ROL vs OTIS vs UNF Stock Comparison

Rollins, Otis Worldwide and Unifirst Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.03 +13.3% 1M -39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.27B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
2.12%
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.22B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
2.32%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$250.72 -3.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.53B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.58%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 6, Rollins 4, Unifirst 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROLOTISUNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.27B $28.22B $4.53B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 18.7x 44.0x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 19.0x 31.8x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +5.2% — ROL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 10.2% — ROL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 69.7% — OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.1x — ROL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.12% 2.32% 0.58% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.5% -19.5% +58.9% UNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -1.5%/yr +4.7%/yr UNF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 22.8% 34.6% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 41/100 ROL

Percentile Scorecard

ROLOTISUNF

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

AxisROLOTISUNF
Valuation 25 #84 of 112 53 #27 of 56 42 #65 of 112
Growth 61 #38 of 96 53 #25 of 52 20 #77 of 96
Profitability 97 #4 of 91 77 #12 of 49 –
Financial Health 61 #49 of 125 15 #48 of 56 91 #12 of 125
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 53 #20 of 41 11 #60 of 67
Overall 56 50 41
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • UNF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROLOTISUNFSPY
1 month +13.3%+12.4%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months -12.8%+0.7%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months -38.9%-4.2%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -43.3%-15.1%+30.0% +12.9%
1 year -39.5%-19.5%+58.9% +12.3%
3 years -5.7%-2.6%+56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.0%-0.9%+16.1% +23.3%
5 years -2.3%-7.2%+25.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.5%-1.5%+4.7% +10.9%
10 years +149.3%—+109.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.6%—+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROLOTISUNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%22.8%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%23.3%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.220.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-0.851.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-39.6%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-20.8%-16.8% -1.2%
52-week high $65.60$93.62$301.48 $779.14
52-week low $29.68$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.

MultipleROLOTISUNF
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 21.2x 18.7xmedian 20.1x 44.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.8x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 13.7x 16.5xmedian 16.2x 57.8xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.4x -4.9xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.25median 1.00 2.53median 0.99 —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 monthsROLOTISUNF
Revenue $3.99B $14.91B –
Gross profit $2.08B $4.52B –
Operating income $729.77M $2.29B –
Net income $526.12M $1.58B $109.49M
Free cash flow $671.82M $1.71B –
R&D – $154.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $3.95 –
Cash & equivalents $129.05M $813.00M $192.12M
Total debt $2.69B $8.44B –
Shares (diluted) 478.98M 383.50M 18.22M
Enterprise value $15.81B $24.83B $4.53B

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
MetricROLOTISUNF
P/E 31.0x 18.7x 44.0x
P/FCF 24.2x 16.5x 57.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.3x 15.1x 22.1x
P/S 4.1x 1.9x 2.0x
P/B 11.7x -4.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 20.3x -4.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 23.1x 15.7x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.4x –
EV/FCF 25.1x 20.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 19.2x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.25 2.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROLOTISUNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 3.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 23.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 2.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% -0.7% -26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 3.4% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.2% 3.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 7.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 25.7% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 9.5% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 27.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROLOTISUNF
Gross margin 52.1% 30.3% –
EBITDA margin 21.6% 16.5% –
Operating margin 18.3% 15.4% –
Pretax margin 17.4% 13.9% –
Net margin 13.2% 10.2% –
FCF margin 16.8% 11.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 12.5% –
Return on equity 37.3% – –
Return on assets 15.7% 14.5% –
Return on invested capital 26.0% 69.7% –
Return on capital employed 30.8% 87.2% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROLOTISUNF
Debt / assets 21.6% 75.6% –
Debt / equity 0.5x -1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 151.5% 22.3%
Equity / assets 41.4% -51.5% 77.7%
Interest coverage 20.1x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 7.04 2.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROLOTISUNF
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.3% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 6.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.8% 41.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.3% 38.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.0% 4.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 9.4% –

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.

ConsensusROLOTISUNF
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $7.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +22.3% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.31BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% -3.5% -9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROLOTISUNF
Held by institutions 58.8% 93.1% 81.3%
Institutions holding 828 1,219 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.6% -2.5%
Institutions buying 416 561 162
Institutions selling 323 450 121
Buyers to sellers 1.29 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.

ROLOTISUNF
ROL 1.00 0.29 0.26
OTIS 0.29 1.00 0.19
UNF 0.26 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROL, OTIS and UNF?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rollins (ROL) $16.27B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.22B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROL, OTIS and UNF?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rollins (ROL) 31.0x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.7x, Unifirst (UNF) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Rollins (ROL) 31.2x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, Unifirst (UNF) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rollins (ROL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rollins (ROL) +8.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (Rollins (ROL) 13.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Rollins (ROL) 26.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unifirst (UNF) returned the most: Rollins (ROL) -39.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%, Unifirst (UNF) +58.9%. Over five years, Unifirst (UNF) compounded fastest (Rollins (ROL) -0.5%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Rollins (ROL) 2.12%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 2.32%, Unifirst (UNF) 0.58%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Rollins (ROL) 30.1%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROL, 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 6. 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.