Cintas Corporation vs KONTOOR BRANDS, INC., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CTAS and KTB diverge most: on p/s, CTAS reads 7.56 and KTB reads 1.49; on fcf yield, CTAS reads 2.1% and KTB reads 8.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CTAS's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What KTB's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CTAS | KTB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $205.95 | $83.67 |
| Market cap | $83.4B | $4.7B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +16.8% |
| P/E | 28.5 | 16.9 |
| P/B | 17.41 | 7.57 |
| P/S | 7.56 | 1.49 |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.3 | 15.8 |
| Revenue growth | +8.7% | +31.6% |
| Gross margin | 51.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 14.7% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 8.8% |
| Return on equity | 40.5% | 44.8% |
| Return on assets | 18.9% | 10.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.0% | 15.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 8.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.55 | 1.87 |
| Current ratio | 1.98 | 1.87 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.24 | 3.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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