For the quarter ended March 2025, Aramark (ARMK) reported revenue of $4.28 billion, up 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.34, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.35 billion, representing a surprise of -1.59%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.03%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.33.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $1.22 billion versus $1.21 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.8% change.
- Revenues- FSS United States: $3.06 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.14 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.4%.
- Operating Income- FSS United States: $151.69 million compared to the $161.05 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Income- FSS International: $51.55 million versus $49.25 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Corporate: -$29.06 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$29.48 million.
- Adjusted Operating Income- FSS United States: $176.60 million compared to the $183.63 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted Operating Income- FSS International: $59.68 million versus $53.56 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Corporate: -$29.06 million compared to the -$29.48 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Aramark have returned +11.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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