Cintas (CTAS) Competitors $221.50 -1.05 (-0.47%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$222.72 +1.22 (+0.55%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTAS vs. ADP, VRSK, AIT, MCO, MMC, ROP, SPGI, CPRT, IRM, and UNFShould you be buying Cintas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cintas include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Moody's (MCO), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Roper Technologies (ROP), S&P Global (SPGI), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), and Unifirst (UNF). Cintas vs. Its Competitors Automatic Data Processing Verisk Analytics Applied Industrial Technologies Moody's Marsh & McLennan Companies Roper Technologies S&P Global Copart Iron Mountain Unifirst Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is CTAS or ADP more profitable? Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.84% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.53%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 72.84% beat Cintas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cintas17.53% 41.21% 19.14% Automatic Data Processing 19.84%72.84%7.33% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CTAS or ADP? 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, CTAS or ADP? Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Cintas. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cintas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCintas$10.34B8.63$1.81B$4.4150.23Automatic Data Processing$20.56B5.93$3.75B$9.9830.10 Which has more risk and volatility, CTAS or ADP? Cintas has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CTAS or ADP a better dividend stock? Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cintas pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cintas has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend CTAS or ADP? Cintas presently has a consensus target price of $224.54, suggesting a potential upside of 1.37%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $314.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Automatic Data Processing's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Automatic Data Processing is more favorable than Cintas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cintas 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Automatic Data Processing 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Does the media prefer CTAS or ADP? In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 15 more articles in the media than Cintas. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 49 mentions for Cintas. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.28 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cintas 40 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Automatic Data Processing 45 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCintas and Automatic Data Processing tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cintas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCintasBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$89.68B$5.95B$14.79B$9.54BDividend Yield0.70%3.12%2.81%4.09%P/E Ratio50.2324.4124.3323.83Price / Sales8.631.8360.9666.13Price / Cash38.9615.6526.9457.96Price / Book19.065.045.085.54Net Income$1.81B$155.75M$196.77M$259.28M7 Day Performance-0.92%-4.86%-4.31%-4.67%1 Month Performance2.71%-1.42%-1.18%4.37%1 Year Performance17.08%46.23%28.86%17.91% Cintas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTASCintas4.5211 of 5 stars$221.50-0.5%$224.54+1.4%+16.3%$89.68B$10.34B50.2346,500Positive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeADPAutomatic Data Processing4.5231 of 5 stars$306.89-0.6%$309.62+0.9%+15.0%$124.57B$19.04B31.4164,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVRSKVerisk Analytics4.2234 of 5 stars$294.43-1.2%$302.40+2.7%+4.0%$41.18B$2.88B43.117,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.807 of 5 stars$274.42+0.8%$285.00+3.9%+28.3%$10.45B$4.48B27.556,500Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.6374 of 5 stars$507.01-1.2%$538.80+6.3%+8.8%$91.21B$7.09B43.0815,838Positive NewsInsider TradeMMCMarsh & McLennan Companies4.6654 of 5 stars$206.36-1.9%$239.79+16.2%-11.9%$101.45B$24.46B24.7490,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionROPRoper Technologies4.611 of 5 stars$559.03-0.7%$637.18+14.0%-0.4%$60.10B$7.47B38.9815,800Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.7524 of 5 stars$530.31-0.9%$601.07+13.3%+11.1%$162.65B$14.49B41.6642,350Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPRTCopart3.2284 of 5 stars$46.08-1.3%$53.33+15.7%-12.9%$44.56B$4.24B30.3211,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.7597 of 5 stars$97.99-1.4%$121.71+24.2%-14.1%$28.91B$6.15B239.0028,850News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUNFUnifirst3.9232 of 5 stars$174.31+0.5%$179.50+3.0%-11.5%$3.23B$2.43B21.4116,000Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Automatic Data Processing Alternatives Verisk Analytics Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives Moody's Alternatives Marsh & McLennan Companies Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives Copart Alternatives Iron Mountain Alternatives Unifirst Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTAS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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