ADT vs RSKIA vs CTAS Stock Comparison

Adt, George Risk Industries and Cintas Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADT ADT Inc.
$9.90 +55.7% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.22B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
1 win
CTAS Cintas Corp
$226.41 +15.5% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.97B
P/E
43.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 5, George Risk Industries 5, Adt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTRSKIACTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $102.91M $88.97B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 10.5x 43.2x RSKIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x — 38.6x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +13.9% +9.5% RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 37.9% 17.8% RSKIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — 28.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 0.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% +26.0% +21.9% RSKIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +10.0%/yr +15.4%/yr CTAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 25.3% 23.9% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 88/100 62/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

ADTRSKIACTAS

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

AxisADTRSKIACTAS
Valuation 97 #5 of 114 76 #28 of 114 18 #94 of 114
Growth 49 #51 of 98 90 #11 of 98 78 #22 of 98
Profitability 92 #9 of 95 88 #12 of 95 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 15 #107 of 126 98 #3 of 126 69 #40 of 126
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 71 86 #11 of 71 47 #38 of 71
Overall 67 88 62
  • ADT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • RSKIA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodADTRSKIACTASSPY
1 month +55.7%+3.7%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months +29.2%+9.0%+12.0% -4.6%
6 months +43.5%+16.3%+33.2% +0.2%
Year to date +22.7%+23.2%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year +21.9%+26.0%+21.9% +8.2%
3 years +58.9%+81.9%+74.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +16.7%+22.1%+20.4% +19.0%
5 years +9.5%+61.0%+104.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.8%+10.0%+15.4% +9.4%
10 years —+191.1%+778.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+24.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureADTRSKIACTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%25.3%23.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%30.8%23.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.000.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.030.91 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-39.0%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.6%-1.1% -5.9%
52-week high $9.90$22.75$229.03 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$16.34$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.

MultipleADTRSKIACTAS
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 21.1x 10.6xmedian 21.1x 44.0xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 4.0xmedian 0.9x 7.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 11.7x 7.2xmedian 11.7x 28.8xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 15.3x 24.6xmedian 15.3x 44.5xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 17.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.88 0.61median 0.88 2.89median 0.88

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 monthsADTRSKIACTAS
Revenue $5.22B $25.81M $11.56B
Gross profit $4.17B $12.15M $5.89B
Operating income $1.28B $7.06M $2.70B
Net income $618.20M $9.79M $2.06B
Free cash flow $1.93B $4.22M $2.03B
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $1.99 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $228.30M $6.84M $243.60M
Total debt $7.78B – $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 736.76M 4.91M 404.29M
Enterprise value $6.24B -$85.38M $88.05B

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
MetricADTRSKIACTAS
P/E 10.8x 10.6x 44.0x
P/FCF 3.5x 24.6x 44.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 23.2x 37.2x
P/S 1.3x 4.0x 7.8x
P/B 1.8x 1.6x 17.4x
P/Tangible book -5.9x 1.6x 18.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 7.2x 28.8x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 7.6x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.1x 8.0x
EV/FCF 7.4x 12.7x 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 12.0x 38.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.61 2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTRSKIACTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 13.9% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 9.8% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 10.6% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 10.2% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.6% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 13.9% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 19.1% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 153.6% 17.2% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.5% 19.2% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 166.8% 17.5% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 7.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 29.7% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 13.2% 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 45.3% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTRSKIACTAS
Gross margin 80.0% 47.1% 51.0%
EBITDA margin 55.0% 29.0% 27.8%
Operating margin 24.6% 27.4% 23.4%
Pretax margin 16.6% 50.9% 22.5%
Net margin 11.9% 37.9% 17.8%
FCF margin 37.0% 16.4% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 17.3% 21.1%
Return on equity 17.4% 15.2% 39.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 13.4% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – 28.2%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 10.4% 34.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 0.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTRSKIACTAS
Debt / assets 48.8% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 11.9% 51.1%
Equity / assets 22.8% 88.1% 48.9%
Interest coverage – – 25.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 14.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 11.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.61 10.10 13.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTRSKIACTAS
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 9.3% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 5.9% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusADTRSKIACTAS
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 – 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 – $5.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 – +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.4% – +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.96BFY2026 – $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 – +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% – +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTRSKIACTAS
Held by institutions 94.5% – 67.6%
Institutions holding 457 – 1,433
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% – +6.4%
Institutions buying 297 – 659
Institutions selling 125 – 576
Buyers to sellers 2.38 – 1.14

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.

ADTRSKIACTAS
ADT 1.00 0.03 0.31
RSKIA 0.03 1.00 0.06
CTAS 0.31 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, RSKIA and CTAS?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $6.67B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $102.91M, Cintas (CTAS) $88.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, RSKIA and CTAS?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 10.8x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.5x, Cintas (CTAS) 43.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 11.4x, Cintas (CTAS) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.0%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest net margin (Adt (ADT) 11.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year George Risk Industries (RSKIA) returned the most: Adt (ADT) +21.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +26.0%, Cintas (CTAS) +21.9%. Over five years, Cintas (CTAS) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) +1.8%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +10.0%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adt (ADT) 0.00%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%. Adt (ADT) and George Risk Industries (RSKIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 41.2%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 25.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, RSKIA 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 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.