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Cintas vs Kapston Services: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cintas (CTAS) and Kapston Services (KAPSTON) compare, as of Oct 2, 2026.

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $196 versus a fair value of $188 (−3.9%), while Kapston Services trades at ₹542 versus ₹129 (−76.1%).
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
−3.9%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$196
Fair Value$188
Quality78/100
Kapston Services
KAPSTON.NSE · INR · Industrials
−76.1%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹542
Fair Value₹129
Quality37/100
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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

CintasKapston Services
Valuation
37.5×P/E (TTM)53.6×
32.0×Forward P/E (FY2028)n/a
6.87×P/S (TTM)1.92×
15.46×P/B14.19×
26.0×EV/EBITDA33.8×
3.14×PEGn/a
−3.9%Fair value upside−76.1%
1.0%Dividend yieldn/a
$1.87Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
24.1%Operating margin6.1%
1.18×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.84×
41.4%Return on equity27.4%
16.7%Return on assets7.7%
Growth
10.9%Revenue growth (YoY)16.2%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)27.9%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)31.4%
+14.8%Value creation/yr+23.9%
Balance & size
24.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.8×
0.28×Debt / equity0.27×
$79BMarket cap$171M
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Cintas leads: 8 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 56 Kapston Servicesof which business quality 37 · market factors 90
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
91
58
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
71
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
15
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
71
41
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
33
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
75
70
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
49
100
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
46
95
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
90
0

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 $196Kapston ServicesPrice ₹542
DCF Models−48.2%below the price$101−46.0%below the price₹293
Earnings-Based−74.4%below the price$49.99−50.8%below the price₹267
Dividend Discount−84.2%below the price$30.90n/a
Multiples−60.0%below the price$78.27−68.0%below the price₹173
Asset-Based−95.6%below the price$8.62−95.3%below the price₹25.62
Growth DCF−59.3%below the price$79.57n/a
Economic Profit−73.2%below the price$52.33−81.4%below the price₹101
Growth Earnings−58.3%below the price$81.48−39.1%below the price₹330
Minimum−95.6%below the price$8.62−95.3%below the price₹25.62
Maximum−48.2%below the price$101−39.1%below the price₹330
Median−66.6%below the price$65.30−59.4%below the price₹220
Geometric mean−74.7%below the price$49.46−72.3%below the price₹150

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.

Kapston Services: 15 of 15 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 $196
Fair Value $188
Bear $114Bull $242
Kapston Services
Price ₹542
Fair Value ₹129
Bear ₹74.38Bull ₹235

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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−3.9% · above median

Kapston Services · Industrials

Quality score37 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside−76.1% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cintas as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $196 versus a fair value of $188 (−3.9%), while Kapston Services trades at ₹542 versus ₹129 (−76.1%).

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.