$Aramark(ARMK-W)$ (ARMK) reported $4.42 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 9.9%. EPS of $0.54 for the same period compares to $0.64 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.44 billion, representing a surprise of -0.51%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Aramark performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- FSS International: $1.24 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.18 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.5%.
• Revenues- FSS United States: $3.18 billion compared to the $3.25 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.6% year over year.
• Operating Income- FSS United States: $200.72 million versus $234.69 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Operating Income- FSS International: $46.21 million compared to the $48.78 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Corporate: -$27.06 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$31.67 million.
• Adjusted Operating Income- FSS United States: $240.63 million versus $255.14 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Adjusted Operating Income- FSS International: $57.80 million versus $53.67 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Operating Income- Corporate: -$28.13 million versus -$31.67 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Aramark have returned +2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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