RTO vs APG vs ARMK Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, APi and Aramark Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$45.00 +16.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
ARMK Aramark
$56.02 +2.9% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.11B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aramark leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aramark 5, APi 4, Rentokil Initial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOAPGARMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.75B $19.01B $14.11B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -82.6x 36.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 26.6x 26.1x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.4% +11.0% APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.6% 1.9% ARMK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.8% 6.8% ARMK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x 4.1x APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +30.6% +43.3% ARMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr +25.4%/yr +9.0%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 31.2% 26.5% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 45/100 ARMK

Percentile Scorecard

RTOAPGARMK

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

AxisRTOAPGARMK
Valuation – 24 #86 of 113 46 #62 of 113
Growth – 78 #22 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Profitability – 54 #42 of 91 44 #51 of 91
Financial Health – 40 #74 of 122 19 #99 of 122
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 26 #49 of 66 32 #45 of 66
Overall – 44 45
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • APG 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

PeriodRTOAPGARMKSPY
1 month +16.2%+16.1%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%+14.7%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%-1.6%+22.6% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%+17.6%+52.0% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%+30.6%+43.3% +11.9%
3 years -10.5%+162.4%+109.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%+38.0%+27.9% +22.8%
5 years -43.2%+209.9%+53.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%+25.4%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +63.0%—+52.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—+4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOAPGARMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%31.2%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%31.1%23.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.260.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.981.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-49.6%-46.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-8.9%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$49.40$62.39 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$34.46$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.

MultipleRTOAPGARMK
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x -84.3xmedian 21.9x 38.6xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 22.2xmedian 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 28.4xmedian 14.4x 34.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 1.42median 0.97 -3.29median 0.97

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 monthsRTOAPGARMK
Revenue – $8.91B $19.85B
Gross profit – $2.77B $1.69B
Operating income – $644.00M $870.70M
Net income – $367.00M $382.71M
Free cash flow – $673.00M $432.81M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.53 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $373.00M $499.43M
Total debt -$1.94B $3.57B $6.13B
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 432.00M 268.54M
Enterprise value $5.26B $16.23B $12.06B

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
MetricRTOAPGARMK
P/E – -84.3x 38.6x
P/FCF – 28.4x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.7x 16.2x
P/S – 2.1x 0.7x
P/B – 5.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book – 12.3x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA – 22.2x 14.7x
EV/EBIT – 34.7x 23.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 33.2x 47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.8x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.42 -3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOAPGARMK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.4% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.2% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.3% 9.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% 30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 34.9% 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% -11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -246.6% 4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -59.2% -11.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.4% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% 68.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.7% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% 77.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOAPGARMK
Gross margin – 31.1% 8.5%
EBITDA margin – 11.3% 7.0%
Operating margin – 7.2% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 5.5% 2.6%
Net margin – -2.6% 1.9%
FCF margin – 7.6% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.7% 4.6%
Return on equity – 10.5% 11.5%
Return on assets – 3.6% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.8% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – 8.9% 8.0%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOAPGARMK
Debt / assets -13.4% 34.8% 43.9%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x 4.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 14.2x
Liabilities / assets – 66.1% 75.7%
Equity / assets – 33.9% 24.3%
Interest coverage – 4.4x –
Current ratio -683.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio -411.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.93 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOAPGARMK
Dividend yield 2.7% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.3% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusRTOAPGARMK
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +16.0% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026 $21.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +8.4% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOAPGARMK
Held by institutions 15.4% 84.5% 99.0%
Institutions holding 288 582 545
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +5.1% +0.1%
Institutions buying 162 307 321
Institutions selling 90 205 157
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.50 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.

RTOAPGARMK
RTO 1.00 0.12 0.18
APG 0.12 1.00 0.31
ARMK 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, APG and ARMK?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, APi (APG) $19.01B, Aramark (ARMK) $14.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +16.4%, Aramark (ARMK) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aramark (ARMK) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.6%, Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Aramark (ARMK) leads (APi (APG) 6.8%, Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aramark (ARMK) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, APi (APG) +30.6%, Aramark (ARMK) +43.3%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, APi (APG) +25.4%/yr, Aramark (ARMK) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%, APi (APG) 0.00%, Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%. Rentokil Initial (RTO) and APi (APG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, APi (APG) 31.2%, Aramark (ARMK) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTO, APG 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, Aramark (ARMK) leads on 5. 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.