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Cintas vs Leidos

Leidos is the larger business, with $17.17bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $11.26bn for Cintas (1.5 times as much). Cintas grew faster (8.9% against 3.1%). Cintas kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 17.8% against 8.4%.

Latest fiscal yearCintasCTAS, 2026LeidosLDOS, 2025
Revenue $11.26bn $17.17bn
Revenue growth 8.9% 3.1%
Net income $2.00bn $1.45bn
Operating margin — —
Net margin 17.8% 8.4%
Return on equity 40.7% 31.0%
Free cash flow $1.88bn $1.63bn
Cash $289m $1.11bn
Total debt $2.44bn $4.65bn
Debt to equity — —
Dividend per share $1.80 $1.63
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.3%
Share buybacks $952m $400m
Employees — —
Market value $89.45bn $17.12bn
Price vs our value range Above our value range Below our value range
Moat score 82 (Strong) 52 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 3 sales 0 buys, 9 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.