Aramark vs LKQ
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The short version
- Aramark is the larger business, with $18.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $13.7B for LKQ.
- Aramark grew revenue faster (6.4%, against −1.2%).
- LKQ kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.3% operating margin, against 4.3%).
- LKQ turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.2% FCF margin, against 2.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Aramark’s earnings: a P/E of 37.0x against 9.8x for LKQ.
| Latest fiscal year | ARMK · FY25 | LKQ · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $14.1B | $4.4B |
| Revenue | $18.5B | $13.7B |
| Free cash flow | $432M | $847M |
| Net income | $326M | $608M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | −1.2% |
| 5-year growth | 7.6% | 3.3% |
| Share count change | 0.4% | −2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 38.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| FCF margin | 2.3% | 6.2% |
| Return on capital | 7.7% | — |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 9.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $4.8B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $281M | $469M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 37.0x | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | — |
Revenue
FY16
ARMK $14.4B
LKQ $8.6B
FY17
ARMK $14.6B
LKQ $9.7B
FY18
ARMK $15.8B
LKQ $11.9B
FY19
ARMK $16.2B
LKQ $12.5B
FY20
ARMK $12.8B
LKQ $11.6B
FY21
ARMK $12.1B
LKQ $13.1B
FY22
ARMK $13.7B
LKQ $12.8B
FY23
ARMK $16.1B
LKQ $13.3B
FY24
ARMK $17.4B
LKQ $13.8B
FY25
ARMK $18.5B
LKQ $13.7B
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Operating margin
FY16
ARMK 5.2%
LKQ 8.9%
FY17
ARMK 5.5%
LKQ 8.7%
FY18
ARMK 5.2%
LKQ 7.4%
FY19
ARMK 5.5%
LKQ 7.2%
FY20
ARMK −2.1%
LKQ 8.5%
FY21
ARMK 1.6%
LKQ 11.3%
FY22
ARMK 3.0%
LKQ 12.4%
FY23
ARMK 3.9%
LKQ 10.0%
FY24
ARMK 4.1%
LKQ 8.3%
FY25
ARMK 4.3%
LKQ 7.3%
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Free cash flow
FY16
ARMK $355M
LKQ $428M
FY17
ARMK $500M
LKQ $340M
FY18
ARMK $423M
LKQ $461M
FY19
ARMK $481M
LKQ $798M
FY20
ARMK −$242M
LKQ $1.3B
FY21
ARMK $249M
LKQ $1.1B
FY22
ARMK $383M
LKQ $1.0B
FY23
ARMK $383M
LKQ $998M
FY24
ARMK $299M
LKQ $810M
FY25
ARMK $432M
LKQ $847M
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Return on capital
FY16
ARMK 7.0%
LKQ —
FY17
ARMK 7.8%
LKQ —
FY18
ARMK 9.3%
LKQ —
FY19
ARMK 10.8%
LKQ —
FY20
ARMK −3.3%
LKQ —
FY21
ARMK 1.6%
LKQ —
FY22
ARMK 3.5%
LKQ —
FY23
ARMK 5.3%
LKQ —
FY24
ARMK 6.3%
LKQ —
FY25
ARMK 7.7%
LKQ —
ARMK
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.