ARMK vs FSV vs GEO Stock Comparison

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ARMK Aramark
$54.22 -2.4% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.57B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
FSV FirstService Corp
$151.79 +17.5% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.88 -11.0% 1M +64.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Geo leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Geo 8, Aramark 2, FirstService 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMKFSVGEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.57B $7.04B $3.62B ARMK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 61.1x 12.4x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 25.5x 21.0x GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +3.7% +15.3% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 2.0% 10.3% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 1.0% 7.5% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x 3.3x FSV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.1% -4.8% +64.3% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr -4.9%/yr +25.0%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 31.1% 49.3% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 41/100 57/100 GEO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMKFSVGEO

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

AxisARMKFSVGEO
Valuation 47 #60 of 113 39 #69 of 113 55 #52 of 113
Growth 87 #14 of 97 57 #42 of 97 59 #40 of 97
Profitability 47 #50 of 93 58 #40 of 93 60 #38 of 93
Financial Health 21 #100 of 126 42 #74 of 126 34 #84 of 126
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 9 #61 of 67 76 #17 of 67
Overall 47 41 57
  • ARMK ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • FSV ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMKFSVGEOSPY
1 month -2.4%+17.5%-11.0% -2.3%
3 months -4.5%+5.6%-11.0% -0.7%
6 months +21.1%+18.6%+50.1% +4.8%
Year to date +47.1%-2.4%+73.0% +10.3%
1 year +43.1%-4.8%+64.3% +10.3%
3 years +91.3%+3.3%+208.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.1%+1.1%+45.6% +20.1%
5 years +42.9%-22.3%+205.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.4%-4.9%+25.0% +10.1%
10 years +48.3%+285.3%+80.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.0%+14.4%+6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARMKFSVGEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%31.1%49.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%31.1%50.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.610.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.61-0.151.30 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-43.8%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-8.1%-14.9% -3.5%
52-week high $62.39$165.10$32.78 $779.14
52-week low $36.04$125.66$13.26 $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.

MultipleARMKFSVGEO
P/E now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 21.8x 60.0xmedian 21.8x 12.5xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 12.3x 15.5xmedian 12.3x 11.3xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 14.2x 12.9xmedian 14.2x 139.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.19median 1.00 160.83median 1.00 0.49median 1.00

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 monthsARMKFSVGEO
Revenue $19.85B $5.68B $2.83B
Gross profit $1.69B $1.88B –
Operating income $870.70M $339.62M $315.54M
Net income $382.71M $199.45M $291.54M
Free cash flow $432.81M $536.84M $26.44M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $2.52 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $499.43M $160.76M $54.99M
Total debt $6.13B $1.55B $1.54B
Shares (diluted) 268.54M 45.75M 132.02M
Enterprise value $11.51B $6.36B $3.23B

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
MetricARMKFSVGEO
P/E 37.3x 60.0x 12.5x
P/FCF 33.0x 12.9x 139.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 16.6x 18.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 1.3x
P/B 4.2x 7.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 27.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 15.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 24.5x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 46.0x 15.5x 195.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 20.0x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.19 160.83 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMKFSVGEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 3.7% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 9.9% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 11.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.8% -0.6% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 8.7% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% 4.7% 222.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 6.0% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% 12.3% 242.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 0.4% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% 0.1% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.3% 23.1% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -1.6% -79.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 19.6% -42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMKFSVGEO
Gross margin 8.5% 33.1% –
EBITDA margin 7.0% 9.5% 16.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 6.0% 11.2%
Pretax margin 2.6% 4.8% 14.0%
Net margin 1.9% 2.0% 10.3%
FCF margin 2.2% 9.4% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.4% 7.0%
Return on equity 11.5% 0.9% 19.4%
Return on assets 2.8% 5.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 1.0% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 12.7% 9.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMKFSVGEO
Debt / assets 43.9% 54.4% 41.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 14.2x 2.9x 58.3x
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 67.2% 59.5%
Equity / assets 24.3% 32.8% 40.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.57 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMKFSVGEO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% -8.7% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -7.7% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusARMKFSVGEO
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $5.84FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +9.6% +44.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.42BFY2026 $5.42BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +20.0% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMKFSVGEO
Held by institutions 99.0% 69.9% 94.2%
Institutions holding 545 276 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +7.2% -2.2%
Institutions buying 321 148 151
Institutions selling 157 101 97
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.47 1.56

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.

ARMKFSVGEO
ARMK 1.00 0.19 0.28
FSV 0.19 1.00 0.15
GEO 0.28 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARMK, FSV and GEO?

Aramark (ARMK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aramark (ARMK) $13.57B, FirstService (FSV) $7.04B, Geo (GEO) $3.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARMK, FSV and GEO?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aramark (ARMK) 35.4x, FirstService (FSV) 61.1x, Geo (GEO) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Aramark (ARMK) 25.4x, FirstService (FSV) 25.5x, Geo (GEO) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aramark (ARMK) +11.0%, FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%, FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%, FirstService (FSV) 1.0%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Aramark (ARMK) +43.1%, FirstService (FSV) -4.8%, Geo (GEO) +64.3%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Aramark (ARMK) +7.4%/yr, FirstService (FSV) -4.9%/yr, Geo (GEO) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%, FirstService (FSV) 0.00%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%. FirstService (FSV) and Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Aramark (ARMK) 26.7%, FirstService (FSV) 31.1%, Geo (GEO) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARMK, FSV and GEO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Geo (GEO) 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.