RTO vs OTIS vs ROL Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, Otis Worldwide and Rollins Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.64 +13.7% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.91B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.69 +13.7% 1M -35.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.64B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, Rollins 5, Rentokil Initial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOOTISROLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.76B $28.91B $16.64B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.6x 31.6x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 19.1x 31.8x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.8% +8.3% ROL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.3% 13.2% ROL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 62.2% 26.0% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 0.7x ROL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -20.1% -35.6% RTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -1.5%/yr -0.3%/yr ROL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 22.8% 30.1% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 57/100 ROL

Percentile Scorecard

RTOOTISROL

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

AxisRTOOTISROL
Valuation – 54 #26 of 55 25 #85 of 113
Growth – 52 #25 of 51 61 #38 of 96
Profitability – 75 #13 of 49 97 #4 of 91
Financial Health – 13 #48 of 55 63 #46 of 122
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 36 #26 of 40 37 #42 of 66
Overall – 46 57
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOOTISROLSPY
1 month +16.2%+13.7%+13.7% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%+4.1%-9.6% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%-4.2%-37.8% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%-14.6%-42.2% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%-20.1%-35.6% +11.9%
3 years -10.5%-2.5%-5.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%-0.8%-2.0% +22.8%
5 years -43.2%-7.1%-1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%-1.5%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +63.0%—+154.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOOTISROLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%22.8%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%23.4%33.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.210.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.88-1.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-39.6%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-20.3%-47.1% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$93.62$65.60 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$64.07$29.68 $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.

MultipleRTOOTISROL
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 18.3xmedian 20.3x 31.6xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 14.4xmedian 12.6x 20.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 17.0xmedian 16.9x 24.7xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x -5.2xmedian 3.0x 11.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 2.65median 1.13 3.31median 0.97

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 monthsRTOOTISROL
Revenue – $15.14B $3.99B
Gross profit – $4.53B $2.08B
Operating income – $2.32B $729.77M
Net income – $1.61B $526.12M
Free cash flow – $1.67B $671.82M
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.07 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $866.00M $129.05M
Total debt -$1.94B $8.28B $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 381.90M 478.98M
Enterprise value $5.28B $25.30B $16.18B

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
MetricRTOOTISROL
P/E – 18.3x 31.6x
P/FCF – 17.0x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 23.8x
P/S – 1.9x 4.2x
P/B – -5.2x 11.9x
P/Tangible book – -4.9x 20.7x
EV/EBITDA – 14.4x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – 15.4x 23.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 21.4x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.5x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.65 3.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOOTISROL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.0% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.2% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 18.8% 3.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.8% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.5% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% 12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOOTISROL
Gross margin – 30.0% 52.1%
EBITDA margin – 16.5% 21.6%
Operating margin – 15.3% 18.3%
Pretax margin – 13.9% 17.4%
Net margin – 10.3% 13.2%
FCF margin – 11.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% 17.5%
Return on equity – – 37.3%
Return on assets – 14.4% 15.7%
Return on invested capital – 62.2% 26.0%
Return on capital employed – 73.0% 30.8%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOOTISROL
Debt / assets -13.4% 73.2% 21.6%
Debt / equity – -1.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 4.9x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets – 148.0% 58.6%
Equity / assets – -48.0% 41.4%
Interest coverage – – 20.1x
Current ratio -683.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio -411.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.93 7.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOOTISROL
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 5.1% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 66.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.6% 52.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% 10.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 11.2%

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.

ConsensusRTOOTISROL
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +22.3% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $4.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% -3.5% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOOTISROL
Held by institutions 15.4% 93.1% 58.8%
Institutions holding 288 1,220 829
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +3.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 162 562 416
Institutions selling 90 450 324
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.25 1.28

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.

RTOOTISROL
RTO 1.00 0.31 0.43
OTIS 0.31 1.00 0.33
ROL 0.43 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, OTIS and ROL?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.76B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.91B, Rollins (ROL) $16.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTO, OTIS and ROL?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.6x, Rollins (ROL) 31.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rentokil Initial (RTO) is cheapest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.3x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.1x, Rollins (ROL) 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: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, Rollins (ROL) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%, Rollins (ROL) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rentokil Initial (RTO) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%, Rollins (ROL) -35.6%. Over five years, Rollins (ROL) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr, Rollins (ROL) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Rollins (ROL) 0.02%. Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTO, OTIS and ROL?

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 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.