0001584509-26-000040 | 10-Q | XBRL Viewer

Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2026

Schedule of Financial Information by Segment

Financial information by segment is as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended
	January 2, 2026
	FSS United States		FSS International		Total
Revenue	$	3,362.1	$	1,469.4	$	4,831.5
Less:
Food and support services costs	948.1		397.5
Personnel costs(1)	1,272.9		751.3
Other direct costs(1)	805.7		226.5
Depreciation and amortization(2)	75.0		18.8
Selling expenses	34.9		6.8
Adjusted operating income	$	225.5	$	68.5	$	294.0

Reconciliation to Income Before Income Taxes:
Unallocated corporate expenses(3)					(31.0)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets(2)					(32.0)

Gains, losses and settlements impacting comparability(1)					(13.5)

Interest Expense, net					(81.9)
Income Before Income Taxes					$	135.6

1)Adjusted for Gains, Losses, and Settlements impacting comparability consisting of certain transactions that are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operational performance. Adjustment impacting FSS United States Personnel costs includes a charge related to a multiemployer pension plan withdrawal ($5.6 million). Adjustment impacting FSS United States Other direct costs includes a non-cash charge for the impairment of certain assets related to a business held-for-sale ($6.1 million). Adjustments impacting FSS International Other direct costs consist of legal charges related to an antitrust review ($1.3 million) and charges related to hyperinflation in Argentina ($0.5 million).

2)Adjusted for Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets of $25.2 million and $6.8 million incurred by FSS United States and FSS International, respectively.

3)Includes certain operating and non-operating costs not allocated to the segments, such as corporate personnel compensation costs, share-based compensation expense and other unallocated costs.


	Three Months Ended
	December 27, 2024
	FSS United States		FSS International		Total
Revenue	$	3,301.0	$	1,251.1	$	4,552.1
Less:
Food and support services costs	941.4		340.6
Personnel costs	1,220.9		638.2
Other direct costs(1)	806.7		191.8
Depreciation and amortization(2)	68.7		15.8
Selling expenses	34.6		5.7
Adjusted operating income	$	228.7	$	59.0	$	287.7

Reconciliation to Income Before Income Taxes:
Unallocated corporate expenses(3)					(30.1)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets(2)					(28.5)

Gains, losses and settlements impacting comparability(1)					(11.8)

Interest Expense, net					(75.8)
Income Before Income Taxes					$	141.5

1)Adjusted for Gains, Losses, and Settlements impacting comparability consisting of certain transactions that are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operational performance. Adjustment impacting FSS United States includes a charge for contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisition earn outs ($11.1 million). Adjustment impacting FSS International consists of charges related to hyperinflation in Argentina ($0.7 million).

2)Adjusted for Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets of $23.9 million and $4.6 million incurred by FSS United States and FSS International, respectively.

3)Includes certain operating and non-operating costs not allocated to the segments, such as corporate personnel compensation costs, share-based compensation expense and other unallocated costs.

Schedule of Additional Financial Information by Segment

Additional financial information by segment is as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended
	January 2, 2026
	FSS United States		FSS International		Corporate		Total
Capital Expenditures and Other(1)	$	96.6	$	35.9	$	—	$	132.5
Depreciation and Amortization	100.2		25.6		0.2		126.0

	Three Months Ended
	December 27, 2024
	FSS United States		FSS International		Corporate		Total
Capital Expenditures and Other(1)	$	102.1	$	20.0	$	—	$	122.1
Depreciation and Amortization	92.6		20.4		0.2		113.2


(1)			Includes amounts acquired in business combinations.


