ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED vs APi Group Corporation, two Business Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABM and APG diverge most: on p/s, ABM reads 0.32 and APG reads 2.09; on p/b, ABM reads 1.64 and APG reads 5.01. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What APG's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABM | APG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.64 | $40.32 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $17.6B |
| Sector | Business Services | Business Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 17.9 | — |
| P/B | 1.64 | 5.01 |
| P/S | 0.32 | 2.09 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8 | 21.5 |
| Revenue growth | +6.0% | +14.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| FCF yield | 10.6% | 3.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.99 | 1.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 1.39 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.64 | 2.76 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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