Stock comparison
Cintas
MSA Safety
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
MSA
MSA Safety
Market cap
$6.6B
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 | MSA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 77B | 56C | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 79B | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 72B | 63C | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 68B | 52C | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 69B | 42D | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 80A | 56C | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 75B | 55D | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | MSA |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $69.19B | $6.6B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | 22.5x |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | 17.4x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | 14.03% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | 46.8% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | 15.16% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | 7.57% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | 90.49% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 1.26% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CTAS leads on
- Market cap$69.19Bvs $6.6B+90%
- ROIC (TTM)23.17%vs 14.03%+39%
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.79%vs 7.57%+23%
- Net margin17.57%vs 15.16%+14%
MSA leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y90.49%vs 14.24%+84%
- EV/EBIT17.4xvs 29.7x+41%
- P/E (TTM)22.5xvs 34.9x+35%
- Debt / Equity0.5xvs 0.6x+20%
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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.