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Forensic Analysis · Restaurants · as of Nov 9, 2026

Aramark (ARMK)

A forensic read on Aramark built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

D · Weak — demands caution
Forensic grade
Distress
Financial health
0.8
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
10.6%
ROE
6.4%
Revenue growth

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Aramark earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 0.8, placing it in the Distress zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

6.7%
FY2025
Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 6.7% in the latest fiscal year and rising across FY2023–FY2025 from 4.3%. After-tax operating profit was $496M in FY2023 and $601M in FY2025, with operating income at 3.9% of revenue in FY2023, 4.1% in FY2024 and 4.3% in FY2025. The capital base behind it came down -22% across FY2023–FY2025, from $11.5B to $9.0B, so this return is struck on a smaller base than it started on.
-14%
FY2023→FY2024
Dividend — cut. The payout was CUT ~14% in FY2024 (from FY2023). It still returns some cash, but it is NOT the dependable, rising dividend an unbroken streak implies.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$18.51B
Revenue Growth YoY+6.4%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)+7.3%
Net Margin1.8%
Free Cash Flow$431.8M
Return on Equity10.6%
Debt / Equity1.72x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 9, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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