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Aramark ARMK
$55.55 +1.76% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $14.61B
Strong growthStrong trendLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 16, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.43, up 286.5% year over year.
- Net debt is 4.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 135 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth87Strong
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 39%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 3%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 22%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 28%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 43%
Quality34Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 50%
- Gross marginBottom 7%
- Operating marginBottom 39%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 22%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Interest coverBottom 43%
Value63Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 49%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 50%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 43%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 22%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 49%
Momentum82Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 17%
- 6-month returnTop 21%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 22%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 17%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Revisions71Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 41%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 11%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 41%
Stability83Strong
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 11%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 10%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 16%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 19%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.2% | 11.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 318.7% | 286.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 8.5% | 6.6% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 4.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 1.6% | 2.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 11.0% | 10.2% | ↑ | Top 39% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 286.5% | 318.7% | ↓ | Top 3% |
| Gross margin | 6.6% | 8.5% | ↓ | Bottom 7% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 4.4% | ↓ | Bottom 39% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 2.0% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.4% | 1.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8% | — | Top 50% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 10.6% | — | Top 28% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.38×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -1.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.34×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.84%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.12%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.96%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $69.20
- Target vs current price
- +24.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 24
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 88%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +10.9% | +3.4% | — |
| May 12, 2026 | +3.3% | +8.6% | +18.8% | +20.7% | +26.4% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +1.2% | +3.1% | +18.0% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | -0.2% | -5.2% | -0.5% | -1.1% | +3.0% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +0.0% | -8.2% | -9.3% | -10.1% | -9.0% |
| May 6, 2025 | +3.0% | +10.1% | +13.6% | +18.2% | +24.4% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | +6.3% | -2.1% | -2.3% | -7.1% | -13.1% |
| Nov 11, 2024 | +2.9% | -1.1% | -4.5% | +2.2% | -2.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.52 | $0.48 | +7.3% | $5.03B |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.49 | $0.47 | +3.3% | $4.81B |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.51 | $0.50 | +2.0% | $4.83B |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $0.64 | $0.64 | -0.2% | $5.05B |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.40 | $0.40 | +0.0% | $4.63B |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.34 | $0.33 | +3.0% | $4.28B |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.48 | +6.3% | $4.55B |
| Nov 11, 2024 | $0.54 | $0.53 | +2.9% | $4.42B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 38.8× | 36.1× | 58th | Bottom 49% |
| P/E (forward) | 24.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.9× | — | — | Top 43% |
| EV / Sales | 1.04× | — | — | Top 22% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.20% | — | — | Top 50% |
| Earnings yield | 2.57% | — | — | Bottom 49% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 10.9× – 193.5× since Dec 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +44.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +286.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -60.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 135
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +14.8%
- RSI (14)
- 45.9
- Relative volume
- 0.87×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 25.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 29th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.66
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.35
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -11.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -28.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | -31.0% | 319 days | 124 days (Dec 13, 2022) |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -28.0% | 89 days | 57 days (Jul 1, 2025) |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Mar 22, 2023 | -26.5% | 45 days | 286 days (May 10, 2024) |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | -18.4% | 82 days | 100 days (Apr 14, 2026) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | -14.2% | 32 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $14.61B
- P/E (TTM)
- 38.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.43
- Revenue (TTM)
- $19.85B
- Dividend yield
- 0.86%
- 52-week range
- $35.07 – $62.65
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.10B | $13.69B | $16.08B | $17.40B | $18.51B |
| Gross profit | $1.09B | $1.07B | $1.31B | $1.43B | $1.07B |
| Operating income | $191.4M | $415.4M | $625.0M | $706.5M | $791.8M |
| Net income | -$90.8M | $194.5M | $674.1M | $262.5M | $326.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.36 | $0.75 | $2.57 | $0.99 | $1.22 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.42B | $4.55B | $4.28B | $4.63B | $5.05B | $4.83B | $4.91B | $5.06B |
| Net income | $122.4M | $105.6M | $61.9M | $71.8M | $87.1M | $96.2M | $102.0M | $97.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.52 | $0.39 | $0.23 | $0.27 | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.38 | $0.36 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $657.1M | $694.5M | $766.4M | $726.5M | $921.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$407.8M | -$364.8M | -$461.4M | -$427.4M | -$466.6M |
| Free cash flow | $249.3M | $329.7M | $305.0M | $299.1M | $454.5M |
| Dividends paid | -$112.0M | -$113.1M | -$114.6M | -$99.9M | -$110.8M |
| Net share buybacks | $41.6M | $49.3M | $47.0M | $36.6M | -$97.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $499.4M
- Total assets
- $13.97B
- Total liabilities
- $10.58B
- Total debt
- $6.47B
- Net debt
- $5.97B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.39B
As of Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | $0.12 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.12 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.12 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $0.12 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.11 | Aug 20, 2025 |
| May 14, 2025 | $0.11 | May 28, 2025 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $0.11 | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.11 | Dec 12, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 8,254,388
- Days to cover
- 3.50
- Change vs previous report
- -6.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Oct 2, 2023
- 277-for-200