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Brambles vs Cintas: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Brambles (BXB) and Cintas (CTAS) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Brambles as the less overvalued of the two: Brambles trades at A$19.23 versus a fair value of A$17.27 (-10%), while Cintas trades at $201 versus $95.19 (-53%).
Brambles
BXB.AU · AUD · Industrials
-10%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceA$19.23
Fair ValueA$17.27
Quality66/100
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$201
Fair Value$95.19
Quality78/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

BramblesCintas
Valuation
19.4×P/E (TTM)42.0×
2.58×P/S (TTM)7.33×
5.40×P/B16.06×
9.3×EV/EBITDA27.0×
2.57×PEG3.06×
−10.2%Fair value upside−52.7%
3.4%Dividend yield0.9%
A$0.65Dividend per share$1.74
Profitability
22%Operating margin24%
1.43×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.18×
28%Return on equity41%
10%Return on assets16%
Growth
5%Revenue growth (YoY)9%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)8.5%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)9.6%
+16.2%Value creation/yr+14.7%
Balance & size
12.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)24.5×
0.52×Debt / equity0.47×
$18BMarket cap$83B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

Brambles leads: 9 to 7 metric wins.

Dash = 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.

Bramblesof which business quality 63 · market factors 43 Cintasof which business quality 74 · market factors 54
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
61
91
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
37
53
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
69
67
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
66
70
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
53
71
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
82
74
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
32
44
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
19
47
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
88
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 familyBramblesPrice A$19.23CintasPrice $201
DCF Models-45%below the priceA$10.64-52%below the price$96.89
Earnings-Based-61%below the priceA$7.48-76%below the price$48.67
Dividend Discount-67%below the priceA$6.35-85%below the price$30.85
Multiples-34%below the priceA$12.69-62%below the price$76.91
Asset-Based-91%below the priceA$1.68-96%below the price$8.61
Growth DCF-51%below the priceA$9.48-63%below the price$74.33
Economic Profit-65%below the priceA$6.80-71%below the price$58.94
Growth Earnings-39%below the priceA$11.71-60%below the price$81.35
Minimum-91%below the priceA$1.68-96%below the price$8.61
Maximum-34%below the priceA$12.69-52%below the price$96.89
Median-56%below the priceA$8.48-67%below the price$66.63
Geometric mean-62%below the priceA$7.31-76%below the price$49.20

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%.

Brambles: 24 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 case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Brambles
Bear A$10.94Fair Value A$17.27Bull A$24.77
A$19.23 = current price (white tick)
Cintas
Bear $55.52Fair Value $95.19Bull $121
$201 = current price (white tick)

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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.

Brambles · Industrials

Quality score66 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-10% · above median

Cintas · Industrials

Quality score78 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-53% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Brambles as the less overvalued of the two: Brambles trades at A$19.23 versus a fair value of A$17.27 (-10%), while Cintas trades at $201 versus $95.19 (-53%).

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.