Garments and Clothing

Cintas Corporation vs Ralph Lauren Corporation

WatchlistCTAS / RLPrices through Oct 22, 2026

Why these are rivals: #1 and #2 by market value ($84B vs $23B) in Nasdaq's "Garments and Clothing" industry; SEC SIC 2320 / 2320 (same major group); #1 and #2 by market value ($84B vs $23B) with SEC SIC 2320 (Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments).

Rivals, but right now the price gap does not have a measured habit of closing, so there is no paper idea, whatever the gap.

  • Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.24 (needs >= 0.60)
  • Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.24 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Business leadership

CTAS is the larger business

Annual revenue reported to the SEC. Scale, not market share.

YearCTASRLLarger
2025$11.3B$8.1BCTAS
2024$10.3B$7.1BCTAS
2023$9.6B$6.6BCTAS
2022$8.8B$6.4BCTAS
2021$7.9B$6.2BCTAS
2020$7.1B$4.4BCTAS

CTAS led in every year with figures for both. Market value: CTAS $84.3B, RL $22.7B.

Stock leadership

CTAS is ahead now

Measured against the pair's own last 252 trading days.

CTAS leads RL by 1.35 standard deviations: +12.6% over its usual price ratio. 1 lead switch in the last year.

Price change3 mo6 mo12 mo
CTAS+8.8%+26.1%+14.0%
RL+2.2%+2.9%+14.0%
Relationship

Not a measured twin today

Only these tests can make a pair tradable on paper.

Pass
Aligned sessions: 2521 (needs >= 254)
Fail
Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.24 (needs >= 0.60)
Fail
Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.24 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Pass
Speed: half-life of the spread, sessions: 19.29 (needs <= 63)
Data
Both stocks current
The twins over two years

