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Aramark ARMK Return on invested capital

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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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Gross margin8.4%-0.1pp
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 return on invested capital?
Aramark (ARMK) reported return on invested capital of 6.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Aramark's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Aramark's return on invested capital increased by 5.9% year-over-year, from 6.4% to 6.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Aramark's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Aramark's return on invested capital has grown at a 21.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -2.6% to 7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.