SNT vs CTAS vs ADT Stock Comparison

Senstar Technologies, Cintas and Adt Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTAS Cintas Corp
$214.80 +7.4% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$84.44B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
8 wins
ADT ADT Inc.
$6.88 +7.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.59B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 8, Adt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNTCTASADTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.49M $84.44B $5.59B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.2x 41.0x 9.1x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.7x 8.0x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +9.5% +2.1% CTAS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 17.8% 11.9% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% 28.2% 8.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 2.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% +13.8% -21.3% CTAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +15.1%/yr -4.0%/yr CTAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 23.8% 29.8% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 69/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

SNTCTASADT

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

AxisSNTCTASADT
Valuation 72 #32 of 112 20 #90 of 112 96 #5 of 112
Growth 3 #93 of 96 71 #29 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Profitability 36 #59 of 91 98 #3 of 91 91 #9 of 91
Financial Health 89 #15 of 125 70 #38 of 125 14 #108 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 39 #41 of 67 92 #6 of 67
Overall 50 60 69
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNTCTASADTSPY
1 month -3.1%+7.4%+7.3% -0.2%
3 months -10.9%0.0%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months -44.5%+23.3%-4.3% +8.2%
Year to date -67.7%+14.2%-14.7% +12.9%
1 year -67.9%+13.8%-21.3% +12.3%
3 years +36.8%+73.1%+20.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+20.1%+6.5% +23.3%
5 years -60.3%+101.7%-18.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.9%+15.1%-4.0% +10.9%
10 years -65.2%+713.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.0%+23.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNTCTASADTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%23.8%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%24.3%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.110.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.150.58-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-28.2%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.2%-4.9%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.91$225.93$8.84 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$163.55$6.08 $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.

MultipleSNTCTASADT
P/E now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 21.2x 41.7xmedian 21.2x 8.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 7.4xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 27.4xmedian 11.9x 4.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.7x 42.2xmedian 13.7x 2.4xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 16.5xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 2.75median 1.00 0.05median 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 monthsSNTCTASADT
Revenue $36.80M $11.56B $5.16B
Gross profit $23.34M $5.89B $4.17B
Operating income $729.00K $2.70B $1.29B
Net income $378.00K $2.06B $612.75M
Free cash flow – $2.03B $1.97B
R&D $3.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $5.10 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $7.88M $243.60M $3.88M
Total debt $1.14M $2.43B $7.69B
Shares (diluted) 23.46M 404.29M 820.13M
Enterprise value -$24.23M $83.53B $5.32B

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
MetricSNTCTASADT
P/E 74.0x 41.7x 8.5x
P/FCF – 42.2x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.3x 2.2x
P/S 1.0x 7.4x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 16.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 17.4x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 27.4x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 39.5x 32.6x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 43.3x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.2x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.75 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNTCTASADT
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 9.5% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 11.5% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.3% 11.8% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 19.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -92.6% 11.3% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.3% 164.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -90.5% 12.7% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 178.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.8% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.5% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNTCTASADT
Gross margin 63.4% 51.0% 80.7%
EBITDA margin – 27.8% 55.6%
Operating margin 2.0% 23.4% 25.0%
Pretax margin 2.4% 22.5% 16.6%
Net margin 1.3% 17.8% 11.9%
FCF margin – 17.6% 38.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.1% 41.8%
Return on equity 0.9% 39.8% 16.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 19.5% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 0.7% 28.2% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 34.2% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNTCTASADT
Debt / assets 0.8% 22.8% 48.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 51.1% 77.9%
Equity / assets 79.4% 48.9% 22.1%
Interest coverage – 25.3x –
Current ratio 3.6x 1.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.12 13.27 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNTCTASADT
Dividend yield – 0.9% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 15.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.0% 18.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusSNTCTASADT
Forward P/E – 36.7xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.85FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.4%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $12.98BFY2026 $4.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.8% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNTCTASADT
Held by institutions – 67.6% 94.5%
Institutions holding – 1,430 456
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.4% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 657 297
Institutions selling – 576 125
Buyers to sellers – 1.14 2.38

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.

SNTCTASADT
SNT 1.00 -0.02 0.02
CTAS -0.02 1.00 0.33
ADT 0.02 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNT, CTAS and ADT?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Senstar Technologies (SNT) $38.49M, Cintas (CTAS) $84.44B, Adt (ADT) $5.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNT, CTAS and ADT?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 78.2x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.0x, Adt (ADT) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Cintas (CTAS) 36.7x, Adt (ADT) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cintas (CTAS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%, Adt (ADT) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%, Adt (ADT) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.7%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%, Adt (ADT) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cintas (CTAS) returned the most: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%, Cintas (CTAS) +13.8%, Adt (ADT) -21.3%. Over five years, Cintas (CTAS) compounded fastest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.1%/yr, Adt (ADT) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, Adt (ADT) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) and Adt (ADT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%, Adt (ADT) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNT, CTAS and ADT?

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 8. 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.