Aramark (ARMK)

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. It offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. The company also provides on-site restaurants, catering, convenience stores, and executive dining services; beverage and vending services; and facility management services comprising landscaping, transportation, capital program management, payment services, and other facility consulting services relating to building operations. In addition, it offers concessions, banquet, and catering services; retail services and merchandise sale, recreational, and lodging services; and facility management services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. Further, the company offers correctional food; and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms. The company was formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation. Aramark was founded in 1959 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ticker
ARMK
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Market cap
$13.85B
52-week range
$35.07 - $62.65

Valuation

Share price
$52.54 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
35.74x
Price to book
4.08x
Price to free cash flow
31.99x
Enterprise value
$19.82B
Book value per share
$12.88

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+4.45%
5 days-2.63%
1 month-5.25%
3 months-6.70%
6 months+14.77%
Year to date+42.54%
1 year+40.56%
3 years+87.64%
5 years+85.33%
10 years+101.38%
All time+220.56%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
3.01%
Shares short
7.89M
Days to cover
3.46
Change since prior report
+0.81%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed ARMK trades

Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Lisa McClain · Jonathan Jackson · William Keating

Super investors holding ARMK

Ken Griffin (Citadel) · First Eagle Investment (First Eagle Investment Management, LLC)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
10.37%
Return on invested capital
7.76%
Return on assets
2.45%
Return on capital employed
8.11%
Gross margin
5.78%
Net margin
1.76%
EBITDA margin
6.85%
Revenue growth
6.35%
Net income growth
24.33%
Free cash flow growth
44.37%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.13%
Current ratio
1.28x
Net debt to EBITDA
4.29x

Latest reported year

Period end
Oct 3, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$18.51B
Cost of revenue
$17.44B
Gross profit
$1.07B
EBITDA
$1.27B
Net income
$326.39M
Earnings per share
$1.24
Interest expense
$364.38M
Shares outstanding
263.86M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-10-03$18.51B$1.07B$326.39M$1.24
2024-09-27$17.40B$990.14M$262.52M$1.00
2023-09-29$16.08B$898.69M$674.11M$2.59
2022-09-30$13.69B-$1.08B$194.48M$0.76
2021-10-01$12.10B$1.09B-$90.83M-$0.36
2020-10-02$12.83B$835.89M-$461.53M-$1.83
2019-09-27$16.23B$891.16M$448.55M$1.82
2018-09-28$15.79B$818.41M$567.88M$2.31
2017-09-29$14.60B$801.63M$373.92M$1.53
2016-09-30$14.42B$746.31M$287.81M$1.19

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-10-035.78%1.76%10.37%7.76%
2024-09-275.69%1.51%8.64%7.01%
2023-09-295.59%4.19%18.16%4.77%
2022-09-30-7.89%1.42%6.42%3.76%
2021-10-019.00%-0.75%-3.34%1.81%
2020-10-026.52%-3.60%-16.87%-1.07%
2019-09-275.49%2.76%13.51%7.83%
2018-09-285.18%3.60%18.74%7.97%
2017-09-295.49%2.56%15.21%8.48%
2016-09-305.18%2.00%13.32%8.12%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-10-03$639.10M$5.37B
2024-09-27$672.48M$4.31B
2023-09-29$1.93B$5.10B
2022-09-30$305.72M$7.35B
2021-10-01$532.59M$7.39B
2020-10-02$2.51B$9.18B
2019-09-27$246.64M$6.61B
2018-09-28$215.03M$7.21B
2017-09-29$238.80M$5.19B
2016-09-30$152.58M$5.22B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-10-03$431.80M$58.64M
2024-09-27$299.09M$62.55M
2023-09-29$382.89M$76.34M
2022-09-30$382.55M$82.30M
2021-10-01$249.26M$71.05M
2020-10-02-$241.83M$30.34M
2019-09-27$481.14M$55.28M
2018-09-28$423.27M$88.28M
2017-09-29$500.10M$65.16M
2016-09-30$354.78M$56.94M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Aug 19, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$0.48
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-19$0.12
2026-05-20$0.12
2026-02-18$0.12
2025-12-05$0.12
2025-08-06$0.10
2025-05-14$0.10
2025-02-10$0.10
2024-12-02$0.10

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
Nov 16, 2026
Consensus EPS estimate
$0.75

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-11Jun 2026$0.48
2026-05-12Mar 2026$0.47
2026-02-10Dec 2025$0.49
2025-11-17Sep 2025$0.65
2025-08-05Jun 2025$0.40
2025-05-06Mar 2025$0.33
2025-02-04Dec 2024$0.48
2024-11-11Sep 2024$0.54

Filings and sources

Company website
aramark.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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