ARMK vs ROL vs GEO Stock Comparison

Aramark, Rollins and Geo Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARMK Aramark
$52.57 -5.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.34B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.81 +7.1% 1M -38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.52B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.36 -10.6% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rollins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rollins 6, Geo 5, Aramark 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMKROLGEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.34B $16.52B $3.60B ROL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x 31.4x 12.3x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 31.4x 20.4x GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +8.3% +15.3% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 13.2% 10.3% ROL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 26.0% 7.5% ROL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x 3.3x ROL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% ROL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% -38.7% +57.8% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -2.3%/yr +27.5%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 30.1% 49.1% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 55/100 ROL

Percentile Scorecard

ARMKROLGEO

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

AxisARMKROLGEO
Valuation 48 #59 of 112 25 #84 of 112 53 #53 of 112
Growth 84 #16 of 96 62 #37 of 96 59 #40 of 96
Profitability 47 #50 of 93 97 #4 of 93 59 #39 of 93
Financial Health 18 #103 of 126 62 #49 of 126 33 #85 of 126
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 39 #41 of 67 73 #19 of 67
Overall 46 57 55
  • ARMK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMKROLGEOSPY
1 month -5.7%+7.1%-10.6% -1.0%
3 months -8.1%-9.9%-11.5% +2.9%
6 months +13.6%-38.5%+45.3% +6.4%
Year to date +42.6%-42.0%+69.7% +11.4%
1 year +31.8%-38.7%+57.8% +13.1%
3 years +98.3%+3.4%+203.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.7%+1.1%+44.7% +21.5%
5 years +43.4%-10.9%+236.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%-2.3%+27.5% +10.9%
10 years +42.2%+178.3%+69.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.6%+10.8%+5.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARMKROLGEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%30.1%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%33.9%50.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.050.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-1.291.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-54.8%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-46.9%-16.5% -2.5%
52-week high $62.39$65.60$32.78 $779.14
52-week low $36.04$29.68$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.

MultipleARMKROLGEO
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 21.0x 31.7xmedian 21.0x 12.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 4.2xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.3x 20.0xmedian 12.3x 11.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 15.1x 24.8xmedian 15.1x 136.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.4x 12.0xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.09median 1.02 3.33median 1.02 0.48median 1.02

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 monthsARMKROLGEO
Revenue $19.85B $3.99B $2.83B
Gross profit $1.69B $2.08B –
Operating income $870.70M $729.77M $315.54M
Net income $382.71M $526.12M $291.54M
Free cash flow $432.81M $671.82M $26.44M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $1.10 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $499.43M $129.05M $54.99M
Total debt $6.13B $2.69B $6.34B
Shares (diluted) 268.54M 478.98M 132.02M
Enterprise value $12.29B $16.06B $3.21B

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
MetricARMKROLGEO
P/E 36.2x 31.7x 12.3x
P/FCF 32.0x 24.8x 136.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 23.9x 18.2x
P/S 0.7x 4.2x 1.3x
P/B 4.1x 12.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 20.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 20.0x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 23.6x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 4.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 45.0x 25.7x 193.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 24.7x 25.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.09 3.33 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMKROLGEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 8.3% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.2% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 6.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 10.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.8% 1.8% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 9.0% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% 2.0% 222.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 8.6% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% 3.2% 242.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 9.5% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% -0.6% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.3% 11.8% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -0.5% -79.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 12.7% -42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMKROLGEO
Gross margin 8.5% 52.1% –
EBITDA margin 7.0% 21.6% 16.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 18.3% 11.2%
Pretax margin 2.6% 17.4% 14.0%
Net margin 1.9% 13.2% 10.3%
FCF margin 2.2% 16.8% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 17.5% 7.0%
Return on equity 11.5% 37.3% 19.4%
Return on assets 2.8% 15.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 26.0% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 30.8% 9.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMKROLGEO
Debt / assets 43.9% 21.6% 41.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 14.2x 1.1x 58.3x
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 58.6% 59.5%
Equity / assets 24.3% 41.4% 40.5%
Interest coverage – 20.1x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.55 7.15 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMKROLGEO
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.2% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 4.2% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.0% 66.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.3% 52.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.9% 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 11.2% –

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.

ConsensusARMKROLGEO
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.8% +44.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.42BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +6.6% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMKROLGEO
Held by institutions 98.9% 58.8% 94.2%
Institutions holding 544 828 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +0.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 320 416 151
Institutions selling 157 323 97
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.29 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.

ARMKROLGEO
ARMK 1.00 0.22 0.27
ROL 0.22 1.00 0.10
GEO 0.27 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARMK, ROL and GEO?

Rollins (ROL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aramark (ARMK) $14.34B, Rollins (ROL) $16.52B, Geo (GEO) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARMK, ROL and GEO?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aramark (ARMK) 37.5x, Rollins (ROL) 31.4x, Geo (GEO) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Aramark (ARMK) 24.5x, Rollins (ROL) 31.4x, Geo (GEO) 20.4x). 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%, Rollins (ROL) +8.3%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Rollins (ROL) leads (Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%, Rollins (ROL) 26.0%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Aramark (ARMK) +31.8%, Rollins (ROL) -38.7%, Geo (GEO) +57.8%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Aramark (ARMK) +7.5%/yr, Rollins (ROL) -2.3%/yr, Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest dividend yield: Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%, Rollins (ROL) 0.02%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%. Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Aramark (ARMK) 26.4%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARMK, ROL 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, Rollins (ROL) leads on 6. 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.