Stock comparison
Cintas
Mueller Water Products
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
$67.34B
Sector
Industrials
MWA
Mueller Water Products
Market cap
$3.98B
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 | MWA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 67B | 53C | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 74B | 68B | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 62C | 46D | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 58C | 44D | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 59C | 31F | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 70B | 38D | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 65B | 35D | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | MWA |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $67.34B | $3.98B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | 19.2x |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | 15.4x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | 12.94% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | 37.58% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | 14.17% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | 6.51% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | 29.3% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.4x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 1.09% |
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$67.34Bvs $3.98B+94%
- ROIC (TTM)23.17%vs 12.94%+44%
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.79%vs 6.51%+34%
- Gross margin50.36%vs 37.58%+25%
MWA leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y29.3%vs 14.24%+51%
- EV/EBIT15.4xvs 29.7x+48%
- P/E (TTM)19.2xvs 34.9x+45%
- Debt / Equity0.4xvs 0.6x+31%
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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.