Stock comparison
Cintas
Plug Power
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
PLUG
Plug Power
Market cap
$4.08B
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 | PLUG | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 77B | 15F | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 55D | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 72B | 25F | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 68B | 25F | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 69B | 0F | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 80A | 23F | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 75B | 16F | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | PLUG |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $67.34B | $4.08B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | - |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | - |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | -38.99% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | -25.66% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | -2.27% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | 9.03% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | - |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 1.0x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 0.0% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CTAS leads on
- ROIC (TTM)23.17%vs -38.99%+159%
- Gross margin50.36%vs -25.66%+151%
- Net margin17.57%vs -2.27%+108%
- Dividend yield1.07%vs 0.0%+100%
PLUG leads on
- EV/EBIT-vs 29.7x+123%
- P/E (TTM)-vs 34.9x+108%
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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.