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ARMK vs. QSR, IHG, YUMC, BROS, HTHT, WING, CAVA, WH, RRR, and ATAT

Should you be buying Aramark stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aramark include Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Yum China (YUMC), Dutch Bros (BROS), H World Group (HTHT), Wingstop (WING), CAVA Group (CAVA), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), and Atour Lifestyle (ATAT). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

Aramark vs. Its Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) are both large-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Restaurant Brands International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aramark. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Restaurant Brands International$8.41B2.46$1.02B$2.6423.89
Aramark$17.40B0.59$262.52M$1.3529.05

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Aramark's net margin of 2.02%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 29.54% beat Aramark's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International9.43% 29.54% 5.83%
Aramark 2.02%15.67%3.67%

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aramark pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Aramark has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Restaurant Brands International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Aramark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Aramark had 2 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Aramark and 10 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Aramark's score of 1.41 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Aramark
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus target price of $75.04, suggesting a potential upside of 18.96%. Aramark has a consensus target price of $45.44, suggesting a potential upside of 15.86%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Aramark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Aramark
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Aramark on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ARMK vs. The Competition

MetricAramarkBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.39B$5.82B$26.22B$21.31B
Dividend Yield1.06%3.35%2.78%3.51%
P/E Ratio29.0529.0528.1629.34
Price / Sales0.591.811,197.1452.84
Price / Cash12.3116.7726.8423.86
Price / Book3.344.846.195.39
Net Income$262.52M$155.37M$197.87M$996.59M
7 Day Performance-0.60%1.67%11.34%3.12%
1 Month Performance-9.73%3.47%4.28%2.97%
1 Year Performance9.93%64.05%46.07%12.83%

Aramark Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ARMK
Aramark
4.5786 of 5 stars
$39.22
-0.7%
$45.44
+15.9%
+10.8%$10.39B$17.40B29.05266,680Positive News
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
4.727 of 5 stars
$65.86
+0.9%
$75.04
+13.9%
-9.8%$21.40B$8.41B24.9537,600Positive News
IHG
Intercontinental Hotels Group
1.2607 of 5 stars
$121.39
+0.3%
N/A+23.4%$18.66B$4.92B21.5212,587Positive News
YUMC
Yum China
4.9829 of 5 stars
$44.55
-0.4%
$60.00
+34.7%
+33.1%$16.50B$11.30B18.41351,000Positive News
BROS
Dutch Bros
3.1909 of 5 stars
$65.37
+3.8%
$77.82
+19.1%
+130.5%$10.36B$1.28B139.0926,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
HTHT
H World Group
3.1706 of 5 stars
$33.04
-0.1%
$40.80
+23.5%
+21.0%$10.15B$3.27B22.9428,502High Trading Volume
WING
Wingstop
3.595 of 5 stars
$339.63
+0.8%
$379.52
+11.7%
-16.7%$9.41B$625.81M56.611,335
CAVA
CAVA Group
4.13 of 5 stars
$69.78
-0.2%
$100.44
+43.9%
-42.4%$8.11B$963.71M120.528,100Positive News
WH
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
4.5748 of 5 stars
$87.61
-0.3%
$106.98
+22.1%
+15.1%$6.71B$1.41B20.472,200Positive News
RRR
Red Rock Resorts
3.7569 of 5 stars
$59.50
+0.8%
$60.73
+2.1%
+12.2%$6.23B$1.94B20.249,300Positive News
Insider Trade
ATAT
Atour Lifestyle
2.3464 of 5 stars
$34.87
0.0%
$36.63
+5.0%
+118.4%$4.82B$992.96M27.675,488News Coverage
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This page (NYSE:ARMK) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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