GEO vs IRM vs ARMK Stock Comparison

Geo, Iron Mountain and Aramark Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.57 -11.7% 1M +59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$113.08 +1.5% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.66B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
3.05%
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
ARMK Aramark
$54.41 -1.0% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.34B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.88%
Facility Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Geo leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Geo 7, Iron Mountain 4, Aramark 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEOIRMARMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $33.66B $14.34B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 80.4x 37.5x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 48.7x 25.3x GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +17.4% +11.0% IRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 5.5% 1.9% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 7.6% 6.8% IRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 6.7x 4.1x GEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.05% 0.88% IRM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.6% +7.5% +36.1% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +19.9%/yr +8.5%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 33.3% 26.6% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 47/100 45/100 GEO

Percentile Scorecard

GEOIRMARMK

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

AxisGEOIRMARMK
Valuation 53 #53 of 112 21 #89 of 112 45 #62 of 112
Growth 60 #39 of 96 90 #11 of 96 84 #16 of 96
Profitability 57 #40 of 91 64 #33 of 91 47 #49 of 91
Financial Health 34 #83 of 125 8 #115 of 125 19 #101 of 125
Shareholder Returns 74 #18 of 67 50 #34 of 67 29 #48 of 67
Overall 56 47 45
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IRM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ARMK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEOIRMARMKSPY
1 month -11.7%+1.5%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.9%-10.9%-6.0% +3.5%
6 months +47.7%+0.3%+19.3% +7.0%
Year to date +71.0%+36.3%+47.6% +12.2%
1 year +59.6%+7.5%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +213.3%+94.2%+104.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +46.4%+24.8%+26.8% +23.1%
5 years +259.9%+147.7%+50.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.2%+19.9%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years +71.1%+232.5%+45.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.5%+12.8%+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGEOIRMARMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%33.3%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.5%34.4%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.160.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.221.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-40.0%-46.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-15.0%-12.8% -1.8%
52-week high $32.78$133.06$62.39 $779.14
52-week low $13.26$78.86$36.04 $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.

MultipleGEOIRMARMK
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 21.9x 80.4xmedian 21.9x 37.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 20.0xmedian 12.2x 14.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 14.3x -68.6xmedian 14.3x 33.1xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x -26.3xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.02 30.78median 1.02 -3.20median 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 monthsGEOIRMARMK
Revenue $2.83B $7.56B $19.85B
Gross profit – $4.10B $1.69B
Operating income $315.54M $1.42B $870.70M
Net income $291.54M $434.46M $382.71M
Free cash flow $26.44M -$490.92M $432.81M
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $1.40 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $54.99M $204.79M $499.43M
Total debt $6.34B $17.35B $6.13B
Shares (diluted) 132.02M 299.85M 268.54M
Enterprise value $3.26B $33.18B $12.36B

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
MetricGEOIRMARMK
P/E 12.4x 80.4x 37.5x
P/FCF 138.0x -68.6x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 20.3x 15.7x
P/S 1.3x 4.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.4x -26.3x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -13.4x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 20.0x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 35.8x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 194.2x -103.5x 46.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 30.7x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 30.78 -3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEOIRMARMK
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 17.4% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.0% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.5% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 35.4% 9.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 12.8% 30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 222.2% 867.3% 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 4.1% -11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 242.8% 897.5% 4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 2.6% -11.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% 31.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 17.2% 68.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.8% 50.3% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% -60.8% 77.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEOIRMARMK
Gross margin – 54.2% 8.5%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 33.6% 7.0%
Operating margin 11.2% 18.8% 4.4%
Pretax margin 14.0% 6.7% 2.6%
Net margin 10.3% 5.5% 1.9%
FCF margin 0.9% -6.5% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 21.9% 4.6%
Return on equity 19.4% – 11.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 2.0% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 7.6% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 7.5% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 3.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEOIRMARMK
Debt / assets 41.2% 79.0% 43.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x -13.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 6.7x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 58.3x -35.3x 14.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 105.8% 75.7%
Equity / assets 40.5% -5.8% 24.3%
Interest coverage 2.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.24 1.75 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEOIRMARMK
Dividend yield – 3.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.8% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 3.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 229.5% 32.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -203.1% 28.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.5% 12.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 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.

ConsensusGEOIRMARMK
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 48.7xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.8%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.8% +28.0% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026 $21.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% +2.2% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEOIRMARMK
Held by institutions 94.2% 86.2% 98.9%
Institutions holding 292 1,161 544
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +1.9% +0.0%
Institutions buying 151 598 320
Institutions selling 97 377 157
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.59 2.04

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.

GEOIRMARMK
GEO 1.00 0.07 0.27
IRM 0.07 1.00 0.19
ARMK 0.27 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEO, IRM and ARMK?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Geo (GEO) $3.65B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $33.66B, Aramark (ARMK) $14.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEO, IRM and ARMK?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Geo (GEO) 12.4x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 80.4x, Aramark (ARMK) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Geo (GEO) 20.6x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 48.7x, Aramark (ARMK) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iron Mountain (IRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%, Aramark (ARMK) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%, Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Iron Mountain (IRM) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%, Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +59.6%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +7.5%, Aramark (ARMK) +36.1%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +29.2%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +19.9%/yr, Aramark (ARMK) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest dividend yield: Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 3.05%, Aramark (ARMK) 0.88%. Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.3%, Aramark (ARMK) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.