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Cintas vs Acuren: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cintas (CTAS) and Acuren (TIC) 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 Acuren trades at $8.93 versus $4.45 (-50%).
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-6%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$192
Fair Value$181
Quality78/100
Acuren
TIC · USD · Industrials
-50%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$8.93
Fair Value$4.45
Quality28/100
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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

CintasAcuren
Valuation
39.1×P/E (TTM)n/a
6.92×P/S (TTM)1.00×
15.17×P/B0.82× · book value is mostly goodwill
25.6×EV/EBITDA13.2×
3.06×PEGn/a
−5.6%Fair value upside−50.2%
0.9%Dividend yieldn/a
$1.74Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
24%Operating margin-1%
1.18×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.16×
41%Return on equity-6%
16%Return on assets0%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)108%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)18.1%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)n/a
+14.7%Value creation/yrn/a
Balance & size
24.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.1×
0.47×Debt / equity0.73×
$78BMarket cap$2B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Cintas leads: 7 to 3 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 Acurenof which business quality 30 · market factors 26
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
91
10
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
73
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
37
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
70
34
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
33
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
74
10
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
50
42
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
41
15
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 $192AcurenPrice $8.93
DCF Models-49%below the price$98.61+7%close to the price$9.56
Earnings-Based-75%below the price$48.67n/a
Dividend Discount-84%below the price$30.85n/a
Multiples-60%below the price$76.91-35%below the price$5.80
Asset-Based-96%below the price$8.61-26%below the price$6.61
Growth DCF-60%below the price$76.96-8%close to the price$8.22
Economic Profit-69%below the price$58.94n/a
Growth Earnings-58%below the price$81.35n/a
Minimum-96%below the price$8.61-35%below the price$5.80
Maximum-49%below the price$98.61+7%close to the price$9.56
Median-65%below the price$67.92-17%below the price$7.42
Geometric mean-74%below the price$49.52-17%below the price$7.41

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.

Acuren: 5 of 8 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
Acuren
Price $8.93
Fair Value $4.45
Bear $1.38Bull $9.34

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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

Acuren · Industrials

Quality score28 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-50% · 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 Acuren trades at $8.93 versus $4.45 (-50%).

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.