Both in Textiles, Apparel & Publishing
Cintas vs Packaging Corp of America
Over the past year CTAS returned −1.6% and PKG returned +8.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.28.
CTAS −1.6% PKG +8.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | CTAS | PKG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $200.58 | $234.52 |
| Market cap | $80.14B | $20.90B |
| Today | +0.34% | −1.12% |
| 1 month | −1.7% | −3.8% |
| 6 months | +21.0% | +10.5% |
| Year to date | +6.7% | +13.7% |
| 1 year | −0.7% | +10.0% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.9% | +14.7% |
| Gross margin | 51.0% | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 7.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 40.1× | 30.4× |
| Price / sales | 7.1× | 2.2× |
| Net cash | -$2.14B | -$3.41B |
| Dividend yield | 1.04% | 2.56% |
| Volatility (60d) | 26.7% | 28.0% |
| Short % of float | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).