CTAS vs ICTSF vs RTO Stock Comparison

Cintas, Icts International N V and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTAS Cintas Corp
$214.80 +7.4% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$84.94B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 3, Rentokil Initial 1, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTASICTSFRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.94B $161.71M $11.49B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x -14.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x — 16.0x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +27.6% -22.0% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr -6.6%/yr -11.2%/yr CTAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.8% 79.2% 34.7% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CTASICTSFRTO

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

AxisCTASICTSFRTO
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 36 #72 of 112 –
Growth 71 #29 of 96 – –
Profitability 98 #3 of 91 – –
Financial Health 70 #38 of 125 52 #61 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns 39 #41 of 67 – 38 #42 of 67
Overall 60 – –
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ICTSF 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

PeriodCTASICTSFRTOSPY
1 month +7.4%-5.8%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%+0.9%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months +23.3%+27.6%-31.5% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%+66.2%-22.3% +12.9%
1 year +13.8%+27.6%-22.0% +12.3%
3 years +73.1%+38.1%-10.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.1%+11.4%-3.5% +23.3%
5 years +101.7%-28.8%-44.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.1%-6.6%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +713.1%+681.7%+61.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.3%+22.8%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTASICTSFRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.8%79.2%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%124.9%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.320.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.35-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-68.3%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-13.6%-33.7% -1.2%
52-week high $225.93$6.42$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $163.55$3.10$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.

MultipleCTASICTSFRTO
P/E now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 21.2x -14.0xmedian 21.2x —median 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 13.7x -6.3xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 2.4x -9.8xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.75median 1.00 —median 1.00 —median 1.00

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 monthsCTASICTSFRTO
Revenue $11.56B – –
Gross profit $5.89B – –
Operating income $2.70B – –
Net income $2.06B – –
Free cash flow $2.03B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.10 – –
Cash & equivalents $243.60M $16.89M $2.47B
Total debt $2.43B $25.53M -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 404.29M 36.18M 507.00M
Enterprise value $84.02B -$37.87M $5.00B

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
MetricCTASICTSFRTO
P/E 41.7x -14.0x –
P/FCF 42.2x -6.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 35.3x – –
P/S 7.4x 0.4x –
P/B 16.5x -9.8x –
P/Tangible book 17.4x -9.8x –
EV/EBITDA 27.4x – –
EV/EBIT 32.6x – –
EV/Revenue 7.6x – –
EV/FCF 43.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.75 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTASICTSFRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTASICTSFRTO
Gross margin 51.0% – –
EBITDA margin 27.8% – –
Operating margin 23.4% – –
Pretax margin 22.5% – –
Net margin 17.8% – –
FCF margin 17.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% – –
Return on equity 39.8% – –
Return on assets 19.5% – –
Return on invested capital 28.2% – –
Return on capital employed 34.2% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTASICTSFRTO
Debt / assets 22.8% 4.7% -13.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x -0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.1% 112.8% –
Equity / assets 48.9% -12.8% –
Interest coverage 25.3x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x -683.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.6x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 13.27 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTASICTSFRTO
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusCTASICTSFRTO
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 – 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.85FY2026 – $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 – +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.98BFY2026 – $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% – +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTASICTSFRTO
Held by institutions 67.6% – 15.4%
Institutions holding 1,430 – 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 657 – 161
Institutions selling 576 – 90
Buyers to sellers 1.14 – 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.

CTASICTSFRTO
CTAS 1.00 -0.10 0.40
ICTSF -0.10 1.00 -0.05
RTO 0.40 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTAS, ICTSF and RTO?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cintas (CTAS) $84.94B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $161.71M, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.49B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Cintas (CTAS) +13.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -22.0%. Over five years, Cintas (CTAS) compounded fastest (Cintas (CTAS) +15.1%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 0.00%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%. Icts International N V (ICTSF) and Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.2%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTAS, ICTSF 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, Cintas (CTAS) leads on 3. 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.