ARMK Industrials

Aramark

$54.61+0.68%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
Country: United States
Market cap: 14.4B USD
Enterprise value: 20.2B USD
Full-time employees: 278,390

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (1.81× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.20 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (1.81× vs peers 0.40×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,654 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $198M vs $208M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Sep 2025.
Over three fiscal years Aramark recorded $198M of stock-based pay expense and spent $208M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Aramark recorded $198M of stock-based pay expense and spent $208M repurchasing shares.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +35%, operating profit +91%.
Since FY Sep 2022, Aramark's revenue grew 35% while operating profit grew 91%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 113% of reported profit.
Aramark's free cash flow is 113% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

40/ 100

Oct 5 40 → Nov 4 40

Valuation

Is the price right?

43/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 42 → 43

Share price -1.6%+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Held back by:

▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield2.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.38Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.00Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield3.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.19Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield23.6%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

70/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.2%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth5.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth13.3%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.46Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth11.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.87Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

39/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin4.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.66Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets2.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.15Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital7.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.08Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin15.3%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity11.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.20

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.01Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio1.28×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.62Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity1.81×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -4.16Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Aramark

Is Aramark getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 40/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Aramark valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 2.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).Earnings yield 2.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).
Is Aramark growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth 13.3% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 81% of peers).3-year revenue growth 13.3% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 81% of peers).
How profitable is Aramark?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 39/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 4.4% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).Operating margin 4.4% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).
How risky is Aramark?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.81× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers).Debt / equity 1.81× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 3, 2026 · filed Aug 11, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 3, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	19.4B USD	19.8B USD	+2.2%
Net income (12 months)	357.0M USD	382.9M USD	+7.2%
Operating margin	4.3%	4.4%	+0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	393.3M USD	432.8M USD	+10.1%
Debt	6.1B USD	6.1B USD	+0.7%
Cash	475.7M USD	499.4M USD	+5.0%
Shares outstanding	263.0M	263.6M	+0.3%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Specialty Business Services companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Sep 2021	FY Sep 2022	FY Sep 2023	FY Sep 2024	FY Sep 2025	Change
Gross margin	9.0%	-7.9%	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	1.6%	3.0%	3.9%	4.1%	4.3%	▲ 0.2 pts
Net margin	-0.8%	1.4%	4.2%	1.5%	1.8%	▲ 0.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-0.6%	1.3%	4.0%	2.1%	2.5%	▲ 0.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-3.3%	6.4%	18.2%	8.6%	10.4%	▲ 1.7 pts
Free cash flow margin	2.1%	2.8%	2.4%	1.7%	2.3%	▲ 0.6 pts
Current ratio	1.01×	1.00×	1.04×	0.81×	0.99×	▲ 23%
Quick ratio	0.87×	0.83×	0.96×	0.72×	0.88×	▲ 22%
Debt to equity	2.74×	2.45×	2.23×	1.73×	1.72×	▼ 1.0%
Interest coverage	0.46×	1.09×	1.42×	1.82×	2.17×	▲ 20%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (1.81× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.20 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (1.81× vs peers 0.40×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,654 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $198M vs $208M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Sep 2025.

Over three fiscal years Aramark recorded $198M of stock-based pay expense and spent $208M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Aramark recorded $198M of stock-based pay expense and spent $208M repurchasing shares.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +35%, operating profit +91%.

Since FY Sep 2022, Aramark's revenue grew 35% while operating profit grew 91%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 113% of reported profit.

Aramark's free cash flow is 113% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Aramark

Is Aramark getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 40/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Aramark valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 2.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).Earnings yield 2.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).

Is Aramark growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth 13.3% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 81% of peers).3-year revenue growth 13.3% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 81% of peers).

How profitable is Aramark?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 39/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 4.4% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).Operating margin 4.4% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).

How risky is Aramark?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.81× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers).Debt / equity 1.81× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

19.4B USD

19.8B USD

+2.2%

Net income (12 months)

357.0M USD

382.9M USD

+7.2%

Operating margin

4.3%

4.4%

+0.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

393.3M USD

432.8M USD

+10.1%

Debt

6.1B USD

6.1B USD

+0.7%

Cash

475.7M USD

499.4M USD

+5.0%

Shares outstanding

263.0M

263.6M

+0.3%

Key ratios

FY Sep 2021

FY Sep 2022

FY Sep 2023

FY Sep 2024

FY Sep 2025

Change

Gross margin

9.0%

-7.9%

—

Operating margin

1.6%

3.0%

3.9%

4.1%

4.3%

▲ 0.2 pts

Net margin

-0.8%

1.4%

4.2%

1.5%

1.8%

▲ 0.3 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-0.6%

1.3%

4.0%

2.1%

2.5%

▲ 0.4 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-3.3%

6.4%

18.2%

8.6%

10.4%

▲ 1.7 pts

Free cash flow margin

2.1%

2.8%

2.4%

1.7%

2.3%

▲ 0.6 pts

Current ratio

1.01×

1.00×

1.04×

0.81×

0.99×

▲ 23%

Quick ratio

0.87×

0.83×

0.96×

0.72×

0.88×

▲ 22%

Debt to equity

2.74×

2.45×

2.23×

1.73×

1.72×

▼ 1.0%

Interest coverage

0.46×

1.09×

1.42×

1.82×

2.17×

▲ 20%