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Aramark

ARMK NYSE Distributors Financials FY2016–FY2025

Aramark's revenue rose 6.3% to $18.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.3%, up from 4.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $432 million, up 44.4%. It paid out $281 million in dividends and buybacks, 65% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$52.56

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$18.5B
6.4% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.3%
0.2 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$326M
24.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$432M
44.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
7.7%
1.4 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$14.1B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
37.0x
On $1.42 EPS (TTM)

What Aramark does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Aramark
Fiscal year ends
October 3, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001584509-25-000219
0001584509

Revenue and margins

Aramark had $18.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 6.4% on the year before.

Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 0.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $432M in fiscal 2025, 2.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Aramark returned $281M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 65% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Aramark yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$4.8B and divides by 267.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 37.0x · peers 14.0x · sector 17.7x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Aramark can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $533M$306M$1.9B$673M$639M
Debt incl. finance leases $7.5B$7.4B$6.6B$5.3B$5.4B
Net debt / EBITDA 9.3x8.7x4.6x4.0x3.8x
Debt / equity 2.7x2.5x1.8x1.7x1.7x
Interest coverage 0.5x1.1x1.4x1.8x2.2x
Current ratio 1.0x1.0x1.0x0.8x1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x0.8x1.0x0.7x0.9x
Total assets $14.4B$15.1B$16.9B$12.7B$13.3B
Total liabilities $11.7B$12.1B$13.2B$9.6B$10.2B
Shareholders' equity $2.7B$3.0B$3.7B$3.0B$3.1B
Net debt (− = net cash) $6.9B$7.1B$4.7B$4.6B$4.8B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$5.3M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 13, 2026 Marc A BrunoCOO, U.S. Food & Facilities Sold 70,634 $61.03 $4.3M Form 4
May 18, 2026 Lauren A HarringtonEVP and General Counsel Sold 18,363 $53.05 $1.0M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
F-score 7 / 84 / 86 / 8
Accruals ratio −0.6%−3.1%−4.6%
Altman Z'' 0.810.350.82

