Aramark (ARMK) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Aramark (ARMK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.9% for Q2 2026, up 12.0% year-over-year from 7.05% in Q2 2025, and up 5.42% quarter-over-quarter from 7.5% in Q1 2026.
Aramark (ARMK) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aramark (ARMK) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 7.9% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 12.0% year-over-year to 7.9%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 7.9% (up 12.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.39%, up 169.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 7.9% in Q2 2026 per ARMK's latest filing, from 7.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.41% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 3.15% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.06% across 5 years, with a median of 6.86% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 773 bps — and 2023, when it sank 144 bps.
- Aramark's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.41% in 2022, then surged by 54 bps to 5.27% in 2023, then surged by 56 bps to 8.23% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 8.12% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 7.9% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARMK's Return on Capital Employed at 7.9% in Q2 2026, 7.5% in Q1 2026, and 8.12% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 33.88% |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 17.98% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.55% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 7.07% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 25.89% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 8.58% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 7.98% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 7.90% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 7.50% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 7.45% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.79% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 8.23% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 8.41% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 6.86% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.27% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.31% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.54% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 4.59% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.92% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 1.69% |