Cintas vs Ralph Lauren
CTAS and RL side by side, both in apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTAS and RL compare
Cintas is the larger company, worth 3.8 times as much as Ralph Lauren ($88.0B against $23.4B).
On earnings, Ralph Lauren is cheaper: it trades at 24.8× trailing earnings, against 43.4× for Cintas.
Ralph Lauren grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.7% versus 9.5% for Cintas).
Cintas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.8% compared with 11.8% at Ralph Lauren.
Both pay dividends: Cintas yields 0.85% and Ralph Lauren 0.97%.
Cintas scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 16 for Ralph Lauren), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $88.0B | $23.4B |
| Share price | $219.82 | $392.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.5% | 19.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 99.0% | 208% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 48K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.4× | 24.8× (better) |
| P/S | 7.6× | 2.8× (better) |
| P/B | 16.9× | 8.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.0× | 15.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 43.3× | – |
| PEG | 2.94 | 0.96 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | – |
| Fair value | $148.64 | $253.76 |
| Margin of safety | −47.9% (better) | −54.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% | 14.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | 13.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 11.3% | 23.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.4% | 26.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.0% | 70.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 23.4% (better) | 14.9% |
| Net margin | 17.8% (better) | 11.8% |
| FCF margin | 17.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 41.4% (better) | 37.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% | 50.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.46 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.68 (better) | −0.47 |
| Interest coverage | 25.3× (better) | 22.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 2.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 13.51 (better) | 6.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.85% | 0.97% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.2% | 22.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | 2.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.2% | 65.8% |
| Held by insiders | 14.4% | 57.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.6M (better) | −$124M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- CTAS stock overview
- CTAS income statement
- CTAS valuation and score
- RL stock overview
- RL income statement
- RL valuation and score
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