CTAS PEER ANALYSIS

Cintas Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CTASCintas Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Business Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CTASIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CTAS	REN	TRI	WKL	BXB	Ind. Median
P/E	38.19	21.95	26.21	10.60●	19.02	26.38
P/B	15.45	19.16	3.36●	17.38	5.35	3.22
EV/EBITDA	25.23	14.26	13.31	9.09●	10.73	13.16
P/S	6.71	4.73	5.19	2.26●	2.60	2.60

Financial Health
Metric	CTAS	REN	TRI	WKL	BXB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.98●	0.49	0.60	0.65	0.67	1.16
Debt/Equity	60.9%	310.0%	22.7%●	643.0%	108.6%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.90	1.96	0.70●	2.11	1.74	1.95

Profitability
Metric	CTAS	REN	TRI	WKL	BXB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	17.6%	21.5%●	19.8%	21.4%	13.8%	4.6%
ROE	41.3%	70.6%	12.6%	111.7%●	29.4%	8.5%
ROA	19.5%●	13.8%	8.3%	13.7%	11.1%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	27.6%	38.4%	41.1%●	32.4%	28.9%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CTAS	REN	TRI	WKL	BXB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	8.7%●	1.7%	5.4%	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%
NI Growth	8.9%	6.8%	-29.8%	21.2%●	16.2%	4.3%
Div. Yield	1.0%	2.5%	2.0%	4.4%●	2.3%	1.4%
Payout	35.0%	57.2%	69.5%	43.0%	59.5%	38.6%

Valuation
Metric	CTAS	CPRT	RBA	ULS	GPN	ARMK	Ind. Median
P/E	38.19	18.19●	51.21	51.68	—	41.91	26.38
P/B	15.45	3.22	3.47	13.67	0.78●	4.56	3.22
EV/EBITDA	25.23	11.37	18.58	23.78	10.28●	15.73	13.16
P/S	6.71	6.09	4.49	5.81	2.11	0.77●	2.60

Financial Health
Metric	CTAS	CPRT	RBA	ULS	GPN	ARMK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.98	7.61●	1.14	1.16	0.79	1.21	1.16
Debt/Equity	60.9%	1.1%●	69.6%	40.9%	99.1%	195.8%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.90	-1.93●	2.56	0.36	5.01	4.47	1.95

Profitability
Metric	CTAS	CPRT	RBA	ULS	GPN	ARMK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	17.6%	33.5%●	9.5%	11.2%	-8.0%	1.8%	4.6%
ROE	41.3%●	17.7%	7.6%	30.5%	-3.1%	11.3%	8.5%
ROA	19.5%●	16.1%	3.7%	12.0%	-1.3%	2.6%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	27.6%	45.8%●	28.0%	24.8%	40.1%	6.8%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CTAS	CPRT	RBA	ULS	GPN	ARMK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	8.7%	1.0%	9.4%	6.9%	-0.7%	10.2%●	3.4%
NI Growth	8.9%●	5.0%	7.7%	3.6%	—	2.6%	4.3%
Div. Yield	1.0%	—	1.1%	0.6%	1.3%●	0.8%	1.4%
Payout	35.0%	—	58.0%	30.7%	-34.8%	33.1%	38.6%

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