Aramark (ARMK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. It also provides on-site restaurants, catering, convenience stores, and executive dining services; beverage and vending services; and facility management services comprising landscaping, transportation, capital program management, payment services, and other facility consulting services relating to building operations. In addition, the company offers concessions, banquet, and catering services; retail services and merchandise sale, recreational, and lodging services; and facility management services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. Further, it offers correctional food; and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms. It primarily serves business and industry, sports, leisure and corrections, education, healthcare, public institutions, manufacturing, transportation, service, and other industries. The company was formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation. Aramark was founded in 1959 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.28 to $40.17
• 50-Day Range: $39.13 to $44.15
• 52-Week Range: $29.92 to $44.49
• Volume: 3.83 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.06%
• Price Target: $45.44
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Aramark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aramark scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 306 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Aramark has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aramark has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Aramark are expected to grow by 16.67% in the coming year, from $1.92 to $2.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aramark is 29.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aramark is 29.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aramark has a P/B Ratio of 3.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.09% of the outstanding shares of Aramark have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aramark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aramark has recently decreased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Aramark pays a meaningful dividend of 1.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Aramark has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Aramark is 31.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Aramark will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.75% next year. This indicates that Aramark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.90

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.09% of the outstanding shares of Aramark have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aramark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aramark has recently decreased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Aramark has a news sentiment score of 0.82. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Aramark this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for ARMK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aramark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.51% of the stock of Aramark is held by insiders.

ARMK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ARMK shares performed this year?

Aramark's stock was trading at $37.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ARMK stock has increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $39.62.

How were Aramark's earnings last quarter?

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40. The company's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Aramark have any subsidiaries?

Aramark subsidiaries include Good Uncle Services, AmeriPride Services, Avendra, Avoca, Lotus Facilities Management, Filterfresh Coffee Service, Masterplan, and more.

Who are Aramark's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Aramark include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (7.13%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.73%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.90%) and iA Global Asset Management Inc. (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Lynn Mckee, Marc A Bruno and Lauren A Harrington.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Aramark?

Shares of ARMK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Aramark own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aramark investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/28/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2025
• Today: 8/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ARMK
• CIK: 1584509
• Web: www.aramark.com
• Phone: (215) 238-3000
• Fax: 215-238-3333
• Employees: 266,680
• Year Founded: 1939

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Aramark: $45.44
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $262.52 million
• Net Margins: 2.02%
• Pretax Margin: 2.69%
• Return on Equity: 15.67%
• Return on Assets: 3.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.03
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $3.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.19
• Book Value: $11.73 per share
• Price / Book: 3.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 262,850,000
• Free Float: 255,493,000
• Market Cap: $10.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33