EN DE
STOCK COMPARISON

Cintas vs Karnov Group AB: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cintas (CTAS) and Karnov Group AB (KAR) 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 Karnov Group AB trades at SEK 74.50 versus SEK 67.05 (-10%).
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-6%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$192
Fair Value$181
Quality78/100
Karnov Group AB
KAR.ST · SEK · Industrials
-10%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceSEK 74.50
Fair ValueSEK 67.05
Quality60/100
Get comparisons like this free by email every month: the most undervalued quality stocks.

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

CintasKarnov Group AB
Valuation
39.1×P/E (TTM)8.5×
6.92×P/S (TTM)3.10×
15.17×P/B2.48× · book value is mostly goodwill
25.6×EV/EBITDA6.9×
3.06×PEGn/a
−5.6%Fair value upside−10.0%
0.9%Dividend yieldn/a
$1.74Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
24%Operating margin15%
1.18×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
41%Return on equity38%
16%Return on assets10%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)-7%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)33.4%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)27.9%
+14.7%Value creation/yr−21.2%
Balance & size
24.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.3×
0.47×Debt / equity0.56×
$78BMarket cap$814M
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive

Cintas leads: 8 to 5 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 Karnov Group ABof which business quality 54 · market factors 41
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
91
62
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
56
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
29
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
70
45
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
72
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
74
65
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
50
41
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
41
12
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
90
81

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 $192Karnov Group ABPrice SEK 74.50
DCF Models-49%below the price$98.61+62%above the priceSEK 120
Earnings-Based-75%below the price$48.67+161%above the priceSEK 194
Dividend Discount-84%below the price$30.85n/a
Multiples-60%below the price$76.91+19%above the priceSEK 88.42
Asset-Based-96%below the price$8.61-70%below the priceSEK 22.59
Growth DCF-60%below the price$76.96-23%below the priceSEK 57.28
Economic Profit-69%below the price$58.94-26%below the priceSEK 54.94
Growth Earnings-58%below the price$81.35+261%above the priceSEK 269
Minimum-96%below the price$8.61-70%below the priceSEK 22.59
Maximum-49%below the price$98.61+261%above the priceSEK 269
Median-65%below the price$67.92+19%above the priceSEK 88.42
Geometric mean-74%below the price$49.52+18%above the priceSEK 87.59

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.

Karnov Group AB: 11 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
Karnov Group AB
Price SEK 74.50
Fair Value SEK 67.05
Bear SEK 44.91Bull SEK 131

Compare two other stocks

Tap a field and type again, ticker or company name.

Free, no sign-up

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

Karnov Group AB · Industrials

Quality score60 · above median
Fair value upside-10% · above 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 Karnov Group AB trades at SEK 74.50 versus SEK 67.05 (-10%).

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

Open Cintas live analysis →
Cintas · Karnov Group AB

More comparisons

Popular match-ups from the same sectors, all with fair value and quality score.

Related to Cintas

Microsoft vs NvidiaApple vs MicrosoftNvidia vs Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingApple vs Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Related to Karnov Group AB

Alphabet Inc Class C vs Meta PlatformsCisco Systems vs NvidiaMicrosoft vs Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingApple vs Cisco Systems
Free · Top-25 report

See the undervalued quality stocks every month

Just your email for the monthly Top-25 report of the most undervalued quality stocks, with fair value, quality and price target. Plus 14 days of Pro to try, no card.

Free. You confirm by email (double opt-in) and can unsubscribe anytime in one click. Not financial advice.

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