Cintas vs V F
CTAS and VFC 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 VFC compare
Cintas is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as V F ($88.0B against $7.2B).
On earnings, V F is cheaper: it trades at 26.6× trailing earnings, against 43.4× for Cintas.
Cintas grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus 0.19% for V F).
Cintas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.8% compared with 2.9% at V F.
Both pay dividends: Cintas yields 0.85% and V F 2.0%.
Cintas scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 10 for V F), 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 | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $88.0B | $7.2B |
| Share price | $219.82 | $18.33 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.5% | 25.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 99.0% | −75.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 48K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.4× | 26.6× (better) |
| P/S | 7.6× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 16.9× | 4.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.0× | 11.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 43.3× | – |
| PEG | 2.94 | 0.97 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | – |
| Fair value | $148.64 | $15.74 |
| Margin of safety | −47.9% | −16.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% (better) | 0.19% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% (better) | 0.78% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 11.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.9% (better) | −9.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.0% | 55.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 23.4% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net margin | 17.8% (better) | 2.9% |
| FCF margin | 17.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 41.4% (better) | 17.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% (better) | 9.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 (better) | 1.99 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.68 (better) | 3.33 |
| Interest coverage | 25.3× (better) | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 1.43 |
| Altman Z-score | 13.51 (better) | 1.77 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.85% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.2% | 51.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% (better) | −28.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 2.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.2% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 14.4% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.6M | $1.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 9.3% |
Go deeper
- CTAS stock overview
- CTAS income statement
- CTAS valuation and score
- VFC stock overview
- VFC income statement
- VFC valuation and score
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