CTAS vs WM
CTAS: North America's leading provider of corporate identity uniform rental, facility services, and workplace safety solutions serving over one million businesses. WM: North America's largest waste and environmental solutions provider, combining traditional collection and disposal with renewable energy generation and healthcare compliance services.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | CTAS | WM | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-16 close | $206.25 | $242.25 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-17 | $82.1B | $95.0B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-17 | 42.37 | 34.00 | WM lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-17 | 3.06 | 2.48 | WM lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-17 | +17.6% | +11.0% | CTAS higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-17 | +50.4% | +40.7% | CTAS higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-17 | +22.9% | +17.4% | CTAS higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-17 | +41.5% | +28.9% | CTAS higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-17 | +19.4% | +6.1% | CTAS higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-17 | 0.55 | 2.28 | CTAS lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-17 | +8.7% | +10.9% | WM higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +9.6% | +8.6% | CTAS higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-17 | +0.9% | +1.7% | WM higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 3 | 5 | WM higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-17 | 0.93 | 0.44 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-16 close | -3.6% | +7.3% | WM higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-17. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-16.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.