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Aramark Executive Compensation (FY25)

ARMK · Philadelphia, PA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Zillmer
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — John Zillmer: $18,744,218 → $14,542,376 (22.4% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 1,114:1 → 828:1 (25.7% lower)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Aramark's chief executive and what were they paid?
John Zillmer, Chief Executive Officer, received $14,542,376 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Zillmer's total moved 22.4% lower from the $18,744,218 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Aramark's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Aramark's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes APi Group Corporation, ASGN Incorporated, Bloomin' Brands, Inc., Booking Holdings Inc. and Brinker International, Inc., among others. The additional disclosed peer group names ABM Industries Incorporated, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Carnival Corporation & plc, Darden Restaurants, Inc. and Dollar General Corporation, among others. Companies named in the Executive Compensation Peer Group include ABM Industries Incorporated, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc., Dollar General Corporation and Dollar Tree, Inc., among others.
What is Aramark's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 828:1, against median employee compensation of $17,573.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Zillmer
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Ondrof
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marc Bruno
COO, US Food & Facilities
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lynn McKee
EVP, Human Resources
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lauren Harrington
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Zillmer
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Ondrof
EVP Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marc Bruno
SVP Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lauren Harrington
SVP, General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Abigail Charpentier
SVP, Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Zillmer
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marc Bruno
Chief Operating Officer, United States Food & Facilities
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lauren Harrington
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Abigail Charpentier
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
James Tarangelo
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Ondrof
Strategic Advisor & Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Zillmer
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marc Bruno
COO, US Food & Facilities
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lauren Harrington
EVP, General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
James Tarangelo
EVP, CFO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Abigail Charpentier
EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Abigail CharpentierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Abigail CharpentierRSU◇——◇——◇
Abigail CharpentierOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
BrunoRSU◇——◇——◇
BrunoOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
BrunoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
CharpentierOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
CharpentierRSU◇——◇——◇
CharpentierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
HarringtonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
HarringtonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
HarringtonRSU◇——◇——◇
James TarangeloRSU◇——◇——◇
James TarangeloPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James TarangeloOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John ZillmerRSU◇——◇——◇
John ZillmerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John ZillmerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Lauren HarringtonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lauren HarringtonRSU◇——◇——◇
Lauren HarringtonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Marc BrunoRSU◇——◇——◇
Marc BrunoOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Marc BrunoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
TarangeloRSU◇——◇——◇
TarangeloPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
TarangeloOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
ZillmerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
ZillmerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
ZillmerRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John ZillmerPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/27/2033
Option◇—◇12/2/2034
Option◇—◇11/17/2032
RSU◇◇——
Marc BrunoPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/27/2033
Option◇—◇12/2/2034
Option◇—◇11/17/2032
RSU◇◇——
Lauren HarringtonPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/27/2033
Option◇—◇12/2/2034
Option◇—◇11/17/2032
RSU◇◇——
Abigail CharpentierPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/27/2033
Option◇—◇12/2/2034
Option◇—◇1/6/2033
Option◇—◇11/17/2032
RSU◇◇——
James TarangeloPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/2/2034
Option◇—◇1/16/2034
Option◇—◇11/27/2033
Option◇—◇11/17/2032
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen I. Sadove
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin G. Wills
◇◇——◇◇◇
Greg Creed
◇◇———◇◇
Susan M. Cameron
◇◇————◇
Karen M. King
◇◇———◇◇
Bridgette P. Heller
◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth M. Keverian
◇◇———◇◇
Brian M. DelGhiaccio
◇◇———◇◇
Richard W. Dreiling
◇◇————◇
Patricia E. Lopez
◇◇——◇—◇
John J. Zillmer served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • APi Group Corporation APG
  • ASGN Incorporated EFOR
  • Bloomin' Brands, Inc. BLMN
  • Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
  • Brinker International, Inc. EAT
  • CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE
  • Choice Hotels International, Inc. CHH
  • Clean Harbors, Inc. CLH
  • Compass Group PLC COMP
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. CBRL
  • EMCOR Group, Inc. EME
  • Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
  • Forward Air Corporation FWRD
  • GXO Logistics, Inc. GXO
  • Healthcare Services Group, Inc. HCSG
  • Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated JLL
  • Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV
  • Marcus & Millichap, Inc. MMI
  • Marriott International, Inc. MAR
  • Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation VAC
  • Newmark Group, Inc. NMRK
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. NCLH
  • Paychex, Inc. PAYX
  • Premier, Inc. PINC
  • Restaurant Brands International Inc. QSR
  • Robert Half International Inc. RHI
  • Sabre Corporation SABR
  • Starbucks Corporation SBUX
  • Sysco Corporation SYY
  • The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE
  • The Walt Disney Company DIS
  • Travel + Leisure Co. TNL
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. WH
Additional disclosed peer group
  • ABM Industries Incorporated ABM
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW
  • Carnival Corporation & plc CCL
  • Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
  • Dollar General Corporation DG
  • Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
  • Expeditors Int'l of Washington, Inc. EXPD
  • Expeditors Int’l of Washington, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Kohl's Corporation KSS
  • Macy's, Inc. M
  • ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN
  • MGM Resorts International MGM
  • Performance Food Group Company PFGC
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
  • US Foods Holding Corp. USFD
  • XPO Logistics, Inc. XPO
  • Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM
Executive Compensation Peer Group
  • ABM Industries Incorporated ABM
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW
  • Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
  • Dollar General Corporation DG
  • Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
  • Expeditors Int’l of Washington, Inc. symbol not shown
  • ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN
  • MGM Resorts International MGM
  • Performance Food Group Company PFGC
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
  • US Foods Holding Corp. USFD
  • XPO Logistics, Inc. XPO
  • Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024January 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023January 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022February 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021February 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020February 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019January 29, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

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Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001584509-26-000020
  2. 0001584509-25-000256
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards
  3. 0001584509-25-000015
  4. 0001584509-24-000261
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001584509-24-000013
  6. 0001584509-23-000317
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001584509-23-000025
  8. 0001193125-22-311785
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001584509-22-000023
  10. 0001584509-21-000041
  11. 0001584509-20-000014
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Peers Aramark discloses

The companies named in ARMK's own disclosed peer group.

APi Group CorporationASGN IncorporatedBloomin' Brands, Inc.Booking Holdings Inc.Brinker International, Inc.CBRE Group, Inc.Choice Hotels International, Inc.Clean Harbors, Inc.Compass Group PLCCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.EMCOR Group, Inc.Expedia Group, Inc.Forward Air CorporationGXO Logistics, Inc.Healthcare Services Group, Inc.Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Hyatt Hotels CorporationJones Lang LaSalle IncorporatedLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.Marcus & Millichap, Inc.Marriott International, Inc.Marriott Vacations Worldwide CorporationNewmark Group, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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