	January 2, 2026
	FSS United States		FSS International		Corporate		Total
Identifiable Assets	$	10,390.4	$	3,063.9	$	88.6	$	13,542.9


	October 3, 2025
	FSS United States		FSS International		Corporate		Total
Identifiable Assets	$	10,181.8	$	3,030.5	$	92.3	$	13,304.6

Borrowings

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2026

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

BORROWINGS:

Long-term borrowings, net, are summarized in the following table (in thousands):


	January 2, 2026		October 3, 2025
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
$1.4 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due August 2029	$	415,329	$	189,794
Term A Loans due August 2029	443,722		446,575
United States Term B Loans due June 2030	2,354,460		2,367,181
United States Term B Loans due April 2028	727,047		726,687
Senior Unsecured Notes:
4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes (EUR) due April 2033	464,011		464,793
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 2028	1,146,414		1,146,007
Other:
Receivables Facility due September 2028	625,000		—
Finance leases	61,788		59,174
Other	9,372		5,726
	6,247,143		5,405,937
Less—current portion	(36,244)		(31,543)
	$	6,210,899	$	5,374,394

As of January 2, 2026, there were $1.1 billion of outstanding foreign currency borrowings.

As of January 2, 2026, there was $936.2 million of availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility.

United States Term B-10 Loans due June 2030 Amendment

Aramark Services, Inc. (“ASI”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement on March 28, 2017 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). On December 11, 2025 (the "Closing Date"), ASI entered into an amendment (“Amendment No.19”) to provide for, among other things, the repricing of all of the United States dollar denominated Term B-8 Loans (“U.S. Term B-8 Loans due 2030”) previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement by refinancing all of the U.S. Term B-8 Loans due 2030 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement with new United States dollar denominated Term B-10 Loans in an amount equal to $2.4 billion due in June 2030 (“U.S. Term B-10 Loans due 2030”). The U.S. Term B-10 Loans due 2030 were funded in full on the Closing Date and were applied by the Company to refinance the entire principal amount of the U.S. Term B-8 Loans due 2030 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

The U.S. Term B-10 Loans due 2030 bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either (a) a forward-looking term rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate for the applicable interest period (“Term SOFR”) plus an applicable margin set at 1.75% or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (3) Term SOFR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% plus an applicable margin set at 0.75%. The U.S. Term B-10 Loans due 2030 require repayments of principal in quarterly installments of $6.3 million from June 30, 2029 through March 31, 2030 and $2.3 billion at maturity. Except with respect to pricing, the U.S. Term B-10 Loans are subject to substantially similar terms currently relating to guarantees, collateral, mandatory prepayments and covenants that were applicable to the U.S. Term B-8 Loans previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement and are currently applicable to the Company’s other U.S. Term B Loans currently outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Amendment No. 19 also gave effect to the 2024 Refinancing Amendments (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which, among other things, included borrower-favorable changes to basket capacity, thresholds and step-downs.

The Company capitalized $1.3 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the refinancing in Amendment No. 19, which are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loans and are presented in “Long-Term Borrowings” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 2, 2026 as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the loans. Amounts paid for capitalized transaction costs are included within “Other financing activities” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 2, 2026. Additionally, the Company recorded $1.1 million of charges related to the repricings to "Interest Expense, net" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended January 2, 2026, consisting of $0.7 million in transaction costs and a $0.4 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and discount on the U.S. Term B-8 Loans due 2030.

Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
Cover Page - shares	Jan. 02, 2026	Jan. 30, 2026
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jan. 02, 2026
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36223
Entity Registrant Name	Aramark
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-8236097
Entity Address, Address Line One	2400 Market Street
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	19103
Entity Address, City or Town	Philadelphia,
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
City Area Code	215
Local Phone Number	238-3000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock,
Trading Symbol	ARMK
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		262,835,999
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2026
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Central Index Key	0001584509
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-02

Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 4,831,549	$ 4,552,086
FSS United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	3,362,100	3,301,000
FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	3,362,100	3,301,000
FSS International
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,469,400	1,251,100
FSS International \| FSS International:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,469,400	1,251,100
FSS International \| Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	847,800	675,100
FSS International \| Rest of World
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	621,600	576,000
Business & Industry \| FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	510,600	432,200
Education \| FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,086,100	1,141,100
Healthcare \| FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	421,300	404,600
Sports, Leisure & Corrections \| FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	961,200	950,300
Facilities & Other \| FSS United States \| FSS United States:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 382,900	$ 372,800

Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($) performance_obligation
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Number of remaining performance obligation \| performance_obligation	1
Deferred revenue recognized \| $	$ 229.0

Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Balance Sheet Presentation (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Derivative instruments
Fair value of derivative assets	$ 18,472	$ 20,262
Interest rate swap agreements \| Prepayments and other current assets
Derivative instruments
Fair value of derivative assets	8,705	0
Interest rate swap agreements \| Other Assets
Derivative instruments
Fair value of derivative assets	9,767	20,262
Interest rate swap agreements \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Derivative instruments
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 6,036	$ 3,972

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 96,501	$ 105,703
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	20,127	(41,747)
Fair value of cash flow hedges	(2,852)	12,827
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	17,275	(28,920)
Comprehensive income	113,776	76,783
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	340	84
Comprehensive income attributable to Aramark stockholders	$ 113,436	$ 76,699

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Changes in Total Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the period	$ 4,874,670
Acquisitions	16,061
Translation	3,744
Balance at the end of the period	4,894,475
FSS United States
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the period	4,221,026
Acquisitions	1,618
Translation	49
Balance at the end of the period	4,222,693
FSS International
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the period	653,644
Acquisitions	14,443
Translation	3,695
Balance at the end of the period	$ 671,782

Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Reclassified from AOCL Into Earnings for Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Interest rate swap agreements \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Expense, net
Derivative instruments
Interest rate swap agreements	$ (6,992)	$ (15,667)

Business Segments - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Business Segments - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 02, 2026 segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2
Food Services \| Sales \| Product Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	85.00%
Facility Services \| Sales \| Product Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	15.00%

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2025	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.105

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 4,831,549	$ 4,552,086
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	4,415,373	4,151,232
Depreciation and amortization	125,954	113,204
Selling and general corporate expenses	72,673	70,386
Total costs and expenses	4,614,000	4,334,822
Operating income	217,549	217,264
Interest Expense, net	81,919	75,804
Income Before Income Taxes	135,630	141,460
Provision for Income Taxes	39,129	35,757
Net income	96,501	105,703
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	340	84
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders	$ 96,161	$ 105,619
Earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.40
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.39
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	263,127	264,882
Diluted (in shares)	266,345	268,690

Borrowings - Schedule of Long-term Borrowings, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance leases	$ 61,788	$ 59,174
Other	9,372	5,726
Debt and capital lease obligations	6,247,143	5,405,937
Less—current portion	(36,244)	(31,543)
Long-term borrowings, net	$ 6,210,899	5,374,394
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term borrowings, net
Receivables Facility due September 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 625,000	0
Senior Secured Credit Facility: \| Revolving Credit Facility \| $1.4 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due August 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,400,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility: \| $1.4 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due August 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	415,329	189,794
Senior Secured Credit Facility: \| Term A Loans due August 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	443,722	446,575
Senior Secured Credit Facility: \| United States Term B Loans due June 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	2,354,460	2,367,181
Senior Secured Credit Facility: \| United States Term B Loans due April 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	727,047	726,687
Senior Unsecured Notes: \| 4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes (EUR) due April 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	464,011	464,793
Senior Unsecured Notes: \| 5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,146,414	$ 1,146,007
Senior Notes \| 4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes (EUR) due April 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate stated percentage	4.375%
Senior Notes \| 5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate stated percentage	5.00%

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Jan. 02, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES: During the three months ended January 2, 2026, the Company recorded a valuation allowance to the “Provision for Income Taxes” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income of $3.4 million against foreign tax credits, as it is more likely than not a tax benefit will not be realized. In response to the development of the global economy toward digitalization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (“OECD”) released the Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (“Pillar Two”). Under Pillar Two, multinational companies with consolidated revenue greater than €750 million will be subject to a minimum effective tax rate of 15.0% within each respective country. On January 5, 2026, the OECD published details of a ‘side-by-side’ package which provides additional Pillar Two guidance. The package covers a number of new or extended safe harbors, and the ‘side-by-side’ system, which will allow the US tax regime to sit alongside Pillar Two. As such, and taking into consideration the safe harbor rules, the Pillar Two legislation has had no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the Company continues to anticipate that it will not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements in future periods. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”) Act was signed into law. The OBBB Act contains a broad range of tax reform measures, including modification to limitations on deductions for interest expense, reinstatement of elective 100% first year bonus depreciation and immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenditures. The new law has a range of effective dates. With respect to the provisions of the new law effective in fiscal year 2026, the company expects favorable federal cash tax impact and does not expect material impact on the effective tax rate. The Company also does not expect these provisions to have a material impact on the effective tax rate in future years.

