Aramark (ARMK) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 41.0% to 4.48% in Q2 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Apr 2026 was 4.32%, a 6.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.28%, up 22.0% from a year prior.
Aramark (ARMK) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on record, last reported at 4.48% in Q2 2026.
- Operating Margin reached 4.48% in Q2 2026 per ARMK's latest filing, down from 4.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ARMK hit a ceiling of 5.13% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 0.84% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.78% and a median of 3.88% in 2022 define the central range for Operating Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: tumbled -457bps in 2022, then soared 597bps in 2023.
- Tracing ARMK's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.88% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 3.79% in 2023, then rose by 26bps to 4.77% in 2024, then fell by -10bps to 4.31% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 4.48% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for ARMK at 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 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 34.65% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 28.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3.73% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 2.49% |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 0.19% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | -0.75% |
| Oct 2, 2020 | -3.49% |
| Jun 26, 2020 | -15.22% |
| Mar 27, 2020 | -2.62% |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 5.98% |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 5.22% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 4.71% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 3.07% |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 8.75% |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 7.15% |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 4.70% |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 3.43% |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 5.47% |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 5.79% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.29% |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.38% |
| Jul 1, 2016 | 4.72% |