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Aramark dividend history

Aramark's dividend was $0.420 a share in fiscal 2025, up 10.5% on the year before. That was 34.0% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$96.9M
Dividends (TTM)
$122M
Returned to shareholders
51%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$208M
Diluted share count
−0.1%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
1.5%
dividends 0.9% + buybacks 0.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
32%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
1.5%
of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Oct 20142015Oct 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Oct 20202021Oct 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Oct 2025LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share———————$0.440$0.440$0.440$0.440$0.440$0.380$0.420—
Dividend per share growth————————0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−13.6%+10.5%—
Dividends paid00528292101103108111112113115100111122
Share buybacks384255011002450700241417097
Dividends ÷ net income0.0%0.0%35.0%34.7%32.0%27.0%18.2%24.2%——58.2%17.0%38.1%34.0%31.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow0.0%0.0%—29.5%26.0%20.2%24.4%22.5%—44.9%29.6%29.9%33.4%25.7%28.3%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Aramark's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Aramark.