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Aramark ARMK

NYSE · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 2013-12-12

Aramark statistics & valuation

P / E45.2×
P / S0.8×
P / B4.7×
Net margin1.8%
Return on capital8.1%
Graham number -70.2%$17.98

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($17.98); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.00% 2.60% 3.60% 2.80% -3.60% -0.80% 1.40% 4.20% 1.50% 1.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
5.20% 5.50% 5.20% 5.50% -2.10% 1.60% 3.00% 3.90% 4.10% 4.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.30% 15.20% 18.70% 13.50% -16.90% -3.30% 6.40% 18.20% 8.60% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
248.8M 251.6M 253.4M 252.0M 253.0M 256.0M 259.1M 262.6M 266.2M 267.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$246.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.70% 3.40% 4.10% 3.30% -2.90% -0.60% 1.30% 4.00% 2.10% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.36 $0.75 $2.57 $0.99 $1.22 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Aramark trades at about 49.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.5×–38.2×, median 32×).

10.5× 49.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.5×–38.2×); dot = today's 49.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin4.3%4.1%3.9%3.0%1.6%-2.1%5.5%5.2%5.5%5.2%
Net margin1.8%1.5%4.2%1.4%-0.8%-3.6%2.8%3.6%2.6%2.0%
Return on assets2.5%2.1%4.0%1.3%-0.6%-2.9%3.3%4.1%3.4%2.7%
Return on equity10.4%8.6%18.2%6.4%-3.3%-16.9%13.5%18.7%15.2%13.3%
Debt / equity0.00×
Current ratio0.990.811.041.001.011.990.981.171.121.14

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.