FSV vs OTIS vs UNF Stock Comparison

FirstService, Otis Worldwide and Unifirst Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSV FirstService Corp
$151.79 +17.5% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.10B
P/E
61.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$78.39 +22.4% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$30.76B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
8 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$258.02 +2.5% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.60B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 8, Unifirst 2, FirstService 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSVOTISUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.10B $30.76B $4.60B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.6x 19.8x 42.0x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 19.6x 32.5x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.8% +3.7% OTIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 10.3% 4.3% OTIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 62.2% — OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.0x — FSV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% -15.5% +67.2% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -0.6%/yr +5.0%/yr UNF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 23.0% 34.6% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 44/100 44/100 OTIS

Percentile Scorecard

FSVOTISUNF

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

AxisFSVOTISUNF
Valuation 39 #69 of 113 52 #27 of 55 37 #72 of 113
Growth 57 #42 of 97 50 #26 of 51 31 #67 of 97
Profitability 58 #40 of 93 72 #15 of 51 53 #44 of 93
Financial Health 42 #74 of 126 12 #52 of 59 86 #18 of 126
Shareholder Returns 9 #61 of 67 35 #27 of 41 12 #59 of 67
Overall 41 44 44
  • FSV ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • UNF ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSVOTISUNFSPY
1 month +17.5%+22.4%+2.5% -2.3%
3 months +5.6%+8.6%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months +18.6%+3.3%+3.3% +4.8%
Year to date -2.4%-10.3%+33.8% +10.3%
1 year -4.8%-15.5%+67.2% +10.3%
3 years +3.3%-1.8%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.1%-0.6%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -22.3%-2.8%+27.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.9%-0.6%+5.0% +10.1%
10 years +285.3%—+110.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +14.4%—+7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFSVOTISUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%23.0%34.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%23.2%25.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.170.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.671.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-39.6%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-16.3%-14.4% -3.5%
52-week high $165.10$93.62$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $125.66$64.07$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.

MultipleFSVOTISUNF
P/E now vs peer median 60.0xmedian 21.8x 19.2xmedian 21.6x 42.6xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 12.3x 14.9xmedian 13.2x 16.1xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 14.2x 17.8xmedian 17.4x 66.1xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.4x -5.5xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 160.83median 1.00 2.78median 1.00 14.80median 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 monthsFSVOTISUNF
Revenue $5.68B $15.14B $2.52B
Gross profit $1.88B $4.53B $922.95M
Operating income $339.62M $2.32B $136.04M
Net income $199.45M $1.61B $109.49M
Free cash flow $536.84M $1.67B $70.77M
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $4.07 $6.02
Cash & equivalents $160.76M $866.00M $192.12M
Total debt $1.55B $8.28B –
Shares (diluted) 45.75M 381.90M 18.20M
Enterprise value $6.42B $27.15B $3.95B

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
MetricFSVOTISUNF
P/E 60.0x 19.2x 42.6x
P/FCF 12.9x 17.8x 66.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 16.3x 22.8x
P/S 1.2x 2.0x 1.9x
P/B 7.4x -5.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 27.7x -5.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 14.9x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 16.0x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 15.5x 22.3x 63.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 20.3x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 160.83 2.78 14.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSVOTISUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.8% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 2.6% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 4.3% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 2.5% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.6% 12.0% -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 2.5% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 13.2% -26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 3.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 18.8% -24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 6.9% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 24.8% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% 7.1% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 26.5% -50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 7.0% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSVOTISUNF
Gross margin 33.1% 30.0% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 9.5% 16.5% 11.0%
Operating margin 6.0% 15.3% 5.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 13.9% 5.6%
Net margin 2.0% 10.3% 4.3%
FCF margin 9.4% 11.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 12.1% 8.1%
Return on equity 0.9% – 4.9%
Return on assets 5.5% 14.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 62.2% –
Return on capital employed 12.7% 73.0% 5.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSVOTISUNF
Debt / assets 54.4% 73.2% –
Debt / equity 1.7x -1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 67.2% 148.0% 22.3%
Equity / assets 32.8% -48.0% 77.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.98 6.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSVOTISUNF
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -8.7% 2.7% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -7.7% 4.9% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusFSVOTISUNF
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 32.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $7.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +22.3% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.42BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% -3.5% -9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSVOTISUNF
Held by institutions 69.9% 93.1% 81.3%
Institutions holding 276 1,221 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +3.6% -2.5%
Institutions buying 148 562 162
Institutions selling 101 451 121
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.25 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.

FSVOTISUNF
FSV 1.00 0.35 0.17
OTIS 0.35 1.00 0.22
UNF 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSV, OTIS and UNF?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstService (FSV) $7.10B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $30.76B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSV, OTIS and UNF?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstService (FSV) 61.6x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.8x, Unifirst (UNF) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (FirstService (FSV) 25.5x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.6x, Unifirst (UNF) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, Unifirst (UNF) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest net margin (FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Unifirst (UNF) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (FirstService (FSV) 1.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: FirstService (FSV) -4.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -15.5%, Unifirst (UNF) +67.2%. Over five years, Unifirst (UNF) compounded fastest (FirstService (FSV) -4.9%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.6%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: FirstService (FSV) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Unifirst (UNF) 0.00%. FirstService (FSV) and Unifirst (UNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (FirstService (FSV) 31.1%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 23.0%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSV, OTIS 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads on 8. 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.