Which is more profitable, Cintas or Howmet Aerospace?

Howmet Aerospace keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Cintas or Howmet Aerospace?

Cintas grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Cintas or Howmet Aerospace?

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

Which has less debt, Cintas or Howmet Aerospace?

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

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Cintas vs Howmet Aerospace stock

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

In one sentence

Cintas grows faster, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Howmet Aerospace is more profitable.

Side by side

	Cintas	Howmet Aerospace
	$89.8 billion	$87.8 billion
	17.8%	18.3%
	+9.6%	+9.4%
	44.9×	58.2×
	0.8 years	1.1 years
	27.0%	18.8%
	1.1%	0.2%

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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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