Stock comparison
Cintas
Mueller Industries
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
MLI
Mueller Industries
Market cap
$15.56B
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 | MLI | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 67B | 57C | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 74B | 65B | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 62C | 45D | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 58C | 37D | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 59C | 40D | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 70B | 57C | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 65B | 55C | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | MLI |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $67.34B | $15.56B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | 18.1x |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | 15.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | 22.01% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | 27.76% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | 19.37% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | 2.61% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | 13.72% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.0x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 0.78% |
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 $15.56B+77%
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.79%vs 2.61%+73%
- Gross margin50.36%vs 27.76%+45%
- Dividend yield1.07%vs 0.78%+27%
MLI leads on
- Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.6x+99%
- P/E (TTM)18.1xvs 34.9x+48%
- EV/EBIT15.9xvs 29.7x+47%
- Net margin19.37%vs 17.57%+9%
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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.