Aramark vs Darden Restaurants
Aramark is the larger business, with $18.51bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $13.21bn for Darden Restaurants (1.4 times as much). Darden Restaurants grew faster (9.4% against 6.4%). Darden Restaurants kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 9.1% against 1.8%. Darden Restaurants carries less debt relative to equity (105.6% against 171.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | AramarkARMK, 2025 | Darden RestaurantsDRI, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.51bn | $13.21bn |
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 9.4% |
| Net income | $326m | $1.21bn |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 12.0% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 53.4% |
| Free cash flow | $432m | $1.12bn |
| Cash | $639m | $220m |
| Total debt | $5.41bn | $2.33bn |
| Debt to equity | 171.7% | 105.6% |
| Dividend per share | $0.42 | $6.00 |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Share buybacks | $170m | $672m |
| Employees | 278,390 | — |
| Market value | $14.44bn | $24.98bn |
| Price vs our value range | Above our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 45 (Moderate) | 58 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 4 sales | 0 buys, 28 sales |