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CTAS vs BRK-A // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTAS 5
— BRK-A 7
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: BRK-A
LAST: $218.07 (+2.47%) • MKT CAP: $86.59B
macro-sensitivity
0.93
LAST: $817,500.00 (+0.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
macro-sensitivity
1.13
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTAS VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTAS | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 50.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 29.70% | 11.47% | +18.23 | CTAS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.2x | 9.7x | +20.52 | BRK-A | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.17% | 2.09% | +0.08 | CTAS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.10% | 27.80% | -4.70 | BRK-A | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.80% | 22.30% | -4.50 | BRK-A | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | 3.93% | +4.97 | CTAS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.81% | 0.00% | +0.81 | CTAS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.53 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | CTAS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.3 | 68.1 | -8.80 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 0.93 | 1.13 | -0.20 | BRK-A | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.3x | 24.3x | +15.96 | BRK-A | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $86.59B | $1.20T | -$1.12T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTAS REV | BRK-A REV | CTAS GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | CTAS FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.26B | $247.24B | 50.7% | — | $1.88B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $10.34B | $249.71B | 50.0% | — | $1.76B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $9.60B | $254.91B | — | — | $1.64B | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CTAS // BETA 0.93
BRK-A // BETA 1.13