Aramark

NYSE:ARMK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.9b

Aramark Valuation

Is ARMK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ARMK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ARMK ($37.62) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($33.29)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ARMK is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ARMK?

Key metric: As ARMK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for ARMK. This is calculated by dividing ARMK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is ARMK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.8x
EarningsUS$262.52m
Market CapUS$9.93b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ARMK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ARMK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.2x
TXRH Texas Roadhouse
31x12.5%US$12.1b
WING Wingstop
84.3x19.4%US$8.5b
EAT Brinker International
32x19.0%US$6.0b
DPZ Domino's Pizza
25.7x5.9%US$14.7b
ARMK Aramark
37.8x20.1%US$9.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ARMK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the peer average (43.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ARMK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
THRS.F Agility Real Estate
1.7xn/aUS$2.05m
No more companies available in this PE range
ARMK 37.8xIndustry Avg. 23.7xNo. of Companies14PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ARMK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (23.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ARMK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ARMK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.8x
Fair PE Ratio26.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ARMK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ARMK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$37.62
US$44.73
+18.9%
5.4%US$49.00US$38.43n/a15
Dec ’25US$40.69
US$43.70
+7.4%
5.3%US$47.00US$38.43n/a15
Nov ’25US$38.21
US$40.76
+6.7%
5.4%US$45.50US$38.00n/a15
Oct ’25US$38.14
US$39.86
+4.5%
3.5%US$42.50US$38.00n/a14
Sep ’25US$36.63
US$38.63
+5.5%
4.0%US$40.50US$35.00n/a15
Aug ’25US$33.40
US$36.40
+9.0%
5.9%US$40.00US$32.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$33.28
US$36.40
+9.4%
5.9%US$40.00US$32.00n/a16
Jun ’25US$32.15
US$35.30
+9.8%
3.6%US$37.00US$32.00n/a16
May ’25US$31.15
US$34.46
+10.6%
5.1%US$37.00US$30.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$32.27
US$34.37
+6.5%
5.1%US$37.00US$30.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$30.74
US$34.24
+11.4%
4.8%US$36.00US$30.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$29.71
US$31.97
+7.6%
5.7%US$35.00US$28.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$28.10
US$31.77
+13.0%
6.0%US$35.00US$28.00n/a15
Dec ’24US$28.29
US$31.61
+11.7%
7.2%US$35.00US$26.00US$40.6914
Nov ’24US$27.23
US$31.81
+16.8%
9.7%US$36.50US$27.00US$38.2113
Oct ’24US$34.70
US$44.93
+29.5%
9.8%US$50.00US$33.00US$38.1415
Sep ’24US$38.19
US$46.03
+20.5%
6.7%US$50.00US$38.00US$36.6315
Aug ’24US$40.24
US$44.37
+10.3%
9.0%US$50.00US$36.00US$33.4015
Jul ’24US$43.05
US$43.60
+1.3%
9.2%US$50.00US$36.00US$33.2815
Jun ’24US$39.05
US$43.71
+11.9%
9.5%US$50.00US$36.00US$32.1514
May ’24US$34.88
US$44.29
+27.0%
11.9%US$55.00US$36.00US$31.1514
Apr ’24US$35.80
US$44.79
+25.1%
11.4%US$55.00US$36.00US$32.2714
Mar ’24US$37.13
US$45.50
+22.5%
10.0%US$55.00US$36.00US$30.7414
Feb ’24US$44.34
US$46.04
+3.8%
10.1%US$55.00US$36.00US$29.7114
Jan ’24US$41.34
US$44.00
+6.4%
10.5%US$51.00US$36.00US$28.1015
Dec ’23US$41.90
US$43.53
+3.9%
10.5%US$51.00US$34.00US$28.2915

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 08:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2024/09/27

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Aramark is covered by 25 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew WittmannBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Stuart GordonBerenberg