ARMK vs GEO vs NXDT Stock Comparison

Aramark, Geo and Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARMK Aramark
$50.28 -9.3% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.83B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$25.14 -16.0% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Geo leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Geo 9, Aramark 2, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMKGEONXDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.83B $3.64B $174.93M ARMK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 12.5x -2.4x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 18.2x — GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +15.3% -20.5% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 10.3% -94.2% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 7.5% -0.1% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.3x 15.1x GEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.04% NXDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +49.6% +8.7% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +21.3%/yr -25.4%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 50.0% 65.9% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 57/100 31/100 GEO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMKGEONXDT

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

AxisARMKGEONXDT
Valuation 49 #59 of 114 56 #51 of 114 32 #100 of 146
Growth 88 #13 of 98 58 #42 of 98 5 #138 of 145
Profitability 48 #50 of 95 59 #40 of 95 3 #137 of 141
Financial Health 22 #99 of 126 34 #83 of 126 68 #47 of 146
Shareholder Returns 34 #47 of 71 77 #17 of 71 50 #69 of 136
Overall 48 57 31
  • ARMK ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • NXDT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMKGEONXDTSPY
1 month -9.3%-16.0%-34.8% -5.9%
3 months -10.7%-16.6%-25.7% -4.6%
6 months +11.6%+18.5%-33.4% +0.2%
Year to date +36.4%+56.0%-11.5% +7.5%
1 year +33.4%+49.6%+8.7% +8.2%
3 years +79.6%+180.9%-58.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+41.1%-25.6% +19.0%
5 years +28.1%+163.0%-76.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.1%+21.3%-25.4% +9.4%
10 years +39.1%+59.9%-83.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.4%+4.8%-16.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureARMKGEONXDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%50.0%65.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%52.4%70.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.901.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.990.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-62.5%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-23.3%-41.5% -5.9%
52-week high $62.39$32.78$5.79 $779.14
52-week low $36.04$13.26$2.66 $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.

MultipleARMKGEONXDT
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 21.1x 11.3xmedian 21.1x -2.4xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 11.7x 10.5xmedian 11.7x 25.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 15.3x 125.8xmedian 15.3x -24.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.95median 0.88 0.44median 0.88 8.43median 1.78

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 monthsARMKGEONXDT
Revenue $19.85B $2.83B $78.07M
Gross profit $1.69B – –
Operating income $870.70M $315.54M -$1.21M
Net income $382.71M $291.54M -$66.70M
Free cash flow $432.81M $26.44M -$7.40M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $2.21 $-1.22
Cash & equivalents $499.43M $54.99M $11.67M
Total debt $6.13B $1.54B $272.20M
Shares (diluted) 268.54M 132.02M 60.44M
Enterprise value $11.78B $3.25B $140.36M

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
MetricARMKGEONXDT
P/E 34.6x 11.3x -2.4x
P/FCF 30.6x 125.8x -24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 16.7x -57.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 3.9x 2.2x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 2.4x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 10.5x 25.6x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 15.3x -363.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF 43.6x 182.1x -59.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 24.2x -141.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.95 0.44 8.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMKGEONXDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 15.3% -20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 5.0% -16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.8% 11.4% -414.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% 222.2% 35.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 28.5% -23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% 242.8% 42.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 25.6% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% -16.6% -188.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -4.1% -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -79.8% -648.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% -42.6% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMKGEONXDT
Gross margin 8.5% – –
EBITDA margin 7.0% 16.1% 22.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 11.2% -1.6%
Pretax margin 2.6% 14.0% -85.1%
Net margin 1.9% 10.3% -94.2%
FCF margin 2.2% 0.9% -9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.0% -4.0%
Return on equity 11.5% 19.4% -10.0%
Return on assets 2.8% 7.7% -6.5%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 7.5% -0.1%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 9.3% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMKGEONXDT
Debt / assets 43.9% 41.2% 26.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.3x 15.1x
Debt / FCF 14.2x 58.3x -36.8x
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 59.5% 35.2%
Equity / assets 24.3% 40.5% 64.8%
Interest coverage – 2.1x -0.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.52 2.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMKGEONXDT
Dividend yield 1.0% – 14.2%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 5.2% -33.7%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.2% -19.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.0% – -10.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.3% – -93.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.9% – 25.4%
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.

ConsensusARMKGEONXDT
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $1.38FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +60.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +40.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.42BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMKGEONXDT
Held by institutions 99.0% 94.2% 50.2%
Institutions holding 545 292 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -2.2% +3.8%
Institutions buying 321 151 80
Institutions selling 157 97 34
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.56 2.35

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.

ARMKGEONXDT
ARMK 1.00 0.30 0.18
GEO 0.30 1.00 0.04
NXDT 0.18 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARMK, GEO and NXDT?

Aramark (ARMK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aramark (ARMK) $13.83B, Geo (GEO) $3.64B, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) $174.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARMK, GEO and NXDT?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aramark (ARMK) 36.1x, Geo (GEO) 12.5x, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Aramark (ARMK) 23.4x, Geo (GEO) 18.2x). 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%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -94.2%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Aramark (ARMK) +33.4%, Geo (GEO) +49.6%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) +8.7%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Aramark (ARMK) +5.1%/yr, Geo (GEO) +21.3%/yr, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) has the highest dividend yield: Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 0.04%. Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Aramark (ARMK) 27.4%, Geo (GEO) 50.0%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 65.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.