Cintas Corp vs UL Solutions Inc

Cintas Corp (CTAS) is overvalued and UL Solutions Inc (ULS) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. ULS is the closer of the two: -56%, against -112% for CTAS.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Cintas Corp (CTAS)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $93.81; the price of $198.80 is 112% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 67/100 on 10 of 12 signals

UL Solutions Inc (ULS)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.69; the price of $66.65 is 56% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCTASULS
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$198.80$66.65
Intrinsic value$93.81$42.69
Margin of safety-112%-56%
Leak Score67/100 (10/12)59/100 (3/12)
Market cap$79.7B$13.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.6%5.8%
Operating margin23.3%19.0%
Net margin17.7%16.0%
Return on equity40.6%37.5%
Debt to equity0.530.30
P/E40.5x26.9x
Forward P/E32.4x25.7x
P/B15.5x8.4x
Dividend yield0.9%0.9%

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