Aramark vs SHAKE SHACK INC., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Aramark and Shake Shack both sit near the thin end of restaurant profitability, but for opposite reasons. Aramark, a contract food and facilities operator rather than a branded eatery, keeps just 1.84% of revenue and burns cash at a negative 5.24% free cash flow yield. Shake Shack, the better-burger chain still building out locations, earns 2.76% net margin and turns a slim positive 0.69% cash yield. The market pays 41.85 times earnings for Aramark and 58.1 times for Shake Shack, both rich given the margins. Aramark's $14.9B cap dwarfs Shake Shack's $2.3B, and Aramark carries heavier debt at 1.85 versus 0.45 debt-to-equity.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | ARMK | SHAK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $57.89 | $58.61 |
| Market cap | $15.4B | $2.4B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.6% | — |
| P/E | 43.2 | 59.8 |
| P/B | 4.70 | 4.26 |
| P/S | 0.79 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.2 | 13.8 |
| Revenue growth | +10.2% | +16.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% | 7.4% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| FCF yield | -5.1% | 0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.85 | 0.45 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.69 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.57 | 1.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Each week boothcheck ranks the stocks whose prices are betting on the most. Read the most stretched bets archive →
boothcheck is also on Android. Get the app on Google Play →
The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.