ROL vs IRM vs CTAS Stock Comparison

Rollins, Iron Mountain and Cintas Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.58 +15.2% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.27B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$113.08 +1.5% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$34.31B
P/E
82.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
0.03%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$225.93 +13.0% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$85.91B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 7, Iron Mountain 3, Rollins 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROLIRMCTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.27B $34.31B $85.91B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 82.0x 41.7x ROL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 48.7x 38.6x ROL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +17.4% +9.5% IRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 5.5% 17.8% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 7.6% 28.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 6.7x 0.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% IRM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.9% +7.5% +18.4% CTAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +19.9%/yr +16.4%/yr IRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 33.3% 23.3% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 47/100 59/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

ROLIRMCTAS

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

AxisROLIRMCTAS
Valuation 25 #84 of 112 21 #89 of 112 19 #91 of 112
Growth 61 #38 of 96 90 #11 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Profitability 97 #4 of 91 64 #33 of 91 98 #3 of 91
Financial Health 61 #49 of 125 8 #115 of 125 70 #38 of 125
Shareholder Returns 35 #44 of 67 50 #34 of 67 39 #41 of 67
Overall 56 47 59
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IRM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodROLIRMCTASSPY
1 month +15.2%+1.5%+13.0% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-10.9%+7.1% +3.5%
6 months -38.2%+0.3%+29.8% +7.0%
Year to date -42.4%+36.3%+20.1% +12.2%
1 year -38.9%+7.5%+18.4% +13.0%
3 years -4.2%+94.2%+82.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.4%+24.8%+22.1% +23.1%
5 years -1.4%+147.7%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+19.9%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years +159.8%+232.5%+747.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+12.8%+23.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureROLIRMCTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%33.3%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%34.4%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.061.160.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.290.220.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-40.0%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-15.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $65.60$133.06$225.93 $779.14
52-week low $29.68$78.86$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.

MultipleROLIRMCTAS
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 21.9x 80.4xmedian 21.9x 43.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 0.9x 7.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 12.2x 20.0xmedian 12.2x 28.8xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.3x -68.6xmedian 14.3x 44.4xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 2.3x -26.3xmedian 2.3x 17.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.30median 1.02 30.78median 1.02 2.89median 1.02

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 monthsROLIRMCTAS
Revenue $3.99B $7.56B $11.56B
Gross profit $2.08B $4.10B $5.89B
Operating income $729.77M $1.42B $2.70B
Net income $526.12M $434.46M $2.06B
Free cash flow $671.82M -$490.92M $2.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $1.40 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $129.05M $204.79M $243.60M
Total debt $2.69B $17.35B $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 478.98M 299.85M 404.29M
Enterprise value $15.82B $33.50B $84.99B

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
MetricROLIRMCTAS
P/E 31.5x 80.4x 43.9x
P/FCF 24.6x -68.6x 44.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 20.3x 37.1x
P/S 4.1x 4.5x 7.8x
P/B 11.9x -26.3x 17.3x
P/Tangible book 20.6x -13.4x 18.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 20.0x 28.8x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 35.8x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 6.7x 8.0x
EV/FCF 25.5x -103.5x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 30.7x 38.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.30 30.78 2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROLIRMCTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 17.4% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 13.0% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 13.5% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 11.1% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 35.4% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 12.8% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 867.3% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 4.1% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.2% 897.5% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 2.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 31.7% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 17.2% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 50.3% 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -60.8% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROLIRMCTAS
Gross margin 52.1% 54.2% 51.0%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 33.6% 27.8%
Operating margin 18.3% 18.8% 23.4%
Pretax margin 17.4% 6.7% 22.5%
Net margin 13.2% 5.5% 17.8%
FCF margin 16.8% -6.5% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 21.9% 21.1%
Return on equity 37.3% – 39.8%
Return on assets 15.7% 2.0% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 7.6% 28.2%
Return on capital employed 30.8% 7.5% 34.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROLIRMCTAS
Debt / assets 21.6% 79.0% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x -13.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 6.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.1x -35.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 105.8% 51.1%
Equity / assets 41.4% -5.8% 48.9%
Interest coverage 20.1x – 25.3x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.12 1.75 13.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROLIRMCTAS
Dividend yield 2.1% 3.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.8% 229.5% 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.3% -203.1% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.0% 16.5% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 11.1% 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.

ConsensusROLIRMCTAS
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 48.7xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $5.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +28.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.31BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +2.2% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROLIRMCTAS
Held by institutions 58.8% 86.2% 67.6%
Institutions holding 828 1,161 1,428
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.9% +6.4%
Institutions buying 416 598 656
Institutions selling 323 377 575
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.59 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.

ROLIRMCTAS
ROL 1.00 -0.06 0.41
IRM -0.06 1.00 0.01
CTAS 0.41 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROL, IRM and CTAS?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rollins (ROL) $16.27B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $34.31B, Cintas (CTAS) $85.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROL, IRM and CTAS?

Rollins (ROL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rollins (ROL) 30.9x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 82.0x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rollins (ROL) is cheapest (Rollins (ROL) 31.7x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 48.7x, Cintas (CTAS) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iron Mountain (IRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rollins (ROL) +8.3%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Rollins (ROL) 13.2%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Rollins (ROL) 26.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cintas (CTAS) returned the most: Rollins (ROL) -38.9%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +7.5%, Cintas (CTAS) +18.4%. Over five years, Iron Mountain (IRM) compounded fastest (Rollins (ROL) -0.3%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +19.9%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest dividend yield: Rollins (ROL) 0.02%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 0.03%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Rollins (ROL) 30.1%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROL, IRM 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 7. 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.