GEO vs OTIS vs CTAS Stock Comparison

Geo, Otis Worldwide and Cintas Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.57 -8.8% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$72.95 +9.9% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.77B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
2.36%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$212.81 +6.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.02B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.88%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 5, Geo 4, Otis Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEOOTISCTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $27.77B $85.02B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 17.9x 41.3x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 18.7x 36.4x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +5.8% +9.5% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% — 17.8% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — 28.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 0.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.36% 0.88% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.2% -20.1% +12.1% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.5%/yr -1.9%/yr +14.5%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 22.8% 23.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 60/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

GEOOTISCTAS

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

AxisGEOOTISCTAS
Valuation 54 #53 of 113 56 #25 of 55 21 #90 of 113
Growth 60 #39 of 96 56 #23 of 51 71 #29 of 96
Profitability 57 #40 of 92 68 #16 of 48 98 #3 of 92
Financial Health 33 #84 of 125 – 69 #39 of 125
Shareholder Returns 71 #20 of 67 45 #23 of 41 41 #40 of 67
Overall 55 56 60
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEOOTISCTASSPY
1 month -8.8%+9.9%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months -7.9%-0.6%-1.7% +5.9%
6 months +45.5%-4.8%+22.3% +8.5%
Year to date +71.0%-16.5%+13.2% +13.3%
1 year +65.2%-20.1%+12.1% +12.4%
3 years +213.3%-4.2%+71.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.4%-1.4%+19.7% +23.5%
5 years +237.0%-9.2%+96.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +27.5%-1.9%+14.5% +11.0%
10 years +75.9%—+703.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.8%—+23.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGEOOTISCTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%22.8%23.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%23.4%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.220.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.33-0.880.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-39.6%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-22.1%-5.8% -0.9%
52-week high $32.78$93.62$225.93 $779.14
52-week low $13.26$64.07$163.55 $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.

MultipleGEOOTISCTAS
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 21.5x 17.9xmedian 20.0x 41.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 7.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.3x 27.1xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 13.9x 14.6xmedian 15.3x 41.8xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x —median 2.8x 16.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.92 2.66median 0.99 2.72median 0.92

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 monthsGEOOTISCTAS
Revenue $2.83B $15.14B $11.56B
Gross profit – – $5.89B
Operating income $315.54M $2.32B $2.70B
Net income $291.54M $1.61B $2.06B
Free cash flow $26.44M – $2.03B
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $4.06 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $54.99M $866.00M $243.60M
Total debt $6.34B – $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 132.02M 383.50M 404.29M
Enterprise value $3.26B $27.88B $84.10B

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
MetricGEOOTISCTAS
P/E 12.4x 17.9x 41.3x
P/FCF 138.0x 14.6x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 15.1x 34.9x
P/S 1.3x 1.8x 7.4x
P/B 2.4x – 16.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – 17.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – 27.1x
EV/EBIT 16.3x – 32.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.8x 7.5x
EV/FCF 194.2x – 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 15.1x 35.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 2.66 2.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEOOTISCTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 5.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 2.6% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 12.0% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 2.5% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 222.2% 13.2% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 3.1% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 242.8% 18.3% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 6.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% 24.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 7.1% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.8% – 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEOOTISCTAS
Gross margin – – 51.0%
EBITDA margin 16.1% – 27.8%
Operating margin 11.2% – 23.4%
Pretax margin 14.0% – 22.5%
Net margin 10.3% – 17.8%
FCF margin 0.9% – 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 12.1% 21.1%
Return on equity 19.4% – 39.8%
Return on assets 7.7% 14.4% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – 28.2%
Return on capital employed 9.3% – 34.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEOOTISCTAS
Debt / assets 41.2% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 58.3x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 145.6% 51.1%
Equity / assets 40.5% – 48.9%
Interest coverage 2.1x – 25.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.24 – 13.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEOOTISCTAS
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.8% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 2.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 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.

ConsensusGEOOTISCTAS
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $5.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.8%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.8% +22.3% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% -3.5% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEOOTISCTAS
Held by institutions 94.2% 93.1% 67.6%
Institutions holding 292 1,219 1,431
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.6% +6.4%
Institutions buying 151 561 658
Institutions selling 97 450 576
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.25 1.14

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.

GEOOTISCTAS
GEO 1.00 -0.07 0.04
OTIS -0.07 1.00 0.45
CTAS 0.04 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEO, OTIS and CTAS?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Geo (GEO) $3.65B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.77B, Cintas (CTAS) $85.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEO, OTIS and CTAS?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Geo (GEO) 12.4x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 17.9x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Geo (GEO) 20.6x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.7x, Cintas (CTAS) 36.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +65.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%, Cintas (CTAS) +12.1%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.9%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 2.36%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.88%. Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEO, OTIS and CTAS?

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.