APG vs CTRI vs UNF Stock Comparison

APi, Centuri Holdings and Unifirst Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APG APi Group Corp
$46.40 +14.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc.
$22.01 +5.3% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
71.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$256.28 +1.8% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

APi leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (APi 5, Unifirst 3, Centuri Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGCTRIUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.94B $2.08B $4.58B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -82.3x 71.9x 41.8x UNF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 33.3x 32.5x APG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +25.2% +3.7% CTRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 0.9% 4.3% UNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 5.8% — APG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.9x — CTRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% +9.0% +64.5% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.8%/yr — +4.8%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 53.9% 34.5% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 50/100 45/100 CTRI

Percentile Scorecard

APGCTRIUNF

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

AxisAPGCTRIUNF
Valuation 27 #84 of 114 49 #27 of 52 39 #70 of 114
Growth 80 #20 of 98 60 #16 of 38 32 #67 of 98
Profitability 55 #43 of 95 41 #23 of 38 54 #44 of 95
Financial Health 40 #76 of 126 50 #29 of 57 86 #18 of 126
Shareholder Returns 26 #52 of 70 – 13 #61 of 70
Overall 46 50 45
  • APG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CTRI ranked among 57 companies in Construction 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

PeriodAPGCTRIUNFSPY
1 month +14.6%+5.3%+1.8% -2.0%
3 months +11.6%+0.5%-12.0% -2.2%
6 months +1.8%-47.1%+1.6% +4.2%
Year to date +21.3%-12.8%+32.9% +10.6%
1 year +29.7%+9.0%+64.5% +10.4%
3 years +151.8%—+51.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +36.1%—+14.8% +20.2%
5 years +203.1%—+26.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +24.8%—+4.8% +10.1%
10 years ——+108.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPGCTRIUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%53.9%34.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%62.1%25.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.560.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.171.87 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-54.2%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-47.3%-15.0% -3.2%
52-week high $49.40$41.80$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $35.43$19.13$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.

MultipleAPGCTRIUNF
P/E now vs peer median -86.9xmedian 20.8x 77.0xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 11.9x 12.3xmedian 13.2x 16.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 15.0x -146.0xmedian 23.4x 65.7xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.7x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 1.08 —median 0.63 14.70median 1.08

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 monthsAPGCTRIUNF
Revenue $8.91B $3.39B $2.52B
Gross profit $2.77B $263.34M $922.95M
Operating income $644.00M $92.78M $136.04M
Net income $367.00M $29.17M $109.49M
Free cash flow $673.00M -$15.22M $70.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $0.28 $6.02
Cash & equivalents $373.00M $40.46M $192.12M
Total debt $3.57B $717.74M –
Shares (diluted) 432.00M 101.48M 18.20M
Enterprise value $16.15B $1.83B $3.93B

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
MetricAPGCTRIUNF
P/E -86.9x 77.0x 42.4x
P/FCF 29.3x -146.0x 65.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.5x 30.0x 22.6x
P/S 2.2x 0.7x 1.8x
P/B 5.7x 2.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 12.7x 4.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 12.3x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 31.2x 32.8x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 34.1x -190.5x 63.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.6x 39.1x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 – 14.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGCTRIUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 25.2% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 12.0% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% -2.4% -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 1,018% -26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% – 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -246.6% 880.2% -24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.2% – 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% -67.8% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -111.5% -50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGCTRIUNF
Gross margin 31.1% 7.8% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 6.9% 11.0%
Operating margin 7.2% 2.7% 5.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% 0.8% 5.6%
Net margin -2.6% 0.9% 4.3%
FCF margin 7.6% -0.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 2.2% 8.1%
Return on equity 10.5% 3.4% 4.9%
Return on assets 3.6% 1.2% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.9% 5.0% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGCTRIUNF
Debt / assets 34.8% 29.9% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x -47.2x –
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 63.8% 22.3%
Equity / assets 33.9% 36.2% 77.7%
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.98 2.53 6.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGCTRIUNF
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAPGCTRIUNF
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 32.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $0.66FY2026 $7.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +53.5%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +54.5% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +20.8% -9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGCTRIUNF
Held by institutions 84.5% 100.0% 81.3%
Institutions holding 583 256 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -1.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 307 166 162
Institutions selling 206 68 121
Buyers to sellers 1.49 2.44 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.

APGCTRIUNF
APG 1.00 0.36 0.08
CTRI 0.36 1.00 -0.04
UNF 0.08 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, CTRI and UNF?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $18.94B, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) $2.08B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, CTRI and UNF?

Unifirst (UNF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -82.3x, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 71.9x, Unifirst (UNF) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, APi (APG) is cheapest (APi (APG) 27.5x, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 33.3x, Unifirst (UNF) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +16.4%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +25.2%, Unifirst (UNF) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Unifirst (UNF) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.6%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 0.9%, Unifirst (UNF) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, APi (APG) leads (APi (APG) 6.8%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: APi (APG) +29.7%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +9.0%, Unifirst (UNF) +64.5%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +24.8%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 31.0%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 53.9%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, CTRI 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.