The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

ARMK

Concerning the House

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. It offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. The company also provides on-site restaurants, catering, convenience stores, and executive dining services; beverage and vending services; and facility management services comprising landscaping, transportation, capital program management, payment services, and other facility consulting services relating to building operations. In addition, it offers concessions, banquet, and catering services; retail services and merchandise sale, recreational, and lodging services; and facility management services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. Further, the company offers correctional food; and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms. The company was formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation. Aramark was founded in 1959 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

United States · www.aramark.com

The Long Run

FY 2014–2025 · 12 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.59B+1.8%
Operating income$625.03M+0.7%
Net income$674.11M+18.6%
Cash from ops$657.08M-0.6%
Quotation

$61.11

+0.76 (+1.3%)

52w hi$61.11
52w lo$35.73
Vol2.59M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.29

Short+0.35
Medium+0.32
Long+0.10

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Aramark

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Market cap$16.11B
Enterprise value$21.95B
Trailing P/E42.73x
Forward P/E21.92x
EV / EBITDA15.12x
P / S (ttm)0.81x
Profit margin1.9%
Return on equity11.7%
Revenue growth+9.3%
Earnings growth+33.3%
Debt / equity186.71
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.82
Corr SPX0.48
Annual vol27.8%
Annual ret+32.2%
Sharpe1.16
Max DD-28.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.18
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.26
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$60.78$61.56$60.30$61.112.59M
Aug 12$60.82$61.35$59.66$60.353.42M
Aug 11$59.95$61.52$58.01$60.475.46M
Aug 10$55.85$56.08$55.22$55.715.43M
Aug 7$56.31$56.57$55.82$55.952.88M