Which is more profitable, BAE Systems or Cintas?

Cintas keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, BAE Systems or Cintas?

BAE Systems grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, BAE Systems or Cintas?

BAE Systems costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, BAE Systems or Cintas?

Cintas would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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BAE Systems vs Cintas stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

BAE Systems grows faster and is cheaper for its profits. Cintas is more profitable and has less debt.

Side by side

	BAE Systems	Cintas
	£55.1 billion	$89.8 billion
	7.3%	17.8%
	+10.1%	+9.6%
	26.7×	44.9×
	1.3 years	0.8 years
	11.1%	27.0%
	1.9%	1.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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