ARMK vs CXW vs RPT Stock Comparison

Aramark, CoreCivic and Rithm Property Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARMK Aramark
$55.56 +2.4% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.72B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.64 -3.3% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.05B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 8, Aramark 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMKCXWRPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.72B $3.05B $88.42M ARMK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 23.8x 73.1x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.8x 1.8x — CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +24.3% — CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 5.1% — CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 6.6% — ARMK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.2x — CXW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.6% +66.8% -25.1% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +28.9%/yr -33.6%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 42.0% 39.1% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 53/100 — CXW

Percentile Scorecard

ARMKCXWRPT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARMKCXWRPT
Valuation 46 #62 of 113 48 #59 of 113 58 #61 of 145
Growth 84 #16 of 96 46 #52 of 96 –
Profitability 46 #50 of 92 52 #45 of 92 –
Financial Health 20 #100 of 125 40 #76 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 82 #13 of 67 99 #3 of 131
Overall 46 53 –
  • ARMK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARMKCXWRPTSPY
1 month +2.4%-3.3%+1.0% +0.9%
3 months -2.9%+3.0%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months +23.5%+49.2%-23.3% +8.5%
Year to date +50.7%+60.3%-33.9% +13.3%
1 year +41.6%+66.8%-25.1% +12.4%
3 years +108.3%+147.9%-55.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.7%+35.4%-23.9% +23.5%
5 years +52.3%+255.9%-87.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.8%+28.9%-33.6% +11.0%
10 years +50.9%+132.5%-86.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.2%+8.8%-18.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARMKCXWRPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%42.0%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%43.8%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.370.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.571.59-0.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-39.7%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-13.8%-38.7% -0.9%
52-week high $62.39$35.53$17.88 $779.14
52-week low $36.04$16.13$10.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARMKCXWRPT
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 21.5x 23.7xmedian 21.5x 70.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 4.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.9x 11.0xmedian 11.9x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 13.9x 52.9xmedian 13.9x -7.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.26median 0.92 3.34median 0.92 2.66median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARMKCXWRPT
Revenue $19.85B $2.48B –
Gross profit $1.69B – –
Operating income $870.70M – –
Net income $382.71M $127.90M –
Free cash flow $432.81M $57.32M –
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $1.29 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $499.43M $108.93M $45.25M
Total debt $6.13B $5.01B –
Shares (diluted) 268.54M 98.89M 7.75M
Enterprise value $12.67B $2.58B $88.42M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARMKCXWRPT
P/E 38.2x 23.7x 70.2x
P/FCF 33.8x 52.9x -7.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 15.1x –
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 4.8x
P/B 4.3x 2.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 2.1x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 11.0x –
EV/EBIT 23.3x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 46.8x 74.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 21.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.26 3.34 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMKCXWRPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 24.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% 22.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 2.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% 35.1% 166.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 7.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% -26.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.3% 2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -66.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% -19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMKCXWRPT
Gross margin 8.5% – –
EBITDA margin 7.0% 15.6% –
Operating margin 4.4% – –
Pretax margin 2.6% 7.0% –
Net margin 1.9% 5.1% –
FCF margin 2.2% 2.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 8.1% –
Return on equity 11.5% 9.0% –
Return on assets 2.8% 3.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.8% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% 8.5% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMKCXWRPT
Debt / assets 43.9% 39.0% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF 14.2x 23.5x –
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 58.4% 70.3%
Equity / assets 24.3% 41.6% 29.7%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.59 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMKCXWRPT
Dividend yield 0.9% – 13.1%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 6.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 6.3% 13.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARMKCXWRPT
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026 1.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $16.94FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% -85.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.42BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $28.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -0.2% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMKCXWRPT
Held by institutions 98.9% 87.5% 63.8%
Institutions holding 544 278 52
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +0.2% -9.0%
Institutions buying 320 155 24
Institutions selling 157 86 21
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.80 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARMKCXWRPT
ARMK 1.00 0.15 0.09
CXW 0.15 1.00 0.05
RPT 0.09 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARMK, CXW and RPT?

Aramark (ARMK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aramark (ARMK) $14.72B, CoreCivic (CXW) $3.05B, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) $88.42M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARMK, CXW and RPT?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aramark (ARMK) 38.4x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.8x, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 73.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Aramark (ARMK) 25.8x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreCivic (CXW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aramark (ARMK) +11.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Aramark (ARMK) leads (Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: Aramark (ARMK) +41.6%, CoreCivic (CXW) +66.8%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) -25.1%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (Aramark (ARMK) +8.8%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +28.9%/yr, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) -33.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%, CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 0.00%. CoreCivic (CXW) and Rithm Property Trust (RPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Aramark (ARMK) 26.5%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARMK, CXW and RPT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CoreCivic (CXW) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.