A successful sports summer drove a positive Aramark earnings report this week. Third quarter revenue for the total company was $5.1B, with $3.5B of that coming from the U.S. sector. Quarterly revenue was up year-over-year for the entire company (9%), the international sector (13%), and the U.S. sector (8%). Aramark’s share price a year ago was $39.63, but closed trading Aug. 10 at $60.47.
Through nine months of the 2026 fiscal year, Aramark’s Sports, Leisure and Corrections vertical has produced $3.13B in revenue, compared to $2.87B during the same stretch of FY25. Sports, Leisure and Corrections has made up nearly 9% of Aramark’s FSS United States FY26 revenue through three quarters (Business and Industry is the largest vertical). Sports, Leisure and Corrections growth primarily derived from existing business, due to higher per cap spending and attendance levels in Sports & Entertainment, including FIFA World Cup matches and NBA and NHL playoffs. That sector also had high single-digit margins in Q3, just as it did the corresponding quarter the year before.
Aramark Sports + Entertainment provides F&B services at Frost Bank Center, where the Spurs reached the NBA Finals, and Rocket Arena, where the Cavaliers reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Additionally, Aramark handled F&B at Lincoln Financial Field, Reliant Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium during the World Cup.
Aramark’s “other direct costs” grew by $147M in the quarter and $340.8M thru nine months of FY26, driven in part by growth and in part by higher commissions ($40.7M in the quarter and $83.9M thru the year so far) primarily in the company’s sports and entertainment business.