RTO vs ARMK vs ABM Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, Aramark and Abm Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARMK Aramark
$56.02 +2.9% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.60B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins
ABM Abm Industries Inc /De/
$53.93 +10.9% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aramark leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aramark 7, Abm Industries 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOARMKABMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.88B $14.60B $3.22B ARMK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 38.1x 19.4x ABM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 26.1x 14.2x ABM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.0% +6.0% ARMK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.9% 1.8% ARMK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.8% 6.8% ARMK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x 3.8x ABM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% ABM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +43.3% +25.2% ARMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr +9.0%/yr +4.2%/yr ARMK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 26.5% 28.1% ARMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 57/100 ABM

Percentile Scorecard

RTOARMKABM

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

AxisRTOARMKABM
Valuation – 46 #62 of 113 88 #14 of 113
Growth – 85 #15 of 96 65 #34 of 96
Profitability – 44 #51 of 91 42 #53 of 91
Financial Health – 19 #99 of 122 36 #78 of 122
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 32 #45 of 66 54 #31 of 66
Overall – 45 57
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ARMK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ABM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOARMKABMSPY
1 month +16.2%+2.9%+10.9% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%-2.2%+13.3% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%+22.6%+32.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%+52.0%+27.5% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%+43.3%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years -10.5%+109.3%+37.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%+27.9%+11.1% +22.8%
5 years -43.2%+53.6%+22.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%+9.0%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years +63.0%+52.1%+39.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%+4.3%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOARMKABMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%26.5%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%23.4%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.630.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.451.630.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-46.4%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-10.2%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$62.39$54.02 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$36.04$37.39 $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.

MultipleRTOARMKABM
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 38.6xmedian 21.9x 19.1xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x 11.1xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 34.1xmedian 14.4x 10.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 -3.29median 0.97 -2.49median 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 monthsRTOARMKABM
Revenue – $19.85B $9.15B
Gross profit – $1.69B $1.09B
Operating income – $870.70M $321.50M
Net income – $382.71M $166.40M
Free cash flow – $432.81M $312.30M
EPS (diluted) – $1.43 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $499.43M $110.50M
Total debt -$1.94B $6.13B $1.77B
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 268.54M 59.30M
Enterprise value $5.40B $12.54B $2.81B

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
MetricRTOARMKABM
P/E – 38.6x 19.1x
P/FCF – 34.1x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.2x 7.7x
P/S – 0.7x 0.3x
P/B – 4.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book – 10.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT – 23.4x 15.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 47.1x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.4x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.29 -2.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOARMKABM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.0% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.6% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.2% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.8% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.8% 43.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.1% -11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.6% 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -11.7% -7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% 210.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 68.3% 22.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.2% 438.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 77.8% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOARMKABM
Gross margin – 8.5% 12.0%
EBITDA margin – 7.0% 4.8%
Operating margin – 4.4% 3.5%
Pretax margin – 2.6% 2.4%
Net margin – 1.9% 1.8%
FCF margin – 2.2% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.6% 4.5%
Return on equity – 11.5% 9.4%
Return on assets – 2.8% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – 6.8% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – 8.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOARMKABM
Debt / assets -13.4% 43.9% 31.7%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – 14.2x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets – 75.7% 68.0%
Equity / assets – 24.3% 32.0%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio -683.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio -411.8x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.60 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOARMKABM
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.2% 7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.0% 40.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.3% 21.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.9% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusRTOARMKABM
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 26.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $2.15FY2026 $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +21.9% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $21.42BFY2026 $8.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% -4.7% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOARMKABM
Held by institutions 15.4% 99.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 288 545 306
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +0.1% +4.4%
Institutions buying 162 321 193
Institutions selling 90 157 77
Buyers to sellers 1.80 2.04 2.51

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.

RTOARMKABM
RTO 1.00 0.17 0.29
ARMK 0.17 1.00 0.30
ABM 0.29 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, ARMK and ABM?

Aramark (ARMK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.88B, Aramark (ARMK) $14.60B, Abm Industries (ABM) $3.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTO, ARMK and ABM?

Abm Industries (ABM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aramark (ARMK) 38.1x, Abm Industries (ABM) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abm Industries (ABM) is cheapest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.3x, Aramark (ARMK) 26.1x, Abm Industries (ABM) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aramark (ARMK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aramark (ARMK) +11.0%, Abm Industries (ABM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aramark (ARMK) has the highest net margin (Aramark (ARMK) 1.9%, Abm Industries (ABM) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Aramark (ARMK) leads (Aramark (ARMK) 6.8%, Abm Industries (ABM) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aramark (ARMK) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Aramark (ARMK) +43.3%, Abm Industries (ABM) +25.2%. Over five years, Aramark (ARMK) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, Aramark (ARMK) +9.0%/yr, Abm Industries (ABM) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abm Industries (ABM) has the highest dividend yield: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%, Aramark (ARMK) 0.01%, Abm Industries (ABM) 0.02%. Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aramark (ARMK) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Aramark (ARMK) 26.5%, Abm Industries (ABM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTO, ARMK and ABM?

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 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.