APG vs RTO Stock Comparison

APi and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$39.46 +4.3% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

APi leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (APi 4, Rentokil Initial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.49B $11.39B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -70.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 15.9x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% -23.3% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr -11.6%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 34.7% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

APGRTO

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

AxisAPGRTO
Valuation 31 #78 of 112 –
Growth 77 #23 of 96 –
Profitability 53 #44 of 93 –
Financial Health 46 #69 of 126 –
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 47 #36 of 67
Overall 44 –
  • APG 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

PeriodAPGRTOSPY
1 month +4.3%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months -0.3%-19.8% +2.9%
6 months -18.8%-33.2% +6.4%
Year to date +3.1%-22.7% +11.4%
1 year +14.3%-23.3% +13.1%
3 years +133.9%-19.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.8%-7.0% +21.5%
5 years +174.2%-45.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.4%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years —+55.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPGRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-34.1% -2.5%
52-week high $49.40$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$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.

MultipleAPGRTO
P/E now vs peer median -68.9xmedian 21.0x —median 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.02 —median 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 monthsAPGRTO
Revenue $8.44B –
Gross profit $2.65B –
Operating income $605.00M –
Net income $346.00M –
Free cash flow $676.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 –
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $2.47B
Total debt $3.52B -$7.31B
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 507.00M
Enterprise value $14.53B $4.91B

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
MetricAPGRTO
P/E -68.9x –
P/FCF 25.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x –
P/S 2.0x –
P/B 4.9x –
P/Tangible book 9.6x –
EV/EBITDA 20.9x –
EV/EBIT 32.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x –
EV/FCF 29.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGRTO
Gross margin 31.4% –
EBITDA margin 11.2% –
Operating margin 7.2% –
Pretax margin 5.5% –
Net margin -2.9% –
FCF margin 8.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% –
Return on equity 9.9% –
Return on assets 3.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% –
Asset turnover 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGRTO
Debt / assets 35.4% -13.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% –
Equity / assets 35.3% –
Interest coverage 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 2.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGRTO
Dividend yield – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAPGRTO
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGRTO
Held by institutions 84.5% 15.4%
Institutions holding 581 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +5.9%
Institutions buying 306 161
Institutions selling 205 90
Buyers to sellers 1.49 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.

APGRTO
APG 1.00 0.11
RTO 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG and RTO?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.49B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.39B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +14.3%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -23.3%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +22.4%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.6%/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%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do APG and RTO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.11, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, APG 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 4. 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.