Cintas Corporation vs LEVI STRAUSS & CO., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CTAS and LEVI diverge most: on p/s, CTAS reads 7.24 and LEVI reads 1.19; on p/b, CTAS reads 15.87 and LEVI reads 3.45. 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 LEVI'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 | LEVI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $201.53 | $20.15 |
| Market cap | $81.6B | $7.9B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +8.5% |
| P/E | 41.0 | 12.5 |
| P/B | 15.87 | 3.45 |
| P/S | 7.24 | 1.19 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.6 | 10.7 |
| Revenue growth | +8.9% | +7.5% |
| Gross margin | 51.0% | 62.7% |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 9.7% |
| Return on equity | 38.9% | 28.1% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 9.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.1% | 16.4% |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 7.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.46 |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 1.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.15 | 2.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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