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Aramark (ARMK) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2025, Aramark (ARMK - Free Report) reported revenue of $5.05 billion, up 14.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.64, compared to $0.54 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65, the EPS surprise was -1.54%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Aramark performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- FSS International: $1.44 billion compared to the $1.44 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.1% year over year.
  • Revenues- FSS United States: $3.61 billion versus $3.7 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.6% change.
  • Operating Income- FSS United States: $212.08 million versus $262.33 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating Income- FSS International: $39.23 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $65.69 million.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Corporate: $-33.48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-28.86 million.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- FSS United States: $246.14 million versus $284.23 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- FSS International: $75.89 million versus $71.16 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating Income- Corporate: $-33.48 million compared to the $-28.86 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Aramark here>>>

Shares of Aramark have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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