ARMK
Aramark
ARMK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ARMK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ARMK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
ARMK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ARMK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $22.71 | -58% |
| Forward | 19x | $53.88 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $47.38 | -12% |
| Current | 38x | $53.88 | — |
| Expensive | 55x | $78.71 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ARMK's PE is in its fair range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over ARMK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ARMK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ARMK, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ARMK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.81 | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.43 | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.34 | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.19 | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.22 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.35 | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.30 | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.27 | -47% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.99 | -61% |
ARMK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.43 over the past year, against $2.57 in late 2023.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ARMK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.1B | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.9B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.8B | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $5B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6B | +3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.4B | -9.9% |
ARMK's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $5.1B last quarter, up 9.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | +1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5% | -0.7 points |
ARMK's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ARMK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M | +$39.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $299M | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | -$904.4M | -$197.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | -$34.7M | -162% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | -$707M | +$65.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $882.3M | -0.5% |
ARMK generated $433M in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ARMK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +2.2% | +5.8M shares |
| 5 years | +4.3% | +11.2M shares |
| Available history | +6.6% | +16.5M shares |
ARMK has 269M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $913,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $25.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $29.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $30.9M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
ARMK spent $97M buying back its own shares over the past year.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ARMK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 4.0x | High |
ARMK's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.6 years a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over ARMK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ARMK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.6 | Neutral |
ARMK's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ARMK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ARMK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 24x | 57% above |
| PE % | 55 | 58 | 3 pts below |
ARMK has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ARMK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $54.2 | 0.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $56.3 | 4.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.6 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $43.4 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $37.2 | 45% above |
ARMK has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
ARMK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.4 | $27.2 | -13% |
| 2021 | $27.2 | $26.0 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | $26.0 | $30.0 | +15% |
| 2023 | $30.0 | $28.1 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | $28.1 | $37.4 | +33% |
| 2025 | $37.4 | $37.4 | 0% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.4 | $53.9 | +44% |
ARMK has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.