ABM vs APG vs RTO Stock Comparison

Abm Industries, APi and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABM Abm Industries Inc /De/
$53.68 +8.0% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.18B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins
APG APi Group Corp
$39.46 +4.3% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Abm Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abm Industries 6, APi 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABMAPGRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.18B $17.43B $11.40B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x -70.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 23.3x 15.9x ABM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +14.1% — APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% -2.9% — ABM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 6.7% — ABM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.8x — APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.0% +14.3% -23.3% ABM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +22.4%/yr -11.6%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 30.0% 34.7% ABM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 44/100 — ABM

Percentile Scorecard

ABMAPGRTO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABMAPGRTO
Valuation 91 #11 of 112 31 #78 of 112 –
Growth 66 #33 of 96 77 #23 of 96 –
Profitability 46 #51 of 93 53 #44 of 93 –
Financial Health 36 #81 of 126 46 #69 of 126 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #29 of 67 15 #57 of 67 47 #36 of 67
Overall 59 44 –
  • ABM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABMAPGRTOSPY
1 month +8.0%+4.3%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months +12.6%-0.3%-19.8% +2.9%
6 months +33.7%-18.8%-33.2% +6.4%
Year to date +26.9%+3.1%-22.7% +11.4%
1 year +18.0%+14.3%-23.3% +13.1%
3 years +34.0%+133.9%-19.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+32.8%-7.0% +21.5%
5 years +20.6%+174.2%-45.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%+22.4%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years +41.3%—+55.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.5%—+4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABMAPGRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%30.0%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%30.9%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.151.260.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.48-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-49.6%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-20.1%-34.1% -2.5%
52-week high $53.91$49.40$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $37.39$34.31$19.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABMAPGRTO
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 21.0x -68.9xmedian 21.0x —median 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.3x 20.9xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 15.1x 25.2xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.48median 1.02 0.99median 1.02 —median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABMAPGRTO
Revenue $9.15B $8.44B –
Gross profit $1.09B $2.65B –
Operating income $321.50M $605.00M –
Net income $166.40M $346.00M –
Free cash flow $312.30M $676.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $-0.57 –
Cash & equivalents $110.50M $851.00M $2.47B
Total debt $1.77B $3.52B -$7.31B
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 437.00M 507.00M
Enterprise value $2.77B $14.47B $4.92B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABMAPGRTO
P/E 19.0x -68.9x –
P/FCF 10.1x 25.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 21.8x –
P/S 0.3x 2.0x –
P/B 1.8x 4.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x 9.6x –
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 20.9x –
EV/EBIT 15.0x 32.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.3x –
EV/FCF 15.4x 29.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 25.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.48 0.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABMAPGRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 14.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 15.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 24.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 27.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% 39.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 40.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% -272.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -69.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 210.8% 20.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 24.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 438.4% 18.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 28.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABMAPGRTO
Gross margin 12.0% 31.4% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% 11.2% –
Operating margin 3.5% 7.2% –
Pretax margin 2.4% 5.5% –
Net margin 1.8% -2.9% –
FCF margin 3.4% 8.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 9.3% –
Return on equity 9.4% 9.9% –
Return on assets 3.0% 3.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.8% 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABMAPGRTO
Debt / assets 31.7% 35.4% -13.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 64.7% –
Equity / assets 32.0% 35.3% –
Interest coverage 3.0x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 2.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABMAPGRTO
Dividend yield 2.2% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 5.4% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 0.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABMAPGRTO
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +16.0% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.78BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.4% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABMAPGRTO
Held by institutions 99.6% 84.5% 15.4%
Institutions holding 306 581 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +5.1% +5.9%
Institutions buying 193 306 161
Institutions selling 77 205 90
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.49 1.79

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABMAPGRTO
ABM 1.00 0.19 0.31
APG 0.19 1.00 0.11
RTO 0.31 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABM, APG and RTO?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abm Industries (ABM) $3.18B, APi (APG) $17.43B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abm Industries (ABM) +6.0%, APi (APG) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abm Industries (ABM) has the highest net margin (Abm Industries (ABM) 1.8%, APi (APG) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, Abm Industries (ABM) leads (Abm Industries (ABM) 6.8%, APi (APG) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abm Industries (ABM) returned the most: Abm Industries (ABM) +18.0%, APi (APG) +14.3%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -23.3%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (Abm Industries (ABM) +3.8%/yr, APi (APG) +22.4%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abm Industries (ABM) 0.02%, APi (APG) 0.00%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%. APi (APG) and Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abm Industries (ABM) has been the steadiest (Abm Industries (ABM) 28.5%, APi (APG) 30.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABM, APG and RTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abm Industries (ABM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.