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $14.4B $14.6B $15.8B $16.2B $12.8B $12.1B $13.7B $16.1B $17.4B $18.5B
Gross profit $746M $802M $818M $891M $836M $1.1B −$1.1B — — —
Operating income $746M $802M $818M $891M −$265M $191M $415M $625M $707M $792M
Interest expense $315M $286M $353M $353M $389M $414M $382M $441M $389M $364M
Pretax income $431M $521M $472M $556M −$648M −$133M $47.2M $564M $365M $431M
Income tax $143M $147M −$96.6M $108M −$186M −$40.6M $8.4M $116M $103M $104M
Net income $288M $374M $568M $449M −$462M −$90.8M $195M $674M $263M $326M
Diluted EPS $1.16 $1.49 $2.24 $1.78 −$1.83 −$0.36 $0.75 $2.57 $0.99 $1.22
Diluted shares 0.25B 0.25B 0.25B 0.25B 0.25B 0.25B 0.26B 0.26B 0.27B 0.27B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $867M $1.1B $1.1B $984M $177M $657M $695M $766M $727M $921M
Capital expenditure $513M $553M $629M $503M $419M $408M $312M $384M $427M $489M
Free cash flow $355M $500M $423M $481M −$242M $249M $383M $383M $299M $432M
Depreciation and amortization $496M $508M $596M $593M $595M $551M $398M $410M $436M $476M
Stock-based compensation $56.9M $65.2M $88.3M $55.3M $30.3M $71.1M $82.3M $76.3M $62.6M $58.6M
Acquisitions $199M $142M $2.2B $44.9M $22.2M $266M $323M $50.2M $149M $264M
Share buybacks $0.7M $100M $24.4M $50.0M $6.5M $0.0M $0.0M $23.7M $14.4M $170M
Dividends paid $92.1M $101M $103M $108M $111M $112M $113M $115M $99.9M $111M
Dividends and buybacks $92.8M $201M $128M $158M $117M $112M $113M $138M $114M $281M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $153M $239M $215M $247M $2.5B $533M $306M $1.9B $673M $639M
Total debt $5.3B $5.3B $7.2B $0.0M $9.3B $7.5B $7.4B $6.6B $5.3B $5.4B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $149M $143M $146M $147M $31.9M $40.4M $59.2M
Current assets $2.5B $2.7B $2.9B $2.7B $4.7B $2.9B $3.3B $5.2B $3.4B $3.5B
Current liabilities $2.2B $2.4B $2.5B $2.7B $2.3B $2.9B $3.3B $5.0B $4.2B $3.5B
Inventory $587M $611M $725M $411M $437M $413M $552M $404M $388M $419M
Property and equipment, net $1.0B $1.0B $1.4B $2.2B $2.1B $2.0B $2.0B $1.4B $1.6B $1.7B
Total assets $10.6B $11.0B $13.7B $13.7B $15.7B $14.4B $15.1B $16.9B $12.7B $13.3B
Total liabilities $8.4B $8.5B $10.7B $10.4B $13.0B $11.7B $12.1B $13.2B $9.6B $10.2B
Shareholders' equity $2.2B $2.5B $3.0B $3.3B $2.7B $2.7B $3.0B $3.7B $3.0B $3.1B
Margins
Gross margin 5.2% 5.5% 5.2% 5.5% 6.5% 9.0% −7.9% — — —
Operating margin 5.2% 5.5% 5.2% 5.5% −2.1% 1.6% 3.0% 3.9% 4.1% 4.3%
EBITDA margin 8.6% 9.0% 9.0% 9.1% 2.6% 6.1% 5.9% 6.4% 6.6% 6.9%
Net margin 2.0% 2.6% 3.6% 2.8% −3.6% −0.8% 1.4% 4.2% 1.5% 1.8%
FCF margin 2.5% 3.4% 2.7% 3.0% −1.9% 2.1% 2.8% 2.4% 1.7% 2.3%
Returns
Return on capital 7.0% 7.8% 9.3% 10.8% −3.3% 1.6% 3.5% 5.3% 6.3% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 9.1% 9.4% 8.2% 8.0% −2.2% 1.5% 3.6% 5.3% 7.0% 8.7%
Return on equity 14.2% 16.2% 20.7% 14.1% −15.2% −3.3% 6.8% 20.0% 7.8% 10.6%
Return on assets 2.8% 3.5% 4.6% 3.3% −3.1% −0.6% 1.3% 4.2% 1.8% 2.5%
Growth
Revenue growth 0.6% 1.3% 8.1% 2.8% −20.9% −5.7% 13.2% 17.5% 8.2% 6.4%
Net income growth 22.0% 29.9% 51.9% −21.0% −202.9% — — 246.6% −61.1% 24.3%
EPS growth 20.8% 28.5% 50.3% −20.5% −202.8% — — 242.7% −61.5% 23.2%
FCF growth 27.7% 41.0% −15.4% 13.7% −150.3% — 53.5% 0.1% −21.9% 44.4%
Share count change 0.9% 1.1% 0.7% −0.5% −0.1% 1.2% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 0.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.8x 5.0x −0.1x 20.5x 9.3x 8.7x 4.6x 4.0x 3.8x
Debt / equity 2.4x 2.1x 2.4x 0.0x 3.4x 2.7x 2.5x 1.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Interest coverage 2.4x 2.8x 2.3x 2.5x −0.7x 0.5x 1.1x 1.4x 1.8x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x 2.0x 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x 1.8x 0.9x 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.6% 3.8% 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Payouts / FCF 26.2% 40.2% 30.1% 32.9% — 44.9% 29.6% 36.1% 38.2% 65.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8
Accruals ratio −5.6% −6.3% −3.9% −3.9% −4.3% −5.0% −3.4% −0.6% −3.1% −4.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001584509). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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