
Operating income45672$295.5M in 2022+508% since 2016
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M2016: $48.6M$48.6M20162017: $74.9M$74.9M2017+54%2018: $62.1M$62.1M2018−17%2019: $58.1M$58.1M2019−6%2020: $135.5M$135.5M2020+133%2021: $129.4M$129.4M2021−4%2022: $295.5M$295.5M2022+128%
Net income45672$39.5M in 2022−47% since 2016
-$200.0M-$100.0M0$100.0M2016: $74.4M$74.4M20162017: $43.6M$43.6M2017−41%2018: -$82.9M-$82.9M20182019: -$9.4M-$9.4M2019−89%2020: $16.8M$16.8M20202021: -$158.1M-$158.1M20212022: $39.5M$39.5M2022
Fiscal year20152016201720182019202020212022
Cost of revenue294.4M BRL2500.5M BRL2
Gross profit117.9M BRL4185.9M BRL5300.2M BRL6455.6M BRL7780.6M BRL2937.7M BRL21.3B BRL2
Operating income48.6M BRL474.9M BRL562.1M BRL658.1M BRL7135.5M BRL2129.4M BRL2295.5M BRL2
Interest372.1M BRL2638.5M BRL2
Income before tax-173.7M BRL267.9M BRL2
Income tax-15.6M BRL228.4M BRL2
Net income74.4M BRL443.6M BRL5-82.9M BRL6-9.4M BRL716.8M BRL2-158.1M BRL239.5M BRL2
Shares (weighted, basic)49.7M shares255.9M shares2

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Corporate structure

Arco Platform Ltd. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Arco Platform Ltd.

  • Arco Platform Ltd. E9

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Arco Platform Ltd. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net59.0M BRL2 Dec 31, 202273.9M BRL2 Dec 31, 2021−20.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)68.7M BRL2 Dec 31, 202236.0M BRL2 Dec 31, 2021+91.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill2.0B BRL2 Dec 31, 20221.9B BRL2 Dec 31, 2021+0.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total254.1M BRL2 Dec 31, 2022158.6M BRL2 Dec 31, 2021+60.2%

Filings

105 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 61 large holders, 42 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 13, 2024SC 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Feb 8, 2024SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  3. Dec 18, 202315-12G EDGAR
  4. Dec 15, 2023SC 13G/A EDGAR
  5. Dec 13, 2023SC 13D/A SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
  6. Dec 11, 2023SC 13G EDGAR
  7. Dec 11, 2023SC 13D/A EDGAR
  8. Dec 11, 2023SC 13D/A AMENDMENT NO. 7 EDGAR
  9. Dec 8, 2023SC 13D/A EDGAR
  10. Dec 8, 2023SC 13D/A EDGAR
  11. Dec 8, 2023SC 13E3/A AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13E-3 EDGAR
  12. Dec 8, 2023S-8 POS EDGAR
  13. Dec 8, 20236-K EDGAR
  14. Dec 5, 20236-K EDGAR
  15. Nov 17, 20236-K EDGAR
  16. Nov 8, 2023SC 13E3/A EDGAR
  17. Nov 7, 20236-K EDGAR
  18. Nov 3, 2023CT ORDER EDGAR
  19. Nov 2, 2023SC 13E3/A EDGAR
  20. Sep 29, 2023SC 13G EDGAR

The 105 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Arco Platform Ltd. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARArco Platform Ltd.1
  • CIK0001740594
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)8200 Services-Educational Services1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressRua Augusta 2840, 9Th Floor, Suite 91, Sao Paulo - Sp, D5 01412-1001
  • Phone55 (11) 3047-26551
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 6, 20181
  • Filings230 in all: 6-K (95), SC 13G/A (41), SC 13D/A (23), SC 13G (22), SC 13D (6), 20-F (5), 424B7 (4), CORRESP (3)1
    All 30 form types

    DRSLTR (3), SC 13E3/A (3), UPLOAD (3), 424B5 (2), EFFECT (2), F-1/A (2), 15-12G (1), 20-F/A (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B1 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), CT ORDER (1), DRS (1), DRS/A (1), F-1 (1), F-3 (1), F-3/A (1), S-8 (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 13E3 (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Mar 31, 2023

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