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jan. 02, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are a party to various legal actions, proceedings and investigations involving claims incidental to the conduct of their business, including actions by clients, customers, employees, government entities and third parties, including under federal, state, international, national, provincial and local employment laws, wage and hour laws, discrimination laws, immigration laws, human health and safety laws, import and export controls and customs laws, environmental laws, environmental, social and governance related non-financial disclosure laws, false claims or whistleblower statutes, minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprise statutes, tax codes, antitrust and competition laws, consumer protection statutes, procurement regulations, intellectual property laws, food safety and sanitation laws, cost and accounting principles, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, other anti-corruption laws, lobbying laws, motor carrier safety laws, data privacy and security laws and alcohol licensing and service laws, or alleging negligence and/or breaches of contractual and other obligations. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage, established reserves and other resources, the Company does not believe that any such actions are likely to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected further developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, or other similar matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. On May 17, 2024, a purported shareholder of Vestis, the Company's former Uniform segment that was spun-off from Aramark in September 2023, commenced a putative class action lawsuit against Vestis and certain of its officers in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of purchasers of Vestis’ common stock between October 2, 2023 and May 1, 2024. The complaint alleges claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, based on allegedly false or misleading statements generally related to Vestis’ business and operations, pricing practices, and financial results and outlook. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and other relief. On November 22, 2024, the complaint was amended to add the Company and its Chief Executive Officer as additional defendants. On September 30, 2025, the motion to dismiss the case was denied. The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Components of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Pre-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 20,127	$ (41,747)
Fair value of cash flow hedges	(3,854)	17,334
Other comprehensive income (loss)	16,273	(24,413)
Tax Effect
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0	0
Fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,002)	4,507
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1,002	(4,507)
After-Tax Amount
Net income	96,501	105,703
Foreign currency translation adjustments	20,127	(41,747)
Fair value of cash flow hedges	(2,852)	12,827
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	17,275	(28,920)
Comprehensive income	113,776	76,783
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	340	84
Comprehensive income attributable to Aramark stockholders	$ 113,436	$ 76,699

Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Deferred Income Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred income	$ 188.8	$ 364.0
Current deferred income	187.3	362.3
Noncurrent deferred income	$ 1.5	$ 1.7

Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2026 EUR (€)	Oct. 03, 2025 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedges	$ 9,204		$ 12,056
Term Loan Facility Due 2029 \| Euro Denominated Term Loan, Aramark Investments Limited, Due 2029 \| Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term debt \| €		€ 87.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Net of tax gain expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	9,200
Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	2,500,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedges	$ 9,200		$ 12,100

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($) country segment	Dec. 27, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2025 USD ($)
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 439,633,000	$ 484,149,000	$ 639,095,000
Equity method investment, aggregate cost	63,700,000		70,600,000
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, amount	65,100,000		59,600,000
Supplier finance program, obligation	$ 1,800,000		$ 4,700,000
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accounts payable		Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 0
Maximum
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maximum potential liability from vehicle leases	41,100,000
Residual value of leased asset	$ 0
Vehicles \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)	8 years
Captive
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 144,500,000		$ 133,500,000
Foreign Countries Outside North America
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of foreign countries in which entity operates \| country	15
ARGENTINA
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction loss	$ 500,000	$ 700,000

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	$ 2,596,963	$ 2,563,126
Accumulated Amortization	(721,124)	(689,059)
Net Amount	1,875,839	1,874,067
Customer relationship assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	1,312,767	1,291,305
Accumulated Amortization	(640,329)	(616,793)
Net Amount	672,438	674,512
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	1,284,196	1,271,821
Accumulated Amortization	(80,795)	(72,266)
Net Amount	$ 1,203,401	$ 1,199,555

