Aramark (ARMK) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)

Aramark's (ARMK) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.48% in Q2 2026, up 41.0% year-on-year from 3.18% in Q2 2025, and down 0.55% on a QoQ basis from 4.5% in Q1 2026.

Aramark (ARMK) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aramark (ARMK) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 4.48% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 41.0% year-over-year to 4.48% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 4.31%, a 6.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.28%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 4.48%, down from 4.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ARMK reached as high as 5.13% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 0.84% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.78% across 5 years, with a median of 3.88% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 457 bps in 2022 and surged 597 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 3.88% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 3.79% in 2023, then climbed by 26 bps to 4.77% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 4.31% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 4.48% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 4.48% in Q2 2026, 4.5% in Q1 2026, and 4.31% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 7.67%
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - 30.62%
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 37.53%
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 17.62%
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.48%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.52 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 4.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 4.48%
Jan 2, 2026 4.50%
Oct 3, 2025 4.31%
Jun 27, 2025 3.95%
Mar 28, 2025 4.07%
Dec 27, 2024 4.77%
Sep 27, 2024 4.95%
Jun 28, 2024 3.69%
Mar 29, 2024 3.79%
Dec 29, 2023 3.79%
Sep 29, 2023 5.13%
Jun 30, 2023 3.27%
Mar 31, 2023 3.20%
Dec 30, 2022 3.88%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.84%
Jul 1, 2022 3.58%
Apr 1, 2022 3.68%
Dec 31, 2021 3.55%
Oct 1, 2021 3.72%
Jul 2, 2021 2.49%