APG vs ROL vs RTO Stock Comparison

APi, Rollins and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$41.38 +7.9% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
ROL Rollins Inc
$33.49 +9.5% 1M -40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.01B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
2.16%
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$22.80 +11.2% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.76%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPGROLRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.88B $16.01B $11.52B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -72.2x 30.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 30.7x 15.9x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +8.3% — APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 13.2% — ROL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 26.0% — ROL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x — ROL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.16% 2.76% RTO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% -40.2% -20.0% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.3%/yr -1.0%/yr -11.1%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 30.1% 34.6% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 56/100 — ROL

Percentile Scorecard

APGROLRTO

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

AxisAPGROLRTO
Valuation 27 #83 of 113 25 #85 of 113 –
Growth 76 #24 of 96 61 #38 of 96 –
Profitability 54 #43 of 92 97 #4 of 92 –
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 61 #49 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 35 #44 of 67 39 #41 of 67
Overall 44 56 –
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGROLRTOSPY
1 month +7.9%+9.5%+11.2% +0.9%
3 months +7.6%-13.6%-22.5% +5.9%
6 months -15.0%-39.5%-30.9% +8.5%
Year to date +8.2%-44.2%-22.6% +13.3%
1 year +20.6%-40.2%-20.0% +12.4%
3 years +143.8%-7.2%-10.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.6%-2.5%-3.6% +23.5%
5 years +185.0%-4.9%-44.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +23.3%-1.0%-11.1% +11.0%
10 years —+145.7%+59.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.4%+4.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPGROLRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%30.1%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%34.0%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.050.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-1.34-0.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-54.8%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-48.9%-34.0% -0.9%
52-week high $49.40$65.60$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$29.68$19.75 $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.

MultipleAPGROLRTO
P/E now vs peer median -72.2xmedian 21.5x 30.5xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 4.0xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 11.9x 19.3xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 13.9x 23.8xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 11.5xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 0.92 3.20median 0.92 —median 0.92

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 monthsAPGROLRTO
Revenue $8.44B $3.99B –
Gross profit $2.65B $2.08B –
Operating income $605.00M $729.77M –
Net income $346.00M $526.12M –
Free cash flow $676.00M $671.82M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $1.10 –
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $129.05M $2.47B
Total debt $3.52B $2.69B -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 478.98M 507.00M
Enterprise value $14.92B $15.55B $5.03B

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
MetricAPGROLRTO
P/E -72.2x 30.5x –
P/FCF 26.5x 23.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 23.0x –
P/S 2.1x 4.0x –
P/B 5.1x 11.5x –
P/Tangible book 10.0x 20.0x –
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 19.3x –
EV/EBIT 34.0x 22.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.2x –
EV/FCF 30.4x 24.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 23.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 3.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGROLRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 8.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 10.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 6.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 1.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 2.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 8.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 3.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 9.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% -0.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 11.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -0.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 12.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGROLRTO
Gross margin 31.4% 52.1% –
EBITDA margin 11.2% 21.6% –
Operating margin 7.2% 18.3% –
Pretax margin 5.5% 17.4% –
Net margin -2.9% 13.2% –
FCF margin 8.0% 16.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 17.5% –
Return on equity 9.9% 37.3% –
Return on assets 3.7% 15.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.7% 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 30.8% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGROLRTO
Debt / assets 35.4% 21.6% -13.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 58.6% –
Equity / assets 35.3% 41.4% –
Interest coverage 4.3x 20.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 2.93 6.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGROLRTO
Dividend yield – 2.2% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 52.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –

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.

ConsensusAPGROLRTO
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +17.4% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $4.31BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +5.2% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGROLRTO
Held by institutions 84.5% 58.8% 15.4%
Institutions holding 581 828 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +0.5% +5.9%
Institutions buying 306 416 161
Institutions selling 205 323 90
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.29 1.79

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.

APGROLRTO
APG 1.00 0.08 0.11
ROL 0.08 1.00 0.41
RTO 0.11 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, ROL and RTO?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.88B, Rollins (ROL) $16.01B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.52B.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, Rollins (ROL) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Rollins (ROL) leads (APi (APG) 6.7%, Rollins (ROL) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +20.6%, Rollins (ROL) -40.2%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -20.0%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.3%/yr, Rollins (ROL) -1.0%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) has the highest dividend yield: Rollins (ROL) 2.16%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 2.76%. APi (APG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.1%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, ROL and RTO?

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.