Stock

Aramark

ARMK

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Also trades as: 0HHB.L GBP 0.52 (-1.20%)

Price

$52.52

-3.19 (-5.73%)

Market Cap

$13.85B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 3, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

12/30

Growth

Good

13/20

Cash Flow

Strong

7/10

Stability

Strong

7/10

Valuation

Good

6/10

Ownership

Weak

2/15

Dividends

Good

3/5

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Share count rising — dilution

+4.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 254.7M (2021) → 267.3M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Aramark is a company that feeds and supplies people in large institutions. It runs cafeterias, dining halls, and food service operations at schools, hospitals, sports stadiums, prisons, and corporate offices across the country. It also provides uniforms and facility services to businesses, making it one of the largest food and facilities services companies in North America.

Aramark makes money by signing long-term contracts with its clients, then managing the day-to-day operations of their food and support services. It operates mainly in the United States but also has a presence in Europe, Canada, and parts of Asia, generating roughly $18 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive position comes from the scale and complexity of running these contracts, which makes it hard for clients to switch providers easily. However, the company carries significant debt from past acquisitions, and its thin profit margins leave little room for error if food costs or labor expenses rise.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+37.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~14 months

$499M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Aramark is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

8.5%

Thin — 8.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.3%

Thin — 4.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

23.1%

Exceptional — 23.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+11.0%

Steady sales growth (+11.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+294.6%

Earnings growing fast (+294.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

238%

Turns 238% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.7%

Thin free cash flow (1.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.11

Conservative — low debt load (0.11)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.55x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

36.0x

Pricey — P/E 36.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+19.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (36.0 → 16.2)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.88%

Small dividend — 0.88% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+14.3%

Dividend growing fast (14.3% YoY)

Payout Ratio

32%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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