Prices side by side, and the gap between them

CTAS Cintas Corporation RL Ralph Lauren CorporationPrice index, 100 = 2024-10-18. Tint = which stock is ahead of the pair's usual 1-year relationship (z beyond +/-0.5).
100150200Oct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026CTAS 105RL 185
Spread z-score: CTAS relative to RL, against the 252 sessions before each day. Above 0: CTAS ahead; below 0: RL ahead. Lines at +/-2 (idea) and +/-4 (stop).
-4stop-2idea0+2idea+4stopOct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Data table (504 sessions)
DateCTAS indexRL indexzAhead
2026-10-22104.68185.20+1.35CTAS ahead
2026-10-21102.86184.57+1.19CTAS ahead
2026-10-20101.41183.49+1.09CTAS ahead
2026-10-1999.20185.11+0.74CTAS ahead
2026-10-1699.85186.92+0.70CTAS ahead
2026-10-1599.55189.62+0.50CTAS ahead
2026-10-1497.48181.96+0.72CTAS ahead
2026-10-1396.43181.22+0.64CTAS ahead
2026-10-1295.89180.97+0.58CTAS ahead
2026-10-0994.58180.02+0.48near the usual relationship
2026-10-0893.97178.14+0.52CTAS ahead
2026-10-0792.14175.11+0.48near the usual relationship
2026-10-0691.56178.76+0.18near the usual relationship
2026-10-0591.30177.24+0.23near the usual relationship
2026-10-0290.19176.19+0.15near the usual relationship
2026-10-0191.39175.84+0.30near the usual relationship
2026-09-3091.14172.16+0.49near the usual relationship
2026-09-2992.39172.58+0.59CTAS ahead
2026-09-2893.72173.18+0.69CTAS ahead
2026-09-2593.41173.15+0.64CTAS ahead
2026-09-2492.37170.61+0.67CTAS ahead
2026-09-2389.70163.63+0.78CTAS ahead
2026-09-2292.89167.79+0.87CTAS ahead
2026-09-2191.99164.77+0.95CTAS ahead
2026-09-1892.35162.48+1.11CTAS ahead
2026-09-1792.50161.50+1.18CTAS ahead
2026-09-1693.20164.06+1.09CTAS ahead
2026-09-1592.96162.54+1.15CTAS ahead
2026-09-1493.83165.55+1.05CTAS ahead
2026-09-1194.15164.42+1.14CTAS ahead
2026-09-1092.72163.24+1.06CTAS ahead
2026-09-0993.47162.73+1.15CTAS ahead
2026-09-0893.68168.36+0.84CTAS ahead
2026-09-0493.67170.29+0.72CTAS ahead
2026-09-0393.94166.89+0.93CTAS ahead
2026-09-0292.56163.16+0.99CTAS ahead
2026-09-0193.72165.25+0.97CTAS ahead
2026-08-3194.29168.20+0.85CTAS ahead
2026-08-2895.40171.66+0.75CTAS ahead
2026-08-2795.39170.63+0.78CTAS ahead
2026-08-2696.15175.68+0.58CTAS ahead
2026-08-2595.67175.81+0.51CTAS ahead
2026-08-2496.91179.80+0.41near the usual relationship
2026-08-2195.22180.66+0.21near the usual relationship
2026-08-2095.09180.62+0.19near the usual relationship
2026-08-1994.89183.26+0.04near the usual relationship
2026-08-1893.19183.40-0.12near the usual relationship
2026-08-1792.43183.92-0.21near the usual relationship
2026-08-1493.22188.58-0.35near the usual relationship
2026-08-1393.78187.83-0.28near the usual relationship
2026-08-1295.09192.18-0.35near the usual relationship
2026-08-1195.92192.84-0.32near the usual relationship
2026-08-1094.72197.29-0.59RL ahead
2026-08-0794.87191.78-0.38near the usual relationship
2026-08-0694.45191.93-0.42near the usual relationship
2026-08-0594.10184.63-0.18near the usual relationship
2026-08-0495.15183.24-0.06near the usual relationship
2026-08-0395.32184.33-0.10near the usual relationship
2026-07-3195.61184.42-0.09near the usual relationship
2026-07-3096.62187.12-0.12near the usual relationship
2026-07-29101.17182.16+0.36near the usual relationship
2026-07-28100.41183.02+0.27near the usual relationship
2026-07-2798.58184.22+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-07-2496.21181.14+0.04near the usual relationship
2026-07-2394.97180.22-0.02near the usual relationship
2026-07-2294.08187.71-0.35near the usual relationship
2026-07-2193.64185.67-0.32near the usual relationship
2026-07-2094.29182.54-0.18near the usual relationship
2026-07-1795.53184.47-0.17near the usual relationship
2026-07-1696.37188.18-0.24near the usual relationship
2026-07-1589.88181.38-0.45near the usual relationship
2026-07-1486.13178.90-0.64RL ahead
2026-07-1385.86181.58-0.76RL ahead
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2026-04-2881.40177.88-1.41RL ahead
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2026-04-2281.61181.97-1.53RL ahead
