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Cintas vs Iss A/s: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cintas (CTAS) and Iss A/s (ISS) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $192 versus a fair value of $181 (-6%), while Iss A/s trades at DKK 304 versus DKK 270 (-11%).
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-6%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$192
Fair Value$181
Quality78/100
Iss A/s
ISS.CO · DKK · Industrials
-11%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceDKK 304
Fair ValueDKK 270
Quality65/100
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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

CintasIss A/s
Valuation
39.1×P/E (TTM)19.7×
6.92×P/S (TTM)0.61×
15.17×P/B5.25× · book value is mostly goodwill
25.6×EV/EBITDA14.6×
3.06×PEG2.91×
−5.6%Fair value upside−11.3%
0.9%Dividend yield1.1%
$1.74Dividend per shareDKK 3.20
Profitability
24%Operating margin5%
1.18×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
41%Return on equity23%
16%Return on assets5%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)0%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)3.4%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)3.9%
+14.7%Value creation/yr+25.0%
Balance & size
24.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)5.1×
0.47×Debt / equity1.45×
$78BMarket cap$8B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Cintas leads: 7 to 6 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.

Cintasof which business quality 74 · market factors 55 Iss A/sof which business quality 61 · market factors 83
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
91
55
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
45
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
52
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
70
39
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
100
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
74
78
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
50
79
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
41
95
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
90
100

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 familyCintasPrice $192Iss A/sPrice DKK 304
DCF Models-49%below the price$98.61-14%close to the priceDKK 262
Earnings-Based-75%below the price$48.67-40%below the priceDKK 183
Dividend Discount-84%below the price$30.85-87%below the priceDKK 40.92
Multiples-60%below the price$76.91+4%close to the priceDKK 317
Asset-Based-96%below the price$8.61-86%below the priceDKK 41.94
Growth DCF-60%below the price$76.96-14%close to the priceDKK 262
Economic Profit-69%below the price$58.94-48%below the priceDKK 157
Growth Earnings-58%below the price$81.35-12%close to the priceDKK 269
Minimum-96%below the price$8.61-87%below the priceDKK 40.92
Maximum-49%below the price$98.61+4%close to the priceDKK 317
Median-65%below the price$67.92-27%below the priceDKK 223
Geometric mean-74%below the price$49.52-50%below the priceDKK 152

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%.

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

Iss A/s: 19 of 24 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.

Cintas
Price $192
Fair Value $181
Bear $114Bull $299
Iss A/s
Price DKK 304
Fair Value DKK 270
Bear DKK 165Bull DKK 403

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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.

Cintas · Industrials

Quality score78 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-6% · above median

Iss A/s · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-11% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $192 versus a fair value of $181 (-6%), while Iss A/s trades at DKK 304 versus DKK 270 (-11%).

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.