Aramark vs Genuine Parts
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The short version
- Genuine Parts is the larger business, with $24.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.5B for Aramark.
- Aramark grew revenue faster (6.4%, against 3.5%).
- Aramark turned more of its sales into free cash flow (2.3% FCF margin, against 1.7%).
- Aramark earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.7%, against 2.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | ARMK · FY25 | GPC · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $14.1B | $17.0B |
| Revenue | $18.5B | $24.3B |
| Free cash flow | $432M | $421M |
| Net income | $326M | $65.9M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 3.5% |
| 5-year growth | 7.6% | 8.0% |
| Share count change | 0.4% | −0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 36.8% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | — |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| Return on capital | 7.7% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 1.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $4.8B | $5.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 7.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $281M | $564M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 37.0x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
ARMK $14.4B
GPC $15.3B
FY17
ARMK $14.6B
GPC $16.3B
FY18
ARMK $15.8B
GPC $16.8B
FY19
ARMK $16.2B
GPC $17.5B
FY20
ARMK $12.8B
GPC $16.5B
FY21
ARMK $12.1B
GPC $18.9B
FY22
ARMK $13.7B
GPC $22.1B
FY23
ARMK $16.1B
GPC $23.1B
FY24
ARMK $17.4B
GPC $23.5B
FY25
ARMK $18.5B
GPC $24.3B
ARMK
GPC
Operating margin
FY16
ARMK 5.2%
GPC 8.0%
FY17
ARMK 5.5%
GPC 7.7%
FY18
ARMK 5.2%
GPC 8.5%
FY19
ARMK 5.5%
GPC —
FY20
ARMK −2.1%
GPC —
FY21
ARMK 1.6%
GPC —
FY22
ARMK 3.0%
GPC —
FY23
ARMK 3.9%
GPC —
FY24
ARMK 4.1%
GPC —
FY25
ARMK 4.3%
GPC —
ARMK
GPC
Free cash flow
FY16
ARMK $355M
GPC $785M
FY17
ARMK $500M
GPC $658M
FY18
ARMK $423M
GPC $919M
FY19
ARMK $481M
GPC $614M
FY20
ARMK −$242M
GPC $1.9B
FY21
ARMK $249M
GPC $992M
FY22
ARMK $383M
GPC $1.1B
FY23
ARMK $383M
GPC $923M
FY24
ARMK $299M
GPC $684M
FY25
ARMK $432M
GPC $421M
ARMK
GPC
Return on capital
FY16
ARMK 7.0%
GPC 21.2%
FY17
ARMK 7.8%
GPC 15.1%
FY18
ARMK 9.3%
GPC 17.0%
FY19
ARMK 10.8%
GPC 10.9%
FY20
ARMK −3.3%
GPC 4.0%
FY21
ARMK 1.6%
GPC 18.7%
FY22
ARMK 3.5%
GPC 21.2%
FY23
ARMK 5.3%
GPC 19.9%
FY24
ARMK 6.3%
GPC 12.7%
FY25
ARMK 7.7%
GPC 2.4%
ARMK
GPC
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.