RTO vs FSV vs AERO Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, FirstService and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
FSV FirstService Corp
$144.50 +11.8% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
57.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 5, FirstService 3, Rentokil Initial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOFSVAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.75B $6.59B $2.17B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 57.2x 13.6x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 24.7x 43.6x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.7% +8.8% AERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.0% 3.6% AERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -7.2% — FSV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -6.3%/yr — FSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 30.8% 54.2% FSV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 58/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

RTOFSVAERO

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

AxisRTOFSVAERO
Valuation – 43 #65 of 113 99 #3 of 136
Growth – 55 #44 of 96 16 #102 of 121
Profitability – 63 #34 of 91 55 #51 of 112
Financial Health – 38 #76 of 122 63 #52 of 140
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 9 #60 of 66 –
Overall – 42 58
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOFSVAEROSPY
1 month +16.2%+11.8%-4.1% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%0.0%-1.8% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%+8.0%+0.4% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%-7.1%-30.6% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%-7.2%— +11.9%
3 years -10.5%+1.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%+0.6%— +22.8%
5 years -43.2%-27.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%-6.3%— +10.9%
10 years +63.0%+251.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%+13.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOFSVAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%30.8%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%31.0%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.641.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.23— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-43.8%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-12.5%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$165.10$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$125.66$12.36 $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.

MultipleRTOFSVAERO
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 57.1xmedian 21.9x 13.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 14.9xmedian 11.9x 1.4xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 12.3xmedian 14.4x 3.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 7.1xmedian 2.4x -3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 153.10median 0.97 —median 0.84

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 monthsRTOFSVAERO
Revenue – $5.68B $4.40B
Gross profit – $1.88B –
Operating income – $339.62M $635.00M
Net income – $199.45M $120.00M
Free cash flow – $536.84M $630.00M
EPS (diluted) – $2.52 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $160.76M $965.00M
Total debt -$1.94B $1.55B $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 45.75M 145.90M
Enterprise value $5.26B $5.91B -$1.90B

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
MetricRTOFSVAERO
P/E – 57.1x 13.9x
P/FCF – 12.3x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.8x 3.5x
P/S – 1.2x 0.5x
P/B – 7.1x -3.7x
P/Tangible book – 7.1x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 14.9x 1.4x
EV/EBIT – 23.6x 2.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 14.9x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.2x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 153.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOFSVAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.7% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.6% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.7% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.3% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOFSVAERO
Gross margin – 33.1% –
EBITDA margin – 9.5% 27.6%
Operating margin – 6.0% 14.4%
Pretax margin – 4.8% 5.5%
Net margin – 2.0% 3.6%
FCF margin – 9.4% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.4% 14.3%
Return on equity – 18.5% –
Return on assets – 4.5% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% –
Return on capital employed – 9.8% 10.0%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOFSVAERO
Debt / assets -13.4% 34.9% 6.4%
Debt / equity – 1.7x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 78.9% 108.0%
Equity / assets – 21.1% -8.0%
Interest coverage – – 5.8x
Current ratio -683.2x 1.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio -411.8x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOFSVAERO
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – -9.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% -8.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRTOFSVAERO
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 43.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $5.84FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +9.6% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $5.42BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +20.0% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOFSVAERO
Held by institutions 15.4% 69.9% 65.1%
Institutions holding 288 276 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +7.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 162 148 32
Institutions selling 90 101 17
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.47 1.88

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.

RTOFSVAERO
RTO 1.00 0.25 0.04
FSV 0.25 1.00 0.19
AERO 0.04 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, FSV and AERO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, FirstService (FSV) $6.59B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTO, FSV and AERO?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstService (FSV) 57.2x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rentokil Initial (RTO) is cheapest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.3x, FirstService (FSV) 24.7x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) has the highest net margin (FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FirstService (FSV) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, FirstService (FSV) -7.2%. Over five years, FirstService (FSV) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, FirstService (FSV) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstService (FSV) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, FirstService (FSV) 30.8%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTO, FSV and AERO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 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.