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CTAS vs. ADP, VRSK, AIT, MCO, MMC, ROP, SPGI, CPRT, IRM, and UNF

Should 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 (NASDAQ:ADP) and Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

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 Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$20.56B5.78$4.08B$9.9829.41
Cintas$10.34B7.89$1.81B$4.4145.89

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 6 more articles in the media than Cintas. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 34 mentions for Cintas. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.23 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
34 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cintas
30 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Cintas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cintas pays out 40.8% 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. Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Cintas has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $317.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.01%. Cintas has a consensus price target of $224.54, indicating a potential upside of 10.95%. Given Cintas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cintas is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
Cintas
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Automatic Data Processing19.84% 72.84% 7.33%
Cintas 17.53%41.21%19.14%

Summary

Cintas beats Automatic Data Processing on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CTAS vs. The Competition

MetricCintasBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$81.55B$5.64B$26.38B$10.15B
Dividend Yield0.89%3.35%2.77%4.60%
P/E Ratio45.8928.6827.1825.92
Price / Sales7.891.72754.6385.33
Price / Cash35.2616.0227.0359.91
Price / Book17.454.667.776.29
Net Income$1.81B$156.80M$199.14M$270.77M
7 Day Performance-1.04%-0.77%9.73%3.36%
1 Month Performance-9.38%0.14%20.13%6.41%
1 Year Performance-1.77%56.76%68.51%28.24%

Cintas Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CTAS
Cintas
4.8049 of 5 stars
$202.37
-1.0%
$224.54
+11.0%
-75.1%$81.55B$10.34B45.8948,300News Coverage
Positive News
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.7811 of 5 stars
$298.43
+0.8%
$317.00
+6.2%
+7.4%$120.88B$20.56B29.9067,000Positive News
Insider Trade
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
4.8153 of 5 stars
$273.03
+1.0%
$306.91
+12.4%
-2.0%$38.15B$2.88B42.077,800Positive News
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.6801 of 5 stars
$265.81
+0.1%
$285.00
+7.2%
+36.6%$10.02B$4.56B26.276,800
MCO
Moody's
4.6703 of 5 stars
$507.98
+1.8%
$540.57
+6.4%
+8.3%$90.93B$7.09B43.1615,838Positive News
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.947 of 5 stars
$203.33
-0.2%
$238.76
+17.4%
-11.3%$99.96B$25.80B24.3890,000Positive News
ROP
Roper Technologies
4.8293 of 5 stars
$523.43
+1.0%
$636.36
+21.6%
-5.9%$56.33B$7.47B36.5015,800Positive News
SPGI
S&P Global
4.8982 of 5 stars
$546.31
+1.5%
$611.69
+12.0%
+6.8%$166.79B$14.21B42.0242,350Positive News
CPRT
Copart
4.2202 of 5 stars
$48.75
+0.4%
$54.50
+11.8%
-1.0%$47.14B$4.65B30.4711,700High Trading Volume
IRM
Iron Mountain
4.4766 of 5 stars
$92.32
+0.2%
$120.17
+30.2%
-13.5%$27.27B$6.15B659.4928,850Positive News
UNF
Unifirst
4.338 of 5 stars
$174.23
-2.0%
$179.50
+3.0%
-3.8%$3.23B$2.43B21.4016,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CTAS) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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