ABM vs APG vs UNF Stock Comparison

Abm Industries, APi and Unifirst Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABM Abm Industries Inc /De/
$54.01 +10.3% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
2.15%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
APG APi Group Corp
$45.31 +11.9% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$19.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$258.02 +2.5% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
0.56%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

APi leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (APi 5, Abm Industries 5, Unifirst 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABMAPGUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $19.27B $4.68B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x -84.9x 42.6x ABM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 26.8x 32.7x ABM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +16.4% +3.7% APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% -2.6% 4.3% UNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 6.8% — APG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.2x — APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.15% — 0.56% ABM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +23.1% +67.2% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +24.4%/yr +5.0%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 30.9% 34.6% ABM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 44/100 ABM

Percentile Scorecard

ABMAPGUNF

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

AxisABMAPGUNF
Valuation 90 #12 of 113 26 #84 of 113 37 #72 of 113
Growth 65 #35 of 97 79 #21 of 97 31 #67 of 97
Profitability 44 #53 of 93 54 #43 of 93 53 #44 of 93
Financial Health 38 #79 of 126 39 #77 of 126 86 #18 of 126
Shareholder Returns 56 #30 of 67 26 #50 of 67 12 #59 of 67
Overall 58 45 44
  • ABM ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • APG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • UNF ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABMAPGUNFSPY
1 month +10.3%+11.9%+2.5% -2.3%
3 months +10.8%+13.7%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months +34.5%+1.4%+3.3% +4.8%
Year to date +27.7%+18.4%+33.8% +10.3%
1 year +25.6%+23.1%+67.2% +10.3%
3 years +32.2%+145.8%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +9.8%+35.0%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years +18.3%+198.3%+27.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.4%+24.4%+5.0% +10.1%
10 years +41.3%—+110.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +3.5%—+7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABMAPGUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%30.9%34.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%31.0%25.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.151.270.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.751.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-49.6%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.3%-14.4% -3.5%
52-week high $54.02$49.40$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $37.39$35.43$150.02 $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.

MultipleABMAPGUNF
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 21.8x -84.9xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.3x 22.3xmedian 12.3x 16.1xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.2x 28.6xmedian 14.2x 66.1xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.50median 1.00 1.43median 1.00 14.80median 1.00

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 monthsABMAPGUNF
Revenue $9.15B $8.91B $2.52B
Gross profit $1.09B $2.77B $922.95M
Operating income $321.50M $644.00M $136.04M
Net income $166.40M $367.00M $109.49M
Free cash flow $312.30M $673.00M $70.77M
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $-0.53 $6.02
Cash & equivalents $110.50M $373.00M $192.12M
Total debt $1.77B $3.57B –
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 432.00M 18.20M
Enterprise value $2.76B $16.49B $4.03B

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
MetricABMAPGUNF
P/E 19.1x -84.9x 42.6x
P/FCF 10.1x 28.6x 66.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 24.9x 22.8x
P/S 0.3x 2.2x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 5.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 12.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 22.3x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 34.9x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 15.5x 33.4x 63.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 29.0x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.50 1.43 14.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABMAPGUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 16.4% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 9.0% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 16.2% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 13.5% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 27.3% -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 24.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% 34.9% -26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 34.7% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% -246.6% -24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -59.2% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 210.8% 17.4% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 24.2% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 438.4% 17.7% -50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 27.9% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABMAPGUNF
Gross margin 12.0% 31.1% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 11.3% 11.0%
Operating margin 3.5% 7.2% 5.4%
Pretax margin 2.4% 5.5% 5.6%
Net margin 1.8% -2.6% 4.3%
FCF margin 3.4% 7.6% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 8.7% 8.1%
Return on equity 9.4% 10.5% 4.9%
Return on assets 3.0% 3.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 6.8% –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 8.9% 5.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABMAPGUNF
Debt / assets 31.7% 34.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 5.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 66.1% 22.3%
Equity / assets 32.0% 33.9% 77.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x 4.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.81 2.94 6.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABMAPGUNF
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 5.3% 1.3% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 1.3% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusABMAPGUNF
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 26.8xFY2026 32.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $7.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +16.0% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.78BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.4% -9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABMAPGUNF
Held by institutions 99.6% 84.5% 81.3%
Institutions holding 306 583 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +5.0% -2.5%
Institutions buying 193 307 162
Institutions selling 77 206 121
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.49 1.34

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.

ABMAPGUNF
ABM 1.00 0.20 0.28
APG 0.20 1.00 0.08
UNF 0.28 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABM, APG and UNF?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abm Industries (ABM) $3.17B, APi (APG) $19.27B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABM, APG and UNF?

Abm Industries (ABM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abm Industries (ABM) 19.1x, APi (APG) -84.9x, Unifirst (UNF) 42.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abm Industries (ABM) is cheapest (Abm Industries (ABM) 14.2x, APi (APG) 26.8x, Unifirst (UNF) 32.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abm Industries (ABM) +6.0%, APi (APG) +16.4%, Unifirst (UNF) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Unifirst (UNF) has the highest net margin (Abm Industries (ABM) 1.8%, APi (APG) -2.6%, Unifirst (UNF) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, APi (APG) leads (Abm Industries (ABM) 6.8%, APi (APG) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: Abm Industries (ABM) +25.6%, APi (APG) +23.1%, Unifirst (UNF) +67.2%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (Abm Industries (ABM) +3.4%/yr, APi (APG) +24.4%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abm Industries (ABM) has the highest dividend yield: Abm Industries (ABM) 2.15%, Unifirst (UNF) 0.56%. APi (APG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abm Industries (ABM) has been the steadiest (Abm Industries (ABM) 28.2%, APi (APG) 30.9%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, APi (APG) leads on 5. 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.