Cintas vs Leidos
Leidos reported revenue of $17.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Cintas' $11.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Cintas' revenue grew 8.9% in its latest year, and Leidos' grew 3.1%. Cintas had an operating margin of 23.1%, against 12.3% at Leidos. Free cash flow was $1.9 billion at Cintas and $1.6 billion at Leidos. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 31 and January 2), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Cintas | Leidos | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 31, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 2, 2026 |
| Revenue | $11.3B | $17.2B |
| Revenue growth | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.6% | 6.9% |
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 12.3% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 8.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.7% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 31.7% | 19.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.4x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.7B | $611M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.0% | −4.4% |
| Last close | $225.93 | $139.86 |
| P/E at the last close | 44.6× | 13.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.6 million | sold $3.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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