Aramark (ARMK) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Aramark (ARMK) reported 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 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.9% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 7.9%, up 12.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 7.9% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.39%, up 169.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 7.9% in Q2 2026 per ARMK's latest filing, from 7.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.41% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 3.15% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 6.06% and a median of 6.86% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 773 bps in 2022, then sank 144 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.41% in 2022, then jumped by 54 bps to 5.27% in 2023, then jumped by 56 bps to 8.23% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 8.12% in 2025, then fell 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 | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | -0.29% |