BWIN vs CTAS vs MRSH Stock Comparison

Baldwin Insurance, Cintas and Marsh & Mclennan Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTAS Cintas Corp
$214.80 +7.4% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.37B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 6, Marsh & Mclennan Companies 3, Baldwin Insurance 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWINCTASMRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.96B $85.37B $91.05B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 41.4x 22.5x MRSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 36.7x 18.7x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4,094.7% +9.5% +7.6% BWIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% 14.2% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 28.2% 13.1% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 2.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% MRSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.0% +13.8% +1.6% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +15.1%/yr +2.6%/yr CTAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 23.8% 26.0% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 36/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

BWINCTASMRSH

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

AxisBWINCTASMRSH
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 20 #90 of 112 10 #107 of 119
Growth 15 #97 of 114 71 #29 of 96 17 #95 of 114
Profitability – 98 #3 of 91 73 #30 of 110
Financial Health – 70 #38 of 125 20 #88 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 39 #41 of 67 59 #44 of 106
Overall – 60 36
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWINCTASMRSHSPY
1 month +0.2%+7.4%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%0.0%-0.8% +3.9%
6 months +34.5%+23.3%+11.6% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%+14.2%+2.8% +12.9%
1 year +33.0%+13.8%+1.6% +12.3%
3 years +51.3%+73.1%+3.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.8%+20.1%+1.0% +23.3%
5 years -14.7%+101.7%+13.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%+15.1%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years —+713.1%+201.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWINCTASMRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%23.8%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%24.3%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.11-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.580.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-28.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-4.9%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $32.00$225.93$199.34 $779.14
52-week low $16.50$163.55$157.32 $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.

MultipleBWINCTASMRSH
P/E now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 10.5x 41.7xmedian 21.2x 22.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.4x 7.4xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 27.4xmedian 11.9x 15.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.4xmedian 8.5x 42.2xmedian 13.7x 21.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 16.5xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -6.17median 0.53 2.75median 1.00 3.35median 0.53

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 monthsBWINCTASMRSH
Revenue $490.48M $11.56B $28.46B
Gross profit – $5.89B –
Operating income – $2.70B $6.09B
Net income – $2.06B $4.12B
Free cash flow – $2.03B $4.15B
EPS (diluted) $-1.55 $5.10 $8.44
Cash & equivalents – $243.60M $1.84B
Total debt – $2.43B $20.53B
Shares (diluted) 92.76M 404.29M 479.00M
Enterprise value $2.96B $84.45B $83.21B

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
MetricBWINCTASMRSH
P/E -20.5x 41.7x 22.5x
P/FCF 101.4x 42.2x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.3x 20.2x
P/S 9.1x 7.4x 3.2x
P/B – 16.5x 6.1x
P/Tangible book – 17.4x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA – 27.4x 15.6x
EV/EBIT – 32.6x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 7.6x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 43.3x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.2x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.17 2.75 3.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWINCTASMRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4,095% 9.5% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 8.7% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.8% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.3% -1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.3% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -279.2% 12.7% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 15.2% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.8% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.5% -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWINCTASMRSH
Gross margin – 51.0% –
EBITDA margin – 27.8% 24.6%
Operating margin – 23.4% 21.4%
Pretax margin – 22.5% 18.9%
Net margin – 17.8% 14.2%
FCF margin – 17.6% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.1% 15.7%
Return on equity – 39.8% 27.2%
Return on assets – 19.5% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 28.2% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – 34.2% 16.2%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWINCTASMRSH
Debt / assets – 22.8% 34.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets – 51.1% 75.1%
Equity / assets – 48.9% 24.9%
Interest coverage – 25.3x 6.3x
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 13.27 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWINCTASMRSH
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 3.2%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.2% 43.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 43.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.8% 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% 13.1%

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.

ConsensusBWINCTASMRSH
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 36.7xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $5.85FY2026 $10.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +10.4% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026 $30.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.8%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +6.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWINCTASMRSH
Held by institutions 93.3% 67.6% 93.9%
Institutions holding 229 1,430 1,497
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +6.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 112 657 625
Institutions selling 76 576 652
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.14 0.96

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.

BWINCTASMRSH
BWIN 1.00 0.30 0.40
CTAS 0.30 1.00 0.44
MRSH 0.40 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWIN, CTAS and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.96B, Cintas (CTAS) $85.37B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $91.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWIN, CTAS and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -20.5x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.4x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Cintas (CTAS) 36.7x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +4,094.7%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +33.0%, Cintas (CTAS) +13.8%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +1.6%. Over five years, Cintas (CTAS) compounded fastest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.1%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.1%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest dividend yield: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 0.02%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.7%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWIN, CTAS and MRSH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cintas (CTAS) leads on 6. 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.