Cintas vs Vestis
CTAS and VSTS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTAS and VSTS compare
Cintas is the larger company, worth 48 times as much as Vestis ($90.3B against $1.9B).
Cintas grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus −0.39% for Vestis).
Cintas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.8% compared with −0.20% at Vestis.
Cintas pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Vestis does not pay one.
Cintas scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 3 for Vestis), 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 | VSTS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $90.3B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $227.52 | $14.19 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.5% | 164% |
| Change, 5 years | 104% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 48K | 1,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 44.9× | – |
| P/S | 7.8× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 17.4× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.8× | 12.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 44.4× | 13.7× (better) |
| PEG | 3.04 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 7.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $153.14 | $12.86 |
| Margin of safety | −48.6% | −10.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% (better) | −0.39% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 11.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.0% (better) | 26.3% |
| Operating margin | 23.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 17.8% (better) | −0.20% |
| FCF margin | 17.6% (better) | 5.1% |
| Return on equity | 41.4% (better) | −0.60% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% (better) | 4.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 (better) | 1.24 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.68 (better) | 4.36 |
| Interest coverage | 25.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 2.17 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 13.77 (better) | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 35.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.7% | 97.9% |
| Held by insiders | 14.5% | 17.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.6M | $9.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- CTAS stock overview
- CTAS income statement
- CTAS valuation and score
- VSTS stock overview
- VSTS income statement
- VSTS valuation and score
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