Cintas vs KBR
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The short version
- Cintas is the larger business, with $11.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $7.8B for KBR.
- Cintas grew revenue faster (8.9%, against 1.0%).
- Cintas kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (23.1% operating margin, against 10.0%).
- Cintas turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.7% FCF margin, against 6.6%).
- Cintas earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (31.7%, against 15.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Cintas’s earnings: a P/E of 44.2x against 11.8x for KBR.
| Latest fiscal year | CTAS · FY26 | KBR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $90.6B | $5.0B |
| Revenue | $11.3B | $7.8B |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $515M |
| Net income | $2.0B | $415M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.9% | 1.0% |
| 5-year growth | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| Share count change | −1.0% | −3.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 16.7% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | 31.7% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 40.7% | 28.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.7B | $413M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 44.2x | 11.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CTAS $5.3B
KBR $4.2B
FY18
CTAS $6.5B
KBR $4.9B
FY19
CTAS $6.9B
KBR $5.6B
FY20
CTAS $7.1B
KBR $5.8B
FY21
CTAS $7.1B
KBR $7.3B
FY22
CTAS $7.9B
KBR $6.6B
FY23
CTAS $8.8B
KBR $7.0B
FY24
CTAS $9.6B
KBR $7.7B
FY25
CTAS $10.3B
KBR $7.8B
FY26
CTAS $11.3B
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Operating margin
FY17
CTAS 14.5%
KBR 6.3%
FY18
CTAS 14.7%
KBR 9.5%
FY19
CTAS 16.5%
KBR 6.4%
FY20
CTAS 16.4%
KBR 1.0%
FY21
CTAS 19.5%
KBR 3.2%
FY22
CTAS 20.2%
KBR 5.2%
FY23
CTAS 20.5%
KBR 6.5%
FY24
CTAS 21.6%
KBR 8.6%
FY25
CTAS 22.8%
KBR 10.0%
FY26
CTAS 23.1%
KBR —
CTAS
KBR
Free cash flow
FY17
CTAS $491M
KBR $185M
FY18
CTAS $692M
KBR $148M
FY19
CTAS $791M
KBR $236M
FY20
CTAS $1.1B
KBR $347M
FY21
CTAS $1.2B
KBR $248M
FY22
CTAS $1.3B
KBR $325M
FY23
CTAS $1.3B
KBR $269M
FY24
CTAS $1.7B
KBR $410M
FY25
CTAS $1.8B
KBR $515M
FY26
CTAS $1.9B
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CTAS
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Return on capital
FY17
CTAS 13.4%
KBR 25.5%
FY18
CTAS 17.1%
KBR 21.2%
FY19
CTAS 16.3%
KBR 12.3%
FY20
CTAS 16.9%
KBR 1.8%
FY21
CTAS 22.8%
KBR 3.9%
FY22
CTAS 24.8%
KBR 7.5%
FY23
CTAS 24.1%
KBR 11.9%
FY24
CTAS 27.0%
KBR 14.8%
FY25
CTAS 29.4%
KBR 15.8%
FY26
CTAS 31.7%
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CTAS
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.