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The price of Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) closed at $39.43 in the last session, down -0.10% from day before closing price of $39.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. ARMK stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.35.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ARMK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.11.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on September 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $36 to $42.50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when ZILLMER JOHN J bought 6,387 shares for $39.07 per share. The transaction valued at 249,569 led to the insider holds 831,825 shares of the business.
Harrington Lauren A sold 7,909 shares of ARMK for $333,523 on Nov 26 ’24. The SVP and General Counsel now owns 89,447 shares after completing the transaction at $42.17 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Harrington Lauren A, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,909 shares for $42.17 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARMK now has a Market Capitalization of 10364215296 and an Enterprise Value of 16461432832. As of this moment, Aramark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.921 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.278.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARMK is 1.21, which has changed by 0.105410695 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARMK has reached a high of $44.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.77%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ARMK traded on average about 1.93M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2261630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 262.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 261.07M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.54% stake in the company. Shares short for ARMK as of 1753920000 were 7190956 with a Short Ratio of 3.72, compared to 1751241600 on 8361972. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7190956 and a Short% of Float of 2.75.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ARMK is 0.42, which was 0.42 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010640993The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.22. The current Payout Ratio is 38.53% for ARMK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-10-02 when the company split stock in a 1385:1000 ratio.
