APG vs ECG vs UNF Stock Comparison

APi, Everus Construction and Unifirst Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$40.80 +6.1% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$250.72 -3.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 7, APi 3, Unifirst 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGECGUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.87B $5.40B $4.56B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -72.0x 21.2x 44.0x ECG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 19.7x 31.8x ECG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +30.5% — ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 6.0% — ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 23.9% — ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.3x — ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% +11.0% +58.9% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr — +4.7%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 62.2% 34.6% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 78/100 41/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

APGECGUNF

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

AxisAPGECGUNF
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 71 #16 of 52 42 #65 of 112
Growth 76 #24 of 96 81 #8 of 37 20 #77 of 96
Profitability 54 #42 of 91 83 #7 of 37 –
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 77 #14 of 57 91 #12 of 125
Shareholder Returns 17 #56 of 67 – 11 #60 of 67
Overall 44 78 41
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • UNF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGECGUNFSPY
1 month +6.1%-12.9%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months +3.7%-13.1%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-25.5%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%+19.0%+30.0% +12.9%
1 year +17.7%+11.0%+58.9% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%—+56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%—+16.1% +23.3%
5 years +182.4%—+25.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%—+4.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+109.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPGECGUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%62.2%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%62.2%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.282.700.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.181.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-56.2%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-39.8%-16.8% -1.2%
52-week high $49.40$169.16$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$80.42$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.

MultipleAPGECGUNF
P/E now vs peer median -71.2xmedian 21.2x 20.4xmedian 26.7x 44.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 2.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 11.9x 14.4xmedian 13.1x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 13.7x 20.8xmedian 23.0x 57.8xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.00 —median 0.57 —median 1.00

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 monthsAPGECGUNF
Revenue $8.44B $4.27B –
Gross profit $2.65B $555.38M –
Operating income $605.00M $330.71M –
Net income $346.00M $254.46M $109.49M
Free cash flow $676.00M $250.37M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $4.97 –
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $176.70M $192.12M
Total debt $3.52B $274.50M –
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 51.22M 18.22M
Enterprise value $14.90B $4.61B $4.56B

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
MetricAPGECGUNF
P/E -71.2x 20.4x 44.0x
P/FCF 26.1x 20.8x 57.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 16.2x 22.1x
P/S 2.1x 1.2x 2.0x
P/B 5.0x 6.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 7.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 14.4x –
EV/EBIT 33.6x 16.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 30.0x 21.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 16.5x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGECGUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 30.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 42.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 48.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 53.5% -26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% – 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 53.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% 67.2% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% – -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 94.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGECGUNF
Gross margin 31.4% 13.0% –
EBITDA margin 11.2% 8.6% –
Operating margin 7.2% 7.8% –
Pretax margin 5.5% 7.7% –
Net margin -2.9% 6.0% –
FCF margin 8.0% 5.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 7.5% –
Return on equity 9.9% 32.6% –
Return on assets 3.7% 12.2% –
Return on invested capital 6.7% 23.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 32.3% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGECGUNF
Debt / assets 35.4% 13.3% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 62.4% 22.3%
Equity / assets 35.3% 37.6% 77.7%
Interest coverage 4.3x 16.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.91 5.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGECGUNF
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAPGECGUNF
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $7.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +8.5% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +16.6% -9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGECGUNF
Held by institutions 84.5% 84.9% 81.3%
Institutions holding 581 537 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +2.3% -2.5%
Institutions buying 306 262 162
Institutions selling 205 162 121
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.62 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.

APGECGUNF
APG 1.00 0.48 0.06
ECG 0.48 1.00 -0.13
UNF 0.06 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, ECG and UNF?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.87B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.40B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, ECG and UNF?

Everus Construction (ECG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -72.0x, Everus Construction (ECG) 21.2x, Unifirst (UNF) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Everus Construction (ECG) is cheapest (APi (APG) 24.1x, Everus Construction (ECG) 19.7x, Unifirst (UNF) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (APi (APG) 6.7%, Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: APi (APG) +17.7%, Everus Construction (ECG) +11.0%, Unifirst (UNF) +58.9%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.1%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.2%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, ECG 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, Everus Construction (ECG) leads on 7. 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.