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 96,501	$ 105,703
Adjustments to reconcile Net income to Net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	125,954	113,204
Asset write-downs	6,058	0
Increase in contingent consideration liability (see Note 11)	0	11,127
Deferred income taxes	22,869	9,456
Share-based compensation expense	16,316	14,848
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables	(250,180)	(159,800)
Inventories	8,145	13,938
Prepayments and Other Current Assets	(16,509)	(10,691)
Accounts Payable	(255,257)	(261,503)
Accrued Expenses	(446,911)	(383,370)
Payments made to clients on contracts	(101,408)	(61,032)
Other operating activities	12,222	20,968
Net cash used in operating activities	(782,200)	(587,152)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and other	(122,156)	(119,861)
Disposals of property and equipment	2,123	2,073
Acquisition of certain businesses, net of cash acquired	(32,753)	(111,366)
Other investing activities	(934)	(1,685)
Net cash used in investing activities	(153,720)	(230,839)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	233,294	180,793
Payments of long-term borrowings	(25,471)	(10,781)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	625,000	525,000
Payments of dividends	(31,537)	(27,860)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	3,196	11,977
Repurchase of common stock	(41,262)	(28,576)
Payments for contingent considerations	(27,072)	(1,202)
Other financing activities	(452)	(6,653)
Net cash provided by financing activities	735,696	642,698
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,422	(18,960)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(198,802)	(194,253)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	707,144	732,613
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	508,342	538,360
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	70,035	65,261
Income taxes paid	22,714	10,665
Balance Sheet classification
Cash and cash equivalents	439,633	484,149
Restricted cash in Prepayments and other current assets	68,709	54,211
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 508,342	$ 538,360

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Receivables less allowance	$ 35,130	$ 31,728
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	309,124,071	308,092,122
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	262,821,168	262,899,495
Treasury stock, shares held in treasury (in shares)	46,302,903	45,192,627

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities	FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES: Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The hierarchical levels related to the subjectivity of the valuation inputs are defined as follows: • Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets • Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument • Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement Recurring Fair Value Measurements The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, borrowings and derivatives. Management believes that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable are representative of their respective fair values. In conjunction with the fair value measurement of the derivative instruments, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio, as the gross values would not be materially different. The fair value of the Company's debt at January 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025 was $6,296.2 million and $5,445.7 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company's debt at January 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025 was $6,247.1 million and $5,405.9 million, respectively. The fair values were computed using market quotes, if available, or based on discounted cash flows using market interest rates as of the end of the respective periods. The inputs utilized in estimating the fair value of the Company's debt have been classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy levels. As part of the Union Supply acquisition completed in fiscal 2022, the Company recorded a contingent consideration obligation. During the three months ended December 27, 2024, the Company adjusted the contingent consideration liability, resulting in expense of $11.1 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The earnout period has ended with the contingent consideration liability being fully paid out in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity	Jan. 02, 2026
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: The Board of Directors declared a $0.12 dividend per share of common stock, payable on March 4, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2026. On November 5, 2024, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $500.0 million of Aramark's outstanding common stock. Under the share repurchase program, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, including open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchases and Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The size and timing of any repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including share price, general business and market conditions and other factors. Shares repurchased by the Company are accounted for under the treasury cost method. The value of the repurchased shares includes the 1% excise tax accrual as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Company made an accounting policy election to record the value of the repurchased shares, including the 1% excise tax accrual, to treasury stock. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date and may be terminated at any time. During the three months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024, the Company repurchased 792,445 and 24,743 shares of its common stock for $29.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The Company has 100.0 million shares of preferred stock authorized, with a par value of $0.01 per share. At January 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025, zero shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 439,633	$ 639,095
Receivables (less allowances: $35,130 and $31,728)	2,496,066	2,210,388
Inventories	414,614	418,766
Prepayments and other current assets	283,333	254,642
Total current assets	3,633,646	3,522,891
Property and Equipment, net	1,773,155	1,734,489
Goodwill	4,894,475	4,874,670
Other Intangible Assets	1,875,839	1,874,067
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets	791,691	701,839
Other Assets	574,109	596,673
Total assets	13,542,915	13,304,629
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	36,244	31,543
Current operating lease liabilities	62,603	60,744
Accounts payable	1,279,942	1,522,747
Accrued payroll and related expenses	391,459	542,025
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,085,340	1,389,663
Total current liabilities	2,855,588	3,546,722
Long-Term Borrowings	6,210,899	5,374,394
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities	262,639	255,305
Deferred Income Taxes	427,022	410,866
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	552,859	555,153
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 9)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	25,799	14,130
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 309,124,071 shares and 308,092,122 shares; and outstanding: 262,821,168 shares and 262,899,495 shares)	3,091	3,081
Capital surplus	4,057,750	4,036,283
Retained earnings	515,843	453,283
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(150,131)	(167,406)
Treasury stock (held in treasury: 46,302,903 shares and 45,192,627 shares)	(1,218,444)	(1,177,182)
Total stockholders' equity	3,208,109	3,148,059
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,542,915	$ 13,304,629

