Stock comparison
Cintas
Waste Management
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
$69.19B
Sector
Industrials
WM
Waste Management
Market cap
$87.5B
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 | WM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 77B | 51C | CTAS |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 76B | CTAS |
| Philip Fisher | 72B | 48D | CTAS |
| Peter Lynch | 68B | 64C | CTAS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 69B | 40D | CTAS |
| Charlie Munger | 80A | 52D | CTAS |
| Terry Smith | 75B | 48D | CTAS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CTAS | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $69.19B | $87.5B |
| P/E (TTM) | 34.9x | 31.7x |
| EV/EBIT | 29.7x | 24.1x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.17% | 9.02% |
| Gross margin | 50.36% | 32.06% |
| Net margin | 17.57% | 10.99% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.79% | 8.88% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 14.24% | 11.68% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 2.3x |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 1.56% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CTAS leads on
- Debt / Equity0.6xvs 2.3x+73%
- ROIC (TTM)23.17%vs 9.02%+61%
- Net margin17.57%vs 10.99%+37%
- Gross margin50.36%vs 32.06%+36%
WM leads on
- Dividend yield1.56%vs 1.07%+31%
- Market cap$87.5Bvs $69.19B+21%
- EV/EBIT24.1xvs 29.7x+19%
- P/E (TTM)31.7xvs 34.9x+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.