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Aramark ARMK Gross margin

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50.4%+0.9pp
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31.4%+0.2pp
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31.7%+1.0pp
PFG
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11.9%+0.2pp
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17.4%0.0pp
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19.3%0.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.9B+14.7%
Gross profit$426.4M+18.6%
Operating income$219.7M+26.2%
Net income$102.0M+64.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.38+65.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$540.8M-44.5%
Total debt$6.5B-10.8%
Total equity$3.3B+8.6%
Total assets$13.8B+2.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$782.2M-33.2%
CapEx$101.3M-12.5%
Free cash flow-$904.4M-27.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.02B+37.3%
Enterprise value$20B+19.3%
P/E39.3×+9.9×
P/S0.7×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin4.3%-0.1pp
Net margin1.8%-0.1pp
FCF margin1.2%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.3%-0.4pp
Debt / equity-0.4×
Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Aramark’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Aramark’s 10-Q, filed May 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Aramark's gross margin?
Aramark (ARMK) reported gross margin of 8.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Aramark's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Aramark's gross margin decreased by 0.9% year-over-year, from 8.5% to 8.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Aramark's gross margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Aramark's gross margin has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.5% to 8.4%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.