ADT vs MSI vs CTAS Stock Comparison

Adt, Motorola Solutions and Cintas Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADT ADT Inc.
$9.90 +59.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.68B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.22B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
3 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$229.03 +17.2% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$92.95B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 6, Adt 3, Motorola Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTMSICTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.68B $90.33B $92.95B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 43.3x 45.1x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 27.0x 39.2x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +11.4% +9.5% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 16.5% 17.8% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 18.8% 28.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.6x 0.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% MSI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.5% +26.1% +24.4% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +15.0%/yr +15.7%/yr CTAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 25.1% 23.9% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 62/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

ADTMSICTAS

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

AxisADTMSICTAS
Valuation 97 #4 of 114 46 #55 of 101 20 #92 of 114
Growth 50 #50 of 98 37 #62 of 98 79 #21 of 98
Profitability 92 #9 of 95 98 #3 of 97 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 15 #107 of 126 20 #86 of 107 70 #39 of 126
Shareholder Returns 83 #13 of 70 62 #26 of 66 45 #39 of 70
Overall 67 52 62
  • ADT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • MSI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CTAS ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADTMSICTASSPY
1 month +59.7%+9.1%+17.2% -1.0%
3 months +28.6%+13.5%+13.7% -0.4%
6 months +41.8%+14.6%+35.2% +4.5%
Year to date +22.7%+29.7%+21.8% +12.4%
1 year +22.5%+26.1%+24.4% +13.6%
3 years +61.5%+66.0%+76.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.3%+18.4%+20.9% +20.8%
5 years +9.5%+100.9%+107.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.8%+15.0%+15.7% +10.4%
10 years —+554.9%+788.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+20.7%+24.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureADTMSICTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%25.1%23.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%25.1%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.150.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.041.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-27.9%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $9.90$497.09$229.03 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$363.83$163.55 $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.

MultipleADTMSICTAS
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 23.0x 39.5xmedian 25.9x 44.5xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 6.5xmedian 2.8x 7.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 12.1x 25.2xmedian 14.7x 29.1xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 15.8x 32.5xmedian 26.9x 45.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 26.7xmedian 2.5x 17.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.13 5.00median 0.94 2.93median 1.13

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 monthsADTMSICTAS
Revenue $5.22B $12.60B $11.56B
Gross profit $4.17B $6.58B $5.89B
Operating income $1.28B $3.06B $2.70B
Net income $618.20M $2.09B $2.06B
Free cash flow $1.93B $2.53B $2.03B
R&D – $1.06B –
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $12.45 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $228.30M $774.00M $243.60M
Total debt $7.78B $10.11B $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 736.76M 167.40M 404.29M
Enterprise value $6.25B $86.80B $92.03B

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
MetricADTMSICTAS
P/E 10.8x 39.5x 44.5x
P/FCF 3.5x 32.5x 45.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 29.0x 37.6x
P/S 1.3x 6.5x 7.9x
P/B 1.8x 26.7x 17.6x
P/Tangible book -5.9x -197.8x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 25.2x 29.1x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 30.0x 34.7x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 7.3x 8.1x
EV/FCF 7.4x 36.2x 46.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 32.3x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 5.00 2.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTMSICTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.4% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 8.6% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 13.1% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 10.6% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.2% 6.9% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 10.8% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% -1.6% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 153.6% 7.0% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.5% -0.6% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 166.8% 7.9% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 7.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 11.1% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 5.0% 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 11.5% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTMSICTAS
Gross margin 80.0% 52.2% 51.0%
EBITDA margin 55.0% 28.9% 27.8%
Operating margin 24.6% 24.2% 23.4%
Pretax margin 16.6% 21.6% 22.5%
Net margin 11.9% 16.5% 17.8%
FCF margin 37.0% 20.1% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 22.5% 21.1%
Return on equity 17.4% 72.4% 39.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 10.4% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 18.8% 28.2%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 21.7% 34.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTMSICTAS
Debt / assets 48.8% 47.8% 22.8%
Debt / equity 2.1x 3.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.6x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 4.0x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 85.4% 51.1%
Equity / assets 22.8% 14.6% 48.9%
Interest coverage – 6.7x 25.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.61 4.03 13.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTMSICTAS
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 9.3% 1.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 2.1% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.5% 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.9% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.4% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 15.5%

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.

ConsensusADTMSICTAS
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 39.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $5.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +10.4% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.95BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +8.2% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTMSICTAS
Held by institutions 94.5% 88.3% 67.6%
Institutions holding 457 1,469 1,433
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +3.4% +6.4%
Institutions buying 297 640 660
Institutions selling 125 596 576
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.07 1.15

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.

ADTMSICTAS
ADT 1.00 0.18 0.31
MSI 0.18 1.00 0.21
CTAS 0.31 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, MSI and CTAS?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $6.68B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $90.33B, Cintas (CTAS) $92.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, MSI and CTAS?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 10.8x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 43.3x, Cintas (CTAS) 45.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 11.5x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 27.0x, Cintas (CTAS) 39.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.0%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +11.4%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Adt (ADT) 11.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 16.5%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 18.8%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Adt (ADT) +22.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +26.1%, Cintas (CTAS) +24.4%. Over five years, Cintas (CTAS) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) +1.8%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +15.0%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest dividend yield: Adt (ADT) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%. Adt (ADT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 41.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 25.1%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, MSI and CTAS?

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