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Aramark (ARMK)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Aramark. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Aramark

Aramark provides food and facilities services to clients in education, healthcare, business, sports, leisure, and corrections sectors. The company operates primarily in the United States and 15 other countries, managing services such as dining, catering, facility maintenance, and procurement. Aramark serves institutions including schools, hospitals, businesses, sports venues, and correctional facilities.

Snapshot

Revenue
$18.51B
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.4%
Net income
$326.4M
Diluted EPS
$1.22
Gross margin
Operating margin
4.3%
Net margin
1.8%
FCF margin
2.3%
ROE
10.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
40.5×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$14.84B
Long-term debt / equity
1.71×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended October 3, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Aramark

  • Revenue grew 6.4% to $18.5B in FY2025, in line with the 8.2% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 4.3% in FY2025, +2.7 pp against 1.6% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $5.1B, up 9.3% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $432M in FY2025, 2.3% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 24.3% to $326M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Aramark’s fundamentals sit among the 42 restaurant companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin4.3%
51st percentile of 40
Net margin1.8%
49th percentile of 42
FCF margin2.3%
49th percentile of 42
Revenue growth (YoY)+6.4%
54th percentile of 42
ROE10.4%
61st percentile of 29
P/E40.5×
85th percentile of 27
Long-term debt / equity1.71×
82nd percentile of 23
Short interest2.78d
35th percentile of 41

Aramark’s P/E of 40.5 ranks in the 85th percentile of the 27 peers with a meaningful P/E.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 2 insider sales totaling $4.3M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
8
1 new, 7 added
Reduced / exited
1
1 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.12B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$457.4M8.1MReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$182.2M3.2MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$179.7M3.2MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$146.3M2.6MAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$56.3M989.2KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$47.8M840.7KAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$33.3M586.0KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$16.7M294.3KAdded
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$853,50015.0KAdded

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
2
$4.3M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-14
Bruno Marc ACOO, U.S. Food & FacilitiesSell55.2K$60.92$3.4M
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-14
Bruno Marc ACOO, U.S. Food & FacilitiesSell15.4K$61.42$945K
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-19
Harrington Lauren AEVP and General CounselSell9.5K$53.02$504K
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-19
Harrington Lauren AEVP and General CounselSell8.9K$53.09$470K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
8.7M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-7.0%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.78
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
3.1M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-148.7M-7.0%2.78
2026-07-319.4M-9.1%3.99
2026-07-1510.3M-3.0%3.98
2026-06-3010.6M+2.9%3.92
2026-06-1510.3M-4.7%4.24
2026-05-2910.8M+11.4%3.93
2026-05-159.7M+0.7%2.30
2026-04-309.6M-9.7%3.66

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$18.51B$17.40B$16.08B$13.69B$12.10B
Gross profit$-1.08B$1.09B
Operating income$791.8M$706.5M$625.0M$415.4M$191.4M
Net income$326.4M$262.5M$674.1M$194.5M$-90.8M
Diluted EPS$1.22$0.99$2.57$0.75$-0.36

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$639.1M$672.5M$1.93B$305.7M$532.6M
Current assets$3.52B$3.41B$5.22B$3.29B$2.90B
Total assets$13.30B$12.67B$16.87B$15.08B$14.38B
Current liabilities$3.55B$4.21B$5.03B$3.29B$2.86B
Long-term debt$5.37B$4.31B$5.10B$7.35B$7.39B
Total liabilities$10.16B$9.64B$13.16B$12.05B$11.65B
Total equity$3.15B$3.04B$3.71B$3.03B$2.72B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$921.0M$726.5M$511.6M$463.9M$657.1M
Capital expenditure$489.2M$427.4M$383.5M$311.9M$407.8M
Free cash flow$431.8M$299.1M$128.1M$152.0M$249.3M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$5.06B9.3%$97.7M$0.36
Q2 FY2026$4.91B14.7%$102.0M$0.38
Q1 FY2026$4.83B6.1%$96.2M$0.36
Q4 FY2025$5.05B14.3%$87.1M$0.33
Q3 FY2025$4.63B5.7%$71.8M$0.27
Q2 FY2025$4.28B1.9%$61.9M$0.23
Q1 FY2025$4.55B3.3%$105.6M$0.39
Q4 FY2024$4.42B5.2%$122.4M$0.46

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Eating Places
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended October 3, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended July 3, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2019
SEC CIK1584509

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-11
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10-Q2026-05-12
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-08-07
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8-K2026-05-12
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.