CTAS vs CXW vs SKYH Stock Comparison

Cintas, CoreCivic and Sky Harbour Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTAS Cintas Corp
$229.03 +17.2% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$91.72B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.54 -9.5% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corp
$10.28 +9.9% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$344.40M
P/E
371.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.94M
Div. yield
–
Specialty REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCTASCXWSKYHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.72B $2.95B $344.40M CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.5x 23.0x 371.9x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x 1.8x — CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +24.3% +62.2% SKYH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 5.1% 2.7% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.2% 6.6% — CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.2x -8.6x SKYH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +65.7% +5.2% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +26.1%/yr +0.3%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 41.9% 35.9% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 54/100 24/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

CTASCXWSKYH

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

AxisCTASCXWSKYH
Valuation 20 #92 of 114 49 #59 of 114 0 #146 of 146
Growth 79 #21 of 98 47 #52 of 98 90 #16 of 145
Profitability 99 #2 of 95 52 #46 of 95 2 #138 of 141
Financial Health 70 #39 of 126 39 #77 of 126 16 #123 of 146
Shareholder Returns 45 #39 of 70 84 #12 of 70 13 #119 of 136
Overall 62 54 24
  • CTAS ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • SKYH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTASCXWSKYHSPY
1 month +17.2%-9.5%+9.9% -1.0%
3 months +13.7%-2.2%-6.9% -0.4%
6 months +35.2%+44.3%+1.0% +4.5%
Year to date +21.8%+59.8%+14.6% +12.4%
1 year +24.4%+65.7%+5.2% +13.6%
3 years +76.7%+129.6%+53.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+32.0%+15.5% +20.8%
5 years +107.3%+219.1%+1.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+26.1%+0.3% +10.4%
10 years +788.9%+109.8%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +24.4%+7.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCTASCXWSKYHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%41.9%35.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%43.5%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.340.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.570.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-39.7%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.0%-10.3% -1.6%
52-week high $229.03$35.53$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $163.55$16.13$8.30 $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.

MultipleCTASCXWSKYH
P/E now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 23.0x 23.6xmedian 23.0x 382.5xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 23.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 12.1x 11.0xmedian 12.1x -53.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.0xmedian 15.8x 52.7xmedian 15.8x -143.4xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.93median 1.13 3.33median 1.13 13.65median 2.01

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 monthsCTASCXWSKYH
Revenue $11.56B $2.48B $33.94M
Gross profit $5.89B – –
Operating income $2.70B – -$27.42M
Net income $2.06B $127.90M -$11.25M
Free cash flow $2.03B $57.32M -$5.49M
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $1.29 $0.03
Cash & equivalents $243.60M $108.93M $164.03M
Total debt $2.43B $1.35B $316.34M
Shares (diluted) 404.29M 98.89M 34.46M
Enterprise value $90.80B $2.47B $25.79M

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
MetricCTASCXWSKYH
P/E 44.5x 23.6x 382.5x
P/FCF 45.0x 52.7x -143.4x
P/Operating cash flow 37.6x 15.1x 3,498x
P/S 7.9x 1.2x 23.2x
P/B 17.6x 2.1x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 18.6x 2.1x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.1x 11.0x -53.0x
EV/EBIT 34.7x 17.2x -34.3x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 1.7x 27.7x
EV/FCF 46.1x 74.3x -171.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 21.3x 4,175x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.93 3.33 13.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTASCXWSKYH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 24.3% 62.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 10.2% 106.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% – -11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – -17.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% 22.9% 64.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 2.2% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% 35.1% 110.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 7.1% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -26.4% 102.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 2.6% 26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% -66.4% 68.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -19.8% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTASCXWSKYH
Gross margin 51.0% – –
EBITDA margin 27.8% 15.6% -52.2%
Operating margin 23.4% – -80.8%
Pretax margin 22.5% 7.0% -91.7%
Net margin 17.8% 5.1% 2.7%
FCF margin 17.6% 2.3% -16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 8.1% 0.7%
Return on equity 39.8% 9.0% -6.8%
Return on assets 19.5% 3.7% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 28.2% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 34.2% 8.5% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.1% 19.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTASCXWSKYH
Debt / assets 22.8% 39.0% 38.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.2x -8.6x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 23.5x -57.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.1% 58.4% 80.1%
Equity / assets 48.9% 41.6% 19.9%
Interest coverage 25.3x 3.3x -7.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 13.90 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTASCXWSKYH
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 6.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 6.3% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –

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.

ConsensusCTASCXWSKYH
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2026 1.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.85FY2026 $16.94FY2026 $-0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026 -544.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% -85.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.98BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $42.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% -0.2% +57.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTASCXWSKYH
Held by institutions 67.6% 87.5% 15.4%
Institutions holding 1,433 278 90
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +0.2% +15.7%
Institutions buying 660 155 55
Institutions selling 576 86 18
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.80 3.06

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.

CTASCXWSKYH
CTAS 1.00 0.02 0.21
CXW 0.02 1.00 0.19
SKYH 0.21 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTAS, CXW and SKYH?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cintas (CTAS) $91.72B, CoreCivic (CXW) $2.95B, Sky Harbour (SKYH) $344.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, CTAS, CXW and SKYH?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cintas (CTAS) 44.5x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.0x, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 371.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Cintas (CTAS) 39.2x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +62.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: Cintas (CTAS) +24.4%, CoreCivic (CXW) +65.7%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +5.2%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (Cintas (CTAS) +15.7%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +26.1%/yr, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 0.00%. CoreCivic (CXW) and Sky Harbour (SKYH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Cintas (CTAS) 23.9%, CoreCivic (CXW) 41.9%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTAS, CXW and SKYH?

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 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.