CTAS vs RL
Cintas Corporation and Ralph Lauren Corporation, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.3B | $8.1B |
| Net income | $1.8B | $941.1M |
| Gross margin | 50.0% | 69.9% |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 40.3% | 34.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.40 | — |
| Dividend / share | $1.56 | $3.65 |
| Payout ratio | 33.7% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| Equity | $4.7B | $2.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.46× | −0.26× |
| Current ratio | 2.09× | 2.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.9% | 13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 15.6% | — |
CTAS bills 1.3× the revenue of RL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.5% 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.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FY2015 | $4.8B | $7.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CTAS | RL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FY2015 | $693.5M | $396.4M |
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