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.
- Symbol
- ARMK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Market cap
- $14.70B
- 52 week range
- 35.07 - 62.65
Valuation
- Share price
- $55.77 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 37.94x
- Price to book
- 4.33x
- Price to free cash flow
- 33.96x
- Enterprise value
- $20.67B
- Book value per share
- $12.88
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -1.26% |
| 5 days | -4.31% |
| 1 month | -6.69% |
| 3 months | +3.74% |
| 6 months | +38.42% |
| Year to date | +51.30% |
| 1 year | +46.88% |
| 3 years | +114.17% |
| 5 years | +133.25% |
| 10 years | +105.04% |
| All time | +240.27% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 10.37%
- Return on invested capital
- 8.36%
- 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)
- 2.94%
- Current ratio
- 1.28x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 4.29x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-10-03
- 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
- Shares outstanding
- 263.86M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 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 | $-1.32 |
| 2019-09-27 | $16.23B | $891.16M | $448.55M | $1.31 |
| 2018-09-28 | $15.79B | $818.41M | $567.88M | $1.67 |
| 2017-09-29 | $14.60B | $801.63M | $373.92M | $1.10 |
| 2016-09-30 | $14.42B | $746.31M | $287.81M | $0.86 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-10-03 | 5.78% | 1.76% | 10.37% | 8.36% |
| 2024-09-27 | 5.69% | 1.51% | 8.64% | 7.61% |
| 2023-09-29 | 5.59% | 4.19% | 18.16% | 5.83% |
| 2022-09-30 | -7.89% | 1.42% | 6.42% | 3.87% |
| 2021-10-01 | 9.00% | -0.75% | -3.34% | 6.89% |
| 2020-10-02 | 6.52% | -3.60% | -16.87% | -15.00% |
| 2019-09-27 | 5.49% | 2.76% | 13.51% | 23.80% |
| 2018-09-28 | 5.18% | 3.60% | 18.74% | 28.76% |
| 2017-09-29 | 5.49% | 2.56% | 15.21% | 28.51% |
| 2016-09-30 | 5.18% | 2.00% | 13.32% | 29.37% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash |
|---|
| 2025-10-03 | $639.10M |
| 2024-09-27 | $672.48M |
| 2023-09-29 | $1.93B |
| 2022-09-30 | $305.72M |
| 2021-10-01 | $532.59M |
| 2020-10-02 | $2.51B |
| 2019-09-27 | $246.64M |
| 2018-09-28 | $215.03M |
| 2017-09-29 | $238.80M |
| 2016-09-30 | $152.58M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-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
- 2026-08-19
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $0.48
| Payment date | Dividend 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
- 2026-11-16
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.74
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Jun/2026 | $0.48 |
| 2026-05-12 | - | - |
| 2026-02-10 | - | - |
| 2025-11-17 | - | - |
| 2025-08-05 | - | - |
| 2025-05-06 | - | - |
| 2025-02-04 | - | - |
| 2025-01-29 | - | - |
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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