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Earnings:
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders	$ 96,161	$ 105,619
Shares:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)	263,127	264,882
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	3,218	3,808
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)	266,345	268,690
Basic Earnings Per Share:
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.40
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.39

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Aramark (the "Company") is a leading global provider of food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business & industry and sports, leisure & corrections clients. The Company's largest market is the United States, which is supplemented by an additional 15-country footprint. The Company also provides services on a more limited basis in several additional countries and in offshore locations. The Company operates its business in two reportable segments that share many of the same operating characteristics: Food and Support Services United States ("FSS United States") and Food and Support Services International ("FSS International"). The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, and the notes to those statements, included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2025. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 3, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In the opinion of the Company, the statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal, recurring nature, required for a fair presentation for the periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year, due to the seasonality of some of the Company's business activities and the possibility of changes in general economic conditions. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries in which a controlling financial interest is maintained. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
New Accounting Standards Updates	New Accounting Standards Updates Standards Not Yet Adopted (from most to least recent date of issuance) In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40), to modernize the accounting guidance for the costs to develop software for internal use. The standard applies to costs incurred to develop or obtain software for internal use. ASU 2025-06 amends the existing standard that refers to various stages of a software development project to align better with current software development methods, such as agile programming. Under the new guidance, entities will commence capitalizing eligible costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed, and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2029 and early adoption is permitted. The guidance can be applied on a prospective basis, a modified basis for in-process projects or on a retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The guidance requires disclosure of additional information related to certain costs and expenses, including amounts of inventory purchases, employee compensation and depreciation and amortization included in each income statement line item. The guidance also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and the Company’s definition of selling expenses. The guidance is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning in fiscal 2028 and for interim periods beginning in fiscal 2029. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The guidance will require improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance is effective for the Company's annual disclosures for fiscal 2026 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures. Other new accounting pronouncements recently issued or newly effective were not applicable to the Company, did not have a material impact nor are expected to have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Comprehensive Income	Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income includes all changes to stockholders' equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by and distributions to stockholders. Components of comprehensive income include net income, changes in foreign currency translation adjustments (net of tax) and changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges (net of tax).
Currency Translation	Currency Translation Gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements of non-United States subsidiaries are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity. Beginning in fiscal 2018, Argentina was determined to have a highly inflationary economy. As a result, the Company remeasures the financial statements of Argentina's operations in accordance with the accounting guidance for highly inflationary economies. The impact of the Argentina remeasurement, reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, was a foreign currency transaction loss of $0.5 million and $0.7 million during the three months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024, respectively. The impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses exclusive of Argentina's operations included in the Company's operating results during the three month periods of both fiscal 2026 and 2025 were immaterial to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Current Assets	Current Assets The Company insures portions of its risk related to general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability claims as well as certain property damage risks through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary (the "Captive") as part of its approach to risk finance. The Captive is subject to regulations within its domicile of Bermuda, including regulations established by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") relating to levels of liquidity and solvency as such concepts are defined by the BMA. The Captive was in compliance with these regulations as of January 2, 2026. These regulations may have the effect of limiting the Company's ability to access certain cash and cash equivalents held by the Captive for uses other than for the payment of its general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation liability, certain property damage and related Captive costs.
Other Assets	Other Assets Other assets consist primarily of costs to obtain or fulfill contracts (including employee sales commissions), long-term receivables, interest rate swaps, investments in 50% or less owned entities and computer software costs. For investments in 50% or less owned entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the carrying amount as of January 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025 was $63.7 million and $70.6 million, respectively. For investments in 50% or less owned entities, other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the Company measures these investments at cost, less any impairment and adjusted for changes in fair value resulting from observable price changes for an identical or a similar investment of the same issuer due to the lack of readily available fair values related to those investments. The carrying amount of equity investments without readily determinable fair values as of January 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025 was $65.1 million and $59.6 million, respectively.
Supply Chain Finance Program	Supply Chain Finance Program The Company has agreements with third-party administrators that allow participating vendors to voluntarily elect to sell payment obligations from the Company to financial institutions as part of a Supply Chain Finance Program ("SCF Program"). The Company's payment terms to the financial institutions, including the timing and amount of payments, are based on the original supplier invoices. When participating vendors elect to sell one or more of the Company's payment obligations, the Company's rights and obligations to settle the payable on their contractual due date are not impacted. The Company has no economic or commercial interest in a vendor's decision to sell the Company's payment obligations. The Company agrees on commercial terms with vendors for the goods and services procured, which are consistent with payment terms observed at other peer companies in the industry, and the terms are not impacted by the SCF Program. For the SCF Program, the Company does not provide asset pledges, or other forms of guarantees, as security for the committed payment to the financial institutions.
Other Current and Noncurrent Liabilities	Other Current and Noncurrent Liabilities The Company is self-insured for certain obligations related to its employee health care benefit programs as well as for certain risks retained under its general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation liability and certain property damage programs. Reserves for these programs are estimated through actuarial methods, with the assistance of third-party actuaries using loss development assumptions based on the Company's claims history.
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities	Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The hierarchical levels related to the subjectivity of the valuation inputs are defined as follows: • Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets • Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument • Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement Recurring Fair Value Measurements The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, borrowings and derivatives. Management believes that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable are representative of their respective fair values. In conjunction with the fair value measurement of the derivative instruments, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio, as the gross values would not be materially different.

Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($)
Foreign Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowance against foreign tax credits	$ 3.4

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Outstanding Shares Excluded in the Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2026	Dec. 27, 2024
Share-based awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Outstanding shares excluded from computation of EPS (in shares)	7.6	6.5
Performance stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Outstanding shares excluded from computation of EPS (in shares)	1.5	1.6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Capital Surplus	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock
Beginning balance at Sep. 27, 2024	$ 3,038,974	$ 3,043	$ 3,931,932	$ 239,709	$ (132,457)	$ (1,003,253)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders	105,619			105,619
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(28,920)				(28,920)
Capital contributions from issuance of common stock	15,413	25	15,388
Share-based compensation expense of equity awards	14,388		14,388
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(2,439)		(2,439)
Repurchases of common stock	(31,293)					(31,293)
Dividends declared	(29,858)			(29,858)
Ending balance at Dec. 27, 2024	3,081,884	3,068	3,959,269	315,470	(161,377)	(1,034,546)
Beginning balance at Oct. 03, 2025	3,148,059	3,081	4,036,283	453,283	(167,406)	(1,177,182)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders	96,161			96,161
Other comprehensive income (loss)	17,275				17,275
Capital contributions from issuance of common stock	5,260	10	5,250
Share-based compensation expense of equity awards	16,217		16,217
Repurchases of common stock	(41,262)					(41,262)
Dividends declared	(33,601)			(33,601)
Ending balance at Jan. 02, 2026	$ 3,208,109	$ 3,091	$ 4,057,750	$ 515,843	$ (150,131)	$ (1,218,444)

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Pension plan adjustments	$ (18,450)	$ (18,450)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(140,885)	(161,012)
Cash flow hedges	9,204	12,056
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (150,131)	$ (167,406)

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Jan. 02, 2026
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false