APG vs CTAS vs MTZ Stock Comparison

APi, Cintas and Mastec Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$40.80 +6.1% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$214.80 +7.4% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.53B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$176.46 -17.0% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.16B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 5, Mastec 4, APi 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGCTASMTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.86B $85.53B $14.16B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -72.0x 41.5x 28.6x MTZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 36.7x 18.7x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +9.5% +23.5% MTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 17.8% 3.1% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 28.2% 11.6% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x 1.8x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% +13.8% -16.7% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +15.1%/yr +14.5%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 23.8% 53.5% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 63/100 MTZ

Percentile Scorecard

APGCTASMTZ

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

AxisAPGCTASMTZ
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 20 #90 of 112 61 #21 of 52
Growth 76 #24 of 96 71 #29 of 96 78 #9 of 37
Profitability 54 #42 of 91 98 #3 of 91 67 #13 of 37
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 70 #38 of 125 46 #31 of 57
Shareholder Returns 17 #56 of 67 39 #41 of 67 –
Overall 44 60 63
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGCTASMTZSPY
1 month +6.1%+7.4%-17.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.7%0.0%-43.5% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%+23.3%-53.0% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%+14.2%-18.8% +12.9%
1 year +17.7%+13.8%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%+73.1%+198.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+20.1%+44.0% +23.3%
5 years +182.4%+101.7%+96.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+15.1%+14.5% +10.9%
10 years —+713.1%+535.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%+20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPGCTASMTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%23.8%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%24.3%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.111.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.58-0.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-28.2%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-4.9%-59.7% -1.2%
52-week high $49.40$225.93$437.51 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$163.55$171.09 $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.

MultipleAPGCTASMTZ
P/E now vs peer median -71.2xmedian 21.2x 41.7xmedian 21.2x 27.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 7.4xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 11.9x 27.4xmedian 11.9x 12.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 13.7x 42.2xmedian 13.7x 57.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 16.5xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.00 2.75median 1.00 0.11median 0.57

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 monthsAPGCTASMTZ
Revenue $8.44B $11.56B $16.11B
Gross profit $2.65B $5.89B $2.08B
Operating income $605.00M $2.70B $895.00M
Net income $346.00M $2.06B $534.95M
Free cash flow $676.00M $2.03B $244.81M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $5.10 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $243.60M $315.64M
Total debt $3.52B $2.43B $2.74B
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 404.29M 78.87M
Enterprise value $14.90B $84.61B $12.94B

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
MetricAPGCTASMTZ
P/E -71.2x 41.7x 27.9x
P/FCF 26.1x 42.2x 57.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 35.3x 24.3x
P/S 2.1x 7.4x 0.9x
P/B 5.0x 16.5x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 17.4x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 27.4x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 32.6x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 7.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 30.0x 43.3x 67.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 36.2x 28.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 2.75 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGCTASMTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 9.5% 23.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.7% 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 11.5% 26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 11.2% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 11.8% 53.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 13.2% 43.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 11.3% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 14.3% 267.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 12.7% 85.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 15.2% 242.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% 14.8% -30.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 14.4% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 19.5% -61.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 17.4% 59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGCTASMTZ
Gross margin 31.4% 51.0% 12.9%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 27.8% 8.4%
Operating margin 7.2% 23.4% 5.6%
Pretax margin 5.5% 22.5% 4.2%
Net margin -2.9% 17.8% 3.1%
FCF margin 8.0% 17.6% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 21.1% 3.6%
Return on equity 9.9% 39.8% 15.2%
Return on assets 3.7% 19.5% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 28.2% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 34.2% 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGCTASMTZ
Debt / assets 35.4% 22.8% 25.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.2x 11.2x
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 51.1% 67.0%
Equity / assets 35.3% 48.9% 33.0%
Interest coverage 4.3x 25.3x 5.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.91 13.27 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGCTASMTZ
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusAPGCTASMTZ
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 36.7xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $5.85FY2026 $9.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +10.4% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026 $19.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +6.8% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGCTASMTZ
Held by institutions 84.5% 67.6% 74.0%
Institutions holding 581 1,430 908
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +6.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 306 657 513
Institutions selling 205 576 290
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.14 1.77

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.

APGCTASMTZ
APG 1.00 0.10 0.43
CTAS 0.10 1.00 -0.25
MTZ 0.43 -0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, CTAS and MTZ?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.86B, Cintas (CTAS) $85.53B, Mastec (MTZ) $14.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, CTAS and MTZ?

Mastec (MTZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -72.0x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.5x, Mastec (MTZ) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (APi (APG) 24.1x, Cintas (CTAS) 36.7x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastec (MTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%, Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%, Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (APi (APG) 6.7%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%, Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +17.7%, Cintas (CTAS) +13.8%, Mastec (MTZ) -16.7%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.1%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.1%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: APi (APG) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%. APi (APG) and Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.0%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, CTAS and MTZ?

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.