ARMK Stock Analysis: Aramark Holdings | NYSE

Food Management, Facility Operations, Catering, Concessions

Total Rating 54

Safety 63

Buy Signal 0.69

Specialty Business Services
Industry Rotation: +0.3

Market Cap: 15.8B
Avg Turnover: 155M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility25.0%

VaR 5^th Pctl4.07%

VaR vs Median-1.12%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio1.58

Rel. Str. IBD86.5

Rel. Str. Peer Group84.3

Character TTM

Beta0.666

Beta Downside0.790

Hurst Exponent0.393

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD27.63%

CAGR/Max DD1.13

CAGR/Mean DD5.28

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 7.46%
EPS Trend: 78.7%

Last SUE: 1.25
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 5.19%
Rev. Trend: 91.5%

Last SUE: -2.59
Qual. Beats: -1

Warnings

Fakeout

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Rs Leader

Idiosyncratic Leader

Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.6% 8

Feb -0.3% 5

Mar -1.5% 18

Apr -1.3% 11

May +0.9% 17

Jun +0.4% 10

Jul -2.1% 19

Aug +2.7% 23

Sep -0.9% 14

Oct +2.6% 17

Nov +1.7% 2

Dec +0.1% 2

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: ARMK Aramark Holdings

Aramark is a major provider of food and facilities management services, serving clients across education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections markets in the U.S. and internationally. The company is structured into two reportable segments: Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International, reflecting its global scale and diversified client base.

Its core offering centers on food-related managed services such as dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail, alongside non-clinical support services for healthcare clients including patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement. Aramark also delivers facility operations including plant maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management, illustrating the bundled, outsourced nature of the contracts that drive recurring revenue in this sector.

The company further extends into hospitality and venue services, providing on-site restaurants, catering, concessions, beverage and vending, retail merchandise, recreational, and lodging services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. For the corrections market, it supplies correctional food and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms, highlighting its ability to serve highly regulated, specialized end markets.

Aramark, formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation, was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a large-cap member of the Consumer Discretionary sector classified within the Restaurants sub-industry, it competes within the broader contract foodservice and integrated facility services industry alongside peers that similarly rely on long-term, multi-service contracts for stable, repeat business.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Labor and food inflation pressure contract margins
Sports and entertainment concessions drive post-pandemic revenue recovery
Education dining segment weakens on college enrollment decline

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0

Net Income: 382.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.23 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 4.31% < 20% (prev 4.42%; Δ -0.12% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 910.8m > Net Income 382.9m
Net Debt (6.30b) to EBITDA (1.38b): 4.58 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.28 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (268.5m) vs 12m ago 0.51% < -2%
Gross Margin: 6.58% > 18% (prev 8.55%; Δ -1.96% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 145.6% > 50% (prev 134.6%; Δ 11.05% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.52 > 6 (EBIT TTM 858.2m / Interest Expense TTM 341.0m)

Altman Z'' 1.31

A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 3.86b - Total Current Liabilities 3.00b) / Total Assets 14.0b
B: 0.05 (Retained Earnings 652.3m / Total Assets 14.0b)
C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 858.2m / Avg Total Assets 13.6b)
D: 0.32 (Book Value of Equity 3.39b / Total Liabilities 10.6b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.31 = BB

Beneish M -2.71

DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 2.58b/2.36b, Revenue 19.8b/17.9b)
GMI: 1.30 (GM 8.55% / 6.58%)
AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.54 / AQ_t-1 0.55)
SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 19.8b / 17.9b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 382.9m - CFO 910.8m) / TA 14.0b)
Beneish M = -2.71 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of ARMK shares?

As of August 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 59.08 with a total of 1,663,349 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.15%, over one month by +2.21%, over three months by +13.23% and over the past year by +51.27%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 57.00 (which is 3.5% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).

Is ARMK a buy, sell or hold?

Aramark Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.43. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ARMK.

StrongBuy: 8
Buy: 4
Hold: 2
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the ARMK price?

Analysts Target Price	67.3	14%

Aramark Holdings (ARMK) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 21 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 15.8b (15.8b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 42.3972
P/E Forward = 23.2558
P/S = 0.7941
P/B = 4.699
P/EG = 0.9421
Revenue TTM = 19.8b USD
EBIT TTM = 858.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.38b USD
Long Term Debt = 5.37b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 102.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.80b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 332.1m
Net Debt = 6.30b USD (calculated: Debt 6.80b - CCE 499.4m)
Enterprise Value = 22.1b USD (15.8b + Debt 6.80b - CCE 499.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.52 (Ebit TTM 858.2m / Interest Expense TTM 341.0m)
EV/FCF = 47.15x (Enterprise Value 22.1b / FCF TTM 467.9m)
FCF Yield = 2.12% (FCF TTM 467.9m / Enterprise Value 22.1b)
FCF Margin = 2.36% (FCF TTM 467.9m / Revenue TTM 19.8b)
Net Margin = 1.93% (Net Income TTM 382.9m / Revenue TTM 19.8b)
Gross Margin = 6.58% ((Revenue TTM 19.8b - Cost of Revenue TTM 18.5b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.51% (prev 6.00%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.58 (Enterprise Value 22.1b / Total Assets 14.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.02% (Interest Expense 341.0m / Debt 6.80b)
Taxrate = 25.81% (133.5m / 517.2m)
NOPAT = 636.7m (EBIT 858.2m * (1 - 25.81%))
Current Ratio = 1.28 (Total Current Assets 3.86b / Total Current Liabilities 3.00b)
Debt / Equity = 2.00 (Debt 6.80b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.39b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.58 (Net Debt 6.30b / EBITDA 1.38b)
Debt / FCF = 13.47 (Net Debt 6.30b / FCF TTM 467.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.26b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.81% (Net Income 382.9m / Total Assets 14.0b)
RoE = 11.75% (Net Income TTM 382.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.26b)
RoCE = 9.94% (EBIT 858.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.26b + L.T.Debt 5.37b))
RoIC = 6.02% (NOPAT 636.7m / Invested Capital 10.6b)
WACC = 6.94% (E(15.8b)/V(22.6b) * Re(8.33%) + D(6.80b)/V(22.6b) * Rd(5.02%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 8.33% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 25.55 | Cagr: 0.54%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈393.0m ; Y1≈450.6m ; Y5≈663.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 13.95 (EV 9.98b - Net Debt 6.30b = Equity 3.68b / Shares 263.6m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 78.66 | EPS CAGR: 7.46% | SUE: 1.25 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 91.53 | Revenue CAGR: 5.19% | SUE: -2.59 | # QB: -1
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=2.27 | Chg30d=+1.12% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+24.9% | GrowthRev=+8.6%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=2.79 | Chg30d=+3.66% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+22.8% | GrowthRev=+8.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=5, down=1)