APG vs ROL vs UNF Stock Comparison

APi, Rollins and Unifirst Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$39.46 +4.3% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.81 +7.1% 1M -38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.52B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$281.20 +9.2% 1M +80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04B
P/E
43.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.49B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPGROLUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.43B $16.52B $5.04B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -70.3x 31.4x 43.5x ROL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 31.4x 39.3x APG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +8.3% +1.4% APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 13.2% 4.6% 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 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% -38.7% +80.4% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr -2.3%/yr +6.4%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 30.1% 32.9% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 47/100 ROL

Percentile Scorecard

APGROLUNF

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

AxisAPGROLUNF
Valuation 31 #78 of 112 25 #84 of 112 38 #70 of 112
Growth 77 #23 of 96 62 #37 of 96 38 #60 of 96
Profitability 53 #44 of 93 97 #4 of 93 58 #40 of 93
Financial Health 46 #69 of 126 62 #49 of 126 86 #18 of 126
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 39 #41 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Overall 44 57 47
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business 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

PeriodAPGROLUNFSPY
1 month +4.3%+7.1%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months -0.3%-9.9%-4.5% +2.9%
6 months -18.8%-38.5%+8.1% +6.4%
Year to date +3.1%-42.0%+45.8% +11.4%
1 year +14.3%-38.7%+80.4% +13.1%
3 years +133.9%+3.4%+71.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.8%+1.1%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +174.2%-10.9%+36.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.4%-2.3%+6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+178.3%+138.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.8%+9.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPGROLUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.1%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%33.9%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.050.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-1.292.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-54.8%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-46.9%-6.7% -2.5%
52-week high $49.40$65.60$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$29.68$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.

MultipleAPGROLUNF
P/E now vs peer median -68.9xmedian 21.0x 31.7xmedian 21.0x 43.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.9x 4.2xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 12.3x 20.0xmedian 12.3x 17.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.1x 24.8xmedian 15.1x 57.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x 12.0xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.02 3.33median 1.02 8.37median 1.02

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 monthsAPGROLUNF
Revenue $8.44B $3.99B $2.49B
Gross profit $2.65B $2.08B $914.27M
Operating income $605.00M $729.77M $143.93M
Net income $346.00M $526.12M $115.79M
Free cash flow $676.00M $671.82M $88.25M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $1.10 $6.36
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $129.05M $163.23M
Total debt $3.52B $2.69B –
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 478.98M 18.22M
Enterprise value $14.47B $16.06B $4.38B

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
MetricAPGROLUNF
P/E -68.9x 31.7x 43.9x
P/FCF 25.2x 24.8x 57.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x 23.9x 21.2x
P/S 2.0x 4.2x 2.0x
P/B 4.9x 12.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 20.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 20.0x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 32.6x 23.6x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 29.2x 25.7x 55.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 24.7x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 3.33 8.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGROLUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 8.3% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 10.2% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 6.9% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.2% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 1.8% -23.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 9.0% 3.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 2.0% -23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 8.6% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 3.2% -22.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 9.5% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% -0.6% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 11.8% 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -0.5% -41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 12.7% 152.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGROLUNF
Gross margin 31.4% 52.1% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 21.6% 11.5%
Operating margin 7.2% 18.3% 5.8%
Pretax margin 5.5% 17.4% 6.0%
Net margin -2.9% 13.2% 4.6%
FCF margin 8.0% 16.8% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 17.5% 9.6%
Return on equity 9.9% 37.3% 5.3%
Return on assets 3.7% 15.7% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 30.8% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGROLUNF
Debt / assets 35.4% 21.6% –
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% 22.1%
Equity / assets 35.3% 41.4% 77.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x 20.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.85 7.15 7.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGROLUNF
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.2% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusAPGROLUNF
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 39.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $7.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +19.8% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026 $2.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +6.6% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGROLUNF
Held by institutions 84.5% 58.8% 81.3%
Institutions holding 581 828 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +0.5% -2.5%
Institutions buying 306 416 162
Institutions selling 205 323 121
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.29 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.

APGROLUNF
APG 1.00 0.08 0.07
ROL 0.08 1.00 0.26
UNF 0.07 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, ROL and UNF?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.43B, Rollins (ROL) $16.52B, Unifirst (UNF) $5.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, ROL and UNF?

Rollins (ROL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -70.3x, Rollins (ROL) 31.4x, Unifirst (UNF) 43.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, APi (APG) is cheapest (APi (APG) 23.3x, Rollins (ROL) 31.4x, Unifirst (UNF) 39.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, Rollins (ROL) +8.3%, Unifirst (UNF) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%, Unifirst (UNF) 4.6%). 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 Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: APi (APG) +14.3%, Rollins (ROL) -38.7%, Unifirst (UNF) +80.4%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +22.4%/yr, Rollins (ROL) -2.3%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: APi (APG) 0.00%, Rollins (ROL) 0.02%, Unifirst (UNF) 0.00%. APi (APG) and Unifirst (UNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.0%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%, Unifirst (UNF) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, ROL 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.