Cintas Corporation vs Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF — how do they compare? Cintas Corporation trades at $187.92 (market cap $73.53B), while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.61. The key difference: Cintas Corporation pays a 0.98% dividend while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF pays none, and Cintas Corporation is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CTAS | VTIP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $73.53B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $226.27 | $50.75 |
52-Week Low | $163.55 | $49.39 |
Enterprise Value | $76.26B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.98% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
In its core uniform and facility services unit (78% of sales), Cintas provides uniform rental programs to businesses across the size spectrum, mostly in North America. The firm is by far the largest provider in the industry. Facilities products generally include the rental and sale of entrance mat, mops, shop towels, hand sanitizers, and restroom supplies. Cintas also runs a first aid and safety services business (11% of sales), a fire protection services business (7% of sales), and a uniform direct sales business (4% of sales).
Read more on CTAS →The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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