Stock comparison
Cintas
Gates Industrial
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
CTAS
Cintas
Market cap
$69.19B
Sector
Industrials
GTES
Gates Industrial
Market cap
$6.21B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Cintas CTAS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | CTAS | GTES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 77B | 46D | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 62C | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 72B | 26F | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 68B | 11F | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 69B | 22F | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 80A | 34F | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 75B | 36D | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | GTES |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $69.19B | $6.21B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | 24.9x |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | 14.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | 6.33% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | 40.2% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | 7.23% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | -0.23% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | -1.0% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.7x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 0.0% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CTAS leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y14.24%vs -1.0%+107%
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.79%vs -0.23%+102%
- Dividend yield1.07%vs 0.0%+100%
- Market cap$69.19Bvs $6.21B+91%
GTES leads on
- EV/EBIT14.7xvs 29.7x+50%
- P/E (TTM)24.9xvs 34.9x+29%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.