ABM vs IRM vs RTO Stock Comparison

Abm Industries, Iron Mountain 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
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$109.94 -4.5% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.66B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
0.03%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionABMIRMRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.18B $33.66B $11.40B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 80.4x — ABM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 47.4x 15.9x ABM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +17.4% — IRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 5.5% — IRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 7.6% — IRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 6.7x — ABM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% IRM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.0% +5.8% -23.3% ABM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +19.1%/yr -11.6%/yr IRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 33.1% 34.7% ABM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 47/100 — ABM

Percentile Scorecard

ABMIRMRTO

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

AxisABMIRMRTO
Valuation 91 #11 of 112 21 #89 of 112 –
Growth 66 #33 of 96 91 #10 of 96 –
Profitability 46 #51 of 93 66 #32 of 93 –
Financial Health 36 #81 of 126 7 #117 of 126 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #29 of 67 52 #33 of 67 47 #36 of 67
Overall 59 47 –
  • ABM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IRM 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

PeriodABMIRMRTOSPY
1 month +8.0%-4.5%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months +12.6%-14.4%-19.8% +2.9%
6 months +33.7%-5.2%-33.2% +6.4%
Year to date +26.9%+32.5%-22.7% +11.4%
1 year +18.0%+5.8%-23.3% +13.1%
3 years +34.0%+84.3%-19.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+22.6%-7.0% +21.5%
5 years +20.6%+139.0%-45.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%+19.1%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years +41.3%+223.6%+55.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.5%+12.5%+4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABMIRMRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%33.1%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%34.4%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.151.150.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.17-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-40.0%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-17.4%-34.1% -2.5%
52-week high $53.91$133.06$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $37.39$78.86$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.

MultipleABMIRMRTO
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 21.0x 78.2xmedian 21.0x —median 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 4.3xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.3x 19.6xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 15.1x -66.7xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x -25.5xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.48median 1.02 29.92median 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 monthsABMIRMRTO
Revenue $9.15B $7.56B –
Gross profit $1.09B $4.10B –
Operating income $321.50M $1.42B –
Net income $166.40M $434.46M –
Free cash flow $312.30M -$490.92M –
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $1.40 –
Cash & equivalents $110.50M $204.79M $2.47B
Total debt $1.77B $17.35B -$7.31B
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 299.85M 507.00M
Enterprise value $2.77B $32.85B $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
MetricABMIRMRTO
P/E 19.0x 78.2x –
P/FCF 10.1x -66.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 19.8x –
P/S 0.3x 4.3x –
P/B 1.8x -25.5x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x -13.0x –
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 19.6x –
EV/EBIT 15.0x 35.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 6.6x –
EV/FCF 15.4x -101.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 30.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.48 29.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABMIRMRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 17.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 13.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 13.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 35.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 12.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% 867.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 4.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% 897.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 210.8% 31.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 17.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 438.4% 50.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -60.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABMIRMRTO
Gross margin 12.0% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% 33.6% –
Operating margin 3.5% 18.8% –
Pretax margin 2.4% 6.7% –
Net margin 1.8% 5.5% –
FCF margin 3.4% -6.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 21.9% –
Return on equity 9.4% – –
Return on assets 3.0% 2.0% –
Return on invested capital 6.8% 7.6% –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 7.5% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 3.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABMIRMRTO
Debt / assets 31.7% 79.0% -13.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x -13.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 6.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x -35.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 105.8% –
Equity / assets 32.0% -5.8% –
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 1.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABMIRMRTO
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.1% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 5.4% – –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 3.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.5% 229.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% -203.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 16.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 11.1% –

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.

ConsensusABMIRMRTO
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 47.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +28.0% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.78BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +2.2% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABMIRMRTO
Held by institutions 99.6% 86.2% 15.4%
Institutions holding 306 1,161 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +1.9% +5.9%
Institutions buying 193 598 161
Institutions selling 77 377 90
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.59 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.

ABMIRMRTO
ABM 1.00 0.03 0.31
IRM 0.03 1.00 -0.01
RTO 0.31 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABM, IRM and RTO?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abm Industries (ABM) $3.18B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $33.66B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABM, IRM and RTO?

Abm Industries (ABM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abm Industries (ABM) 19.1x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 80.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abm Industries (ABM) is cheapest (Abm Industries (ABM) 14.1x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 47.4x, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iron Mountain (IRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abm Industries (ABM) +6.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest net margin (Abm Industries (ABM) 1.8%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Iron Mountain (IRM) leads (Abm Industries (ABM) 6.8%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abm Industries (ABM) returned the most: Abm Industries (ABM) +18.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +5.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -23.3%. Over five years, Iron Mountain (IRM) compounded fastest (Abm Industries (ABM) +3.8%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +19.1%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest dividend yield: Abm Industries (ABM) 0.02%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 0.03%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%. 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%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.1%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABM, IRM 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, Iron Mountain (IRM) 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.