CTAS vs RL
Cintas Corp. and Ralph Lauren Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.3B | $8.1B |
| Net income | $2.0B | $941.1M |
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 69.9% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 40.7% | 34.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.91 | $15.11 |
| Dividend / share | $1.80 | $3.65 |
| Payout ratio | 35.1% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | — |
| Equity | $5.1B | $2.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.42× | −0.26× |
| Current ratio | 1.43× | 2.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.6% | 13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.5% | — |
CTAS bills 1.4× the revenue of RL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.8% against 11.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.3B | $8.1B |
| FY2024 | $10.3B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $9.6B | $6.6B |
| FY2022 | $8.8B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $7.9B | $6.2B |
| FY2020 | $7.1B | $4.4B |
| FY2019 | $7.1B | $6.2B |
| FY2018 | $6.9B | $6.3B |
| FY2017 | $6.5B | $6.2B |
| FY2016 | $5.3B | $6.7B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.0B | $941.1M |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $742.9M |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $646.3M |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $522.7M |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | $600.1M |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | $-121.1M |
| FY2019 | $876.0M | $384.3M |
| FY2018 | $885.0M | $430.9M |
| FY2017 | $842.6M | $162.8M |
| FY2016 | $480.7M | $-99.3M |
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