Head to head
UniFirst vs Cintas
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: UNF · CTAS
UNF
UniFirst
252.31+0.23%
1-year price shape — +54% over the period
Quant Rating D · 84/100
vs
CTAS
Cintas
197.19+0.63%
1-year price shape — +0% over the period
Quant Rating C · 39/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Cintas edges it on the scoreable measures. Cintas trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Cintas pays the highest dividend yield.
| UNF | CTAS | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Specialty Business Services | Specialty Business Services |
| Last price | 252.31 | 197.19 |
| Change today | +0.23% | +0.63% |
| 1-year return | +54.2% | +0.0% |
| Market cap | $4.56B | $78.30B |
| 52-week range | 146.76 – 306.26 | 160.31 – 218.60 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 39.86 | 38.89 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 95th | 37th |
| P/B | 2.08 | 15.04 |
| Dividend yield | 0.57% | 0.95% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 7.98 | 4.91 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $144.31M | $1.95B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.49B | $11.56B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.9% | +10.9% |
| Gross margin | 36.7% | 51.0% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 17.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $88.25M | $2.03B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 91.9% | 69.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 30 buy / 20 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% hold (1) | 64% buy / 29% hold / 7% sell (14) |
| Analyst price target | $280 (+11%) | $225 (+14%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (84) | C (39) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 16,000 | 48,100 |
| Founded | 1936 | 1968 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.