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Cintas vs Relx: Fair Value & Quality

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

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Relx as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $201 versus a fair value of $95.19 (-53%), while Relx trades at £26.20 versus £23.53 (-10%).
Cintas
CTAS · USD · Industrials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$201
Fair Value$95.19
Quality78/100
Relx
REL.LSE · GBX · Industrials
-10%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£26.20
Fair Value£23.53
Quality79/100
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Head-to-head numbers

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

CintasRelx
Valuation
42.0×P/E (TTM)21.4×
7.33×P/S (TTM)5.92×
16.06×P/B23.97×
27.0×EV/EBITDA19.4×
3.06×PEG1.29×
−52.7%Fair value upside−10.2%
0.9%Dividend yield2.6%
$1.74Dividend per share£0.69
Profitability
24%Operating margin31%
1.18×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.45×
41%Return on equity71%
16%Return on assets12%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)1%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)3.9%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.2%
+14.7%Value creation/yr+10.7%
Balance & size
24.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)10.0×
0.47×Debt / equity2.38×
$83BMarket cap$57B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Relx leads: 7 to 8 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.

Cintasof which business quality 74 · market factors 54 Relxof which business quality 73 · market factors 44
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
91
78
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
50
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
90
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
70
36
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
100
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
74
77
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
44
35
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
47
20
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
90
98

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 $201RelxPrice £26.20
DCF Models-52%below the price$96.89-12%close to the price£23.02
Earnings-Based-76%below the price$48.67-67%below the price£8.76
Dividend Discount-85%below the price$30.85-57%below the price£11.26
Multiples-62%below the price$76.91-32%below the price£17.79
Asset-Based-96%below the price$8.61-97%below the price£0.91
Growth DCF-63%below the price$74.33-33%below the price£17.47
Economic Profit-71%below the price$58.94-59%below the price£10.69
Growth Earnings-60%below the price$81.35-20%below the price£20.91
Minimum-96%below the price$8.61-97%below the price£0.91
Maximum-52%below the price$96.89-12%close to the price£23.02
Median-67%below the price$66.63-45%below the price£14.37
Geometric mean-76%below the price$49.20-60%below the price£10.46

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.

Relx: 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.

Cintas
Bear $55.52Fair Value $95.19Bull $121
$201 = current price (white tick)
Relx
Bear £14.44Fair Value £23.53Bull £30.58
£26.20 = 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.

Cintas · Industrials

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

Relx · Industrials

Quality score79 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-10% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Relx as the less overvalued of the two: Cintas trades at $201 versus a fair value of $95.19 (-53%), while Relx trades at £26.20 versus £23.53 (-10%).

Relx has the higher quality score (79/100).

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