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AramarkARMK · shops
GradeSlothDfourth fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 73.9, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger
Rank191 of 258
ProfitabilityC/Dpercentile 62.6
SolvencyDpercentile 76.5
Growth and financingB/Cpercentile 41.4
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $13.3B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: distress
Inputs computable9 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Nov 25, 2025318 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$55.542026-10-08; market equity $14.6B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$40$60NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctEDD/ED$55.54
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

Open this report as it stood on

Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/a
Dec 21, 2014nonen/aQ5
Dec 21, 2015E97.7Q5
Apr 21, 2021D/E82.6Q5
Nov 21, 2021E83.4Q5
Dec 21, 2025D74.1Q5
Mar 21, 2026D/E78.4Q5
Apr 21, 2026D75.6Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Nov 25, 2025; the document on sec.gov.

Aramark (the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a leading global provider of food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business & industry, and sports, leisure & corrections clients. Our largest market is the United States, which is supplemented by an additional 15-country footprint. We also provide our services on a more limited basis in several additional countries and in offshore locations. Based on total revenue in fiscal 2025, we hold a top 2 position in North America in food and facilities services and a top 3 position in food and facilities services internationally in most countries in which we have significant operations.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 62.6
Gross profitabilitynot computable42.6%
latest aligned inputs end 2022-09-30; latest annual assets end 2025-10-03
Return on invested capital8.3%[3-11]10.9%67.5842025-10-03
Accruals ratio(4.6%)[1,12-14](4.9%)57.72872025-10-03
Gross margin stability, five yearsnot computable1.2 pts
latest aligned inputs end 2022-09-30; latest annual assets end 2025-10-03
Solvency, sleeve percentile 76.5
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-07-03
Altman Z double-primenot computable1.92
one or more required annual facts are missing
Net debt to EBITDA3.73x[3,6,8,15]1.84x78.81002025-10-03
Interest coveragenot computable2.26x
latest aligned inputs end 2023-09-29; latest annual assets end 2025-10-03
Current ratio0.99x[16-17]1.37x74.12952025-10-03
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 41.4
Revenue growth, three-year compound10.6%[2,18-20]1.5%15.32692025-10-03
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound4.1%[13,21-27]5.6%56.81472025-10-03
Reinvestment rate132.5%[3-5,15-17,21,28-29]7.3%8.61522025-10-03
Asset growth, three years(4.1%)[1,14,30-31]3.4%76.42722025-10-03
Net share issuance, one year(0.4%)[32-33](0.6%)50.02112025-10-31

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.226; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.

Among 258 Peers [top]

ABCDECOST, Costco Wholesale Corp.; A, percentile 4.7; market equity $420.1B; warnings: fortress balance sheetCOSTAMZN, Amazon COM Inc.; A/B, percentile 20.2; market equity $2.7T; warnings: fortress balance sheetAMZNHD, Home Depot, Inc.; B, percentile 32.3; market equity $294.8BHDTJX, TJX Companies Inc.; C, percentile 43.6; market equity $152.6BTJXWMT, Walmart Inc.; C, percentile 52.9; market equity $877.2BWMTMCD, Mcdonalds Corp.; D, percentile 63.4; market equity $167.6BMCDARMK 73.9strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
186Team Inc. (TISI)

Team Inc. (TISI)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.0

NYSE · Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services

market equity $121.6M; last close $26.63

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

72.0D
187Target Corp. (TGT)

Target Corp. (TGT)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.4

NYSE · Retail-Variety Stores

market equity $70.3B; last close $154.79

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

72.4D
188El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.8

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $454.7M; last close $14.92

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

72.8D
189Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.2

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $242.8M; last close $6.97

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

73.2D
190Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW)

Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.5

NYSE · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply

market equity $77.9B; last close $321.02

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

73.5D
191Aramark (ARMK)

Aramark (ARMK)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.9

NYSE · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $14.6B; last close $55.54

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

73.9D
192Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.3

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $1.2B; last close $55.32

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

74.3D
193Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENT)

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENT)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.9

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Durable Goods, NEC

last close $4.52

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

74.9D
194Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENTW)

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENTW)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.9

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Durable Goods, NEC

last close $0.25

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

74.9D
195Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP)

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.5

NYSE · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

market equity $2.6B; last close $42.46

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

75.5D
1961 800 Flowers COM Inc. (FLWS)

1 800 Flowers COM Inc. (FLWS)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.9

Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC

last close $2.73

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

75.9D
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesD71.92204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)D73.9258
same exchange, equal sleevesD70.6984
sector peers, equal inputsD63.8258

Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month48.2%(0.1%)86hotter than 86 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(11.0%)(24.1%)79closer to its high than 79 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value3.9%5.3%34pricier than 66 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield2.9%4.2%39pricier than 61 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.230.3640pricier than 60 of 100 peers
Sales to price1.261.7541pricier than 59 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(35.5%)(16.7%)16more equity-funded than 16 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.420.0286ahead of 86 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $14.6B; EBIT $791.8M; free cash flow $431.8M; book equity $3.4B; sales $18.5B; debt $6.1B; cash $499.4M[34].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-10-03
Return on assets above zero2.6%✓ pass[12,14]
Operating cash flow above zero$921.0M✓ pass[13]
Return on assets improved1.0 pts✓ pass[12,14,30,35]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$594.6M✓ pass[12-13]
Long-term leverage fell12.2 pts✗ fail[1,6,9,14,30]
Current ratio improved18.5 pts✓ pass[16-17,28-29]
No new shares issued(0.4%)✓ pass[32-33]
Gross margin improvedn/a
Asset turnover improved42.9 pts✓ pass[2,14,18,30]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$499.4M[36]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$910.8M[13,36-40]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing59
10-Q received Aug 11, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$126.1M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input318

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$13.3B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax$18.5B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
3operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$791.8M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
4pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$430.5M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
5income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$103.6M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
6total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$5.4B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
7book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$3.1B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
8cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$639.1M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
9total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$4.3B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
10book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$3.0B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
11cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$672.5M2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
12net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$326.4M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
13operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations$921.0M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
14assetsus-gaap:Assets$12.7B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
15depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$476.3M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$3.5B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
17current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$3.5B2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
18revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax$17.4B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
19revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax$16.1B2023-09-292025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
20revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax$13.7B2022-09-302024-11-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
21capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$489.2M2025-10-032025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
22operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations$726.5M2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$427.4M2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
24operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$766.4M2023-09-292023-11-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
25capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$383.5M2023-09-292025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
26operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$694.5M2022-09-302023-11-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
27capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$311.9M2022-09-302024-11-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
28current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$3.4B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
29current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$4.2B2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
30assetsus-gaap:Assets$16.9B2023-09-292024-11-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
31assetsus-gaap:Assets$15.1B2022-09-302023-11-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
32shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding262,934,1012025-10-312025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
33shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding263,947,6982024-10-252024-11-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
34shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding263,625,0442026-07-312026-08-1110-Qfiling · viewer · series
35net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$262.5M2024-09-272025-11-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
36cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$499.4M2026-07-032026-08-1110-Qfiling · viewer · series
37operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$264.8M2026-07-032026-08-1110-Qfiling · viewer · series
38operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$381.9M2026-04-032026-05-1210-Qfiling · viewer · series
39operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$782.2M2026-01-022026-02-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
40operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$254.5M2025-06-272026-08-1110-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 73.9 is 6.1 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.