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BrightView vs Cintas: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how BrightView (BV) and Cintas (CTAS) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: BrightView trades at $9.91 versus a fair value of $7.94 (-20%), while Cintas trades at $198 versus $181 (-8%).
BrightView
BV · USD · Industrials
-20%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$9.91
Fair Value$7.94
Quality45/100
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-8%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$198
Fair Value$181
Quality78/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

BrightViewCintas
Valuation
330.3×P/E (TTM)40.2×
n/aP/S (TTM)7.13×
n/aP/B15.62×
n/aEV/EBITDA26.3×
4.04×PEG3.06×
−19.9%Fair value upside−8.3%
3.0%Dividend yield0.9%
n/aDividend per share$1.74
Profitability
3%Operating margin24%
10.00×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.18×
3%Return on equity41%
3%Return on assets16%
Growth
6%Revenue growth (YoY)9%
-1.2%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)8.5%
2.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)9.6%
+12.5%Value creation/yr+14.7%
Balance & size
2.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)24.5×
0.44×Debt / equity0.47×
$1BMarket cap$80B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

Cintas leads: 3 to 10 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

BrightViewof which business quality 45 · market factors 21 Cintasof which business quality 74 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
32
91
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
39
53
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
42
67
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
39
70
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
61
71
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
46
74
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
15
53
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
3
49
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
74
90

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBrightViewPrice $9.91CintasPrice $198
DCF Models-10%close to the price$8.87-50%below the price$98.61
Earnings-Based-42%below the price$5.71-75%below the price$48.67
Dividend Discount-48%below the price$5.15-84%below the price$30.85
Multiples+20%above the price$11.86-61%below the price$76.91
Asset-Based+31%above the price$12.94-96%below the price$8.61
Growth DCF-15%close to the price$8.46-61%below the price$76.96
Economic Profit-20%below the price$7.90-70%below the price$58.94
Growth Earnings+2%close to the price$10.12-59%below the price$81.35
Minimum-48%below the price$5.15-96%below the price$8.61
Maximum+31%above the price$12.94-50%below the price$98.61
Median-13%close to the price$8.66-66%below the price$67.92
Geometric mean-14%close to the price$8.49-75%below the price$49.52

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

BrightView: 11 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Cintas: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

BrightView
Price $9.91
Fair Value $7.94
Bear $4.00Bull $13.16
Cintas
Price $198
Fair Value $181
Bear $114Bull $299

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

BrightView · Industrials

Quality score45 · below median
Fair value upside-20% · below median

Cintas · Industrials

Quality score78 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-8% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: BrightView trades at $9.91 versus a fair value of $7.94 (-20%), while Cintas trades at $198 versus $181 (-8%).

Cintas has the higher quality score (78/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.