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2026-04-0281.46168.75-1.28RL ahead
2026-04-0180.39171.16-1.42RL ahead
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2026-03-1984.96164.96-1.07RL ahead
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2025-12-3187.87171.46-1.66RL ahead
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2025-05-12101.39128.25-1.22RL ahead
2025-05-09100.34120.61-0.84RL ahead
2025-05-08100.44121.93-0.92RL ahead
2025-05-07100.51116.55-0.58RL ahead
2025-05-0699.67115.01-0.55RL ahead
2025-05-0598.97115.31-0.63RL ahead
2025-05-0298.85112.80-0.47near the usual relationship
2025-05-0197.91108.86-0.28near the usual relationship
2025-04-3098.91109.07-0.22near the usual relationship
2025-04-2997.78108.59-0.28near the usual relationship
2025-04-2897.32107.62-0.25near the usual relationship
2025-04-2597.37106.65-0.18near the usual relationship
2025-04-2498.00106.74-0.14near the usual relationship
2025-04-2397.04103.05+0.05near the usual relationship
2025-04-2296.18101.62+0.09near the usual relationship
2025-04-2193.6498.93+0.09near the usual relationship
2025-04-1796.14100.13+0.19near the usual relationship
2025-04-1695.6597.97+0.32near the usual relationship
2025-04-1597.2898.56+0.40near the usual relationship
2025-04-1497.9497.82+0.50CTAS ahead
2025-04-1196.2795.97+0.52CTAS ahead
2025-04-1094.7294.39+0.52CTAS ahead
2025-04-0995.31101.03+0.06near the usual relationship
2025-04-0888.8388.41+0.53CTAS ahead
2025-04-0789.0393.66+0.12near the usual relationship
2025-04-0488.9395.82-0.06near the usual relationship
2025-04-0395.7295.95+0.48near the usual relationship
2025-04-0297.50114.60-0.71RL ahead
2025-04-0197.13111.00-0.50RL ahead
2025-03-3196.03107.03-0.31near the usual relationship
2025-03-2894.95104.58-0.22near the usual relationship
2025-03-2796.37109.17-0.43near the usual relationship
2025-03-2695.65110.92-0.60RL ahead
2025-03-2590.39112.36-1.12RL ahead
2025-03-2490.91114.45-1.21RL ahead
2025-03-2189.32108.63-0.96RL ahead
2025-03-2090.86109.16-0.86RL ahead
2025-03-1991.75108.89-0.77RL ahead
2025-03-1890.37106.58-0.73RL ahead
2025-03-1791.19106.68-0.66RL ahead
2025-03-1490.10106.82-0.76RL ahead
2025-03-1389.05105.06-0.73RL ahead
2025-03-1289.81109.22-0.95RL ahead
2025-03-1191.84108.22-0.72RL ahead
2025-03-1093.73105.90-0.40near the usual relationship
2025-03-0794.88112.80-0.78RL ahead
2025-03-0693.73115.56-1.05RL ahead
2025-03-0595.92121.44-1.25RL ahead
2025-03-0495.58122.54-1.35RL ahead
2025-03-0396.92127.21-1.53RL ahead
2025-02-2896.95131.47-1.79RL ahead
2025-02-2795.02131.27-1.94RL ahead
2025-02-2695.46133.72-2.07RL ahead
2025-02-2596.17130.03-1.81RL ahead
2025-02-2495.01133.65-2.13RL ahead
2025-02-2195.52134.64-2.16RL ahead
2025-02-2096.22138.92-2.37RL ahead
2025-02-1997.25138.89-2.31RL ahead
2025-02-1895.20139.03-2.52RL ahead
2025-02-1495.42137.04-2.42RL ahead
2025-02-1396.25135.05-2.25RL ahead
2025-02-1295.60132.37-2.17RL ahead
2025-02-1195.97131.97-2.13RL ahead
2025-02-1095.30130.21-2.11RL ahead
2025-02-0794.41130.41-2.23RL ahead
2025-02-0695.45132.44-2.30RL ahead
2025-02-0594.20120.73-1.64RL ahead
2025-02-0493.73119.69-1.63RL ahead
2025-02-0394.48119.28-1.55RL ahead
2025-01-3193.72121.07-1.76RL ahead
2025-01-3094.47125.34-2.02RL ahead
2025-01-2992.78124.52-2.15RL ahead
2025-01-2893.65124.83-2.11RL ahead
2025-01-2794.65120.11-1.70RL ahead
2025-01-2492.23124.13-2.25RL ahead
2025-01-2392.42124.38-2.28RL ahead
2025-01-2292.99121.42-2.03RL ahead
2025-01-2194.02120.12-1.86RL ahead
2025-01-1792.66116.59-1.74RL ahead
2025-01-1692.54115.26-1.66RL ahead
2025-01-1591.44114.78-1.75RL ahead
2025-01-1489.84115.17-1.97RL ahead
2025-01-1389.06114.67-2.03RL ahead
2025-01-1088.45115.08-2.16RL ahead
2025-01-0890.01117.85-2.25RL ahead
2025-01-0788.18117.59-2.47RL ahead
2025-01-0686.49117.80-2.73RL ahead
2025-01-0386.84113.70-2.37RL ahead
2025-01-0285.08112.28-2.49RL ahead
2024-12-3185.37112.00-2.47RL ahead
2024-12-3085.82112.60-2.51RL ahead
2024-12-2785.68111.30-2.45RL ahead
2024-12-2686.50112.79-2.53RL ahead
2024-12-2488.01112.28-2.33RL ahead
2024-12-2387.43111.72-2.38RL ahead
2024-12-2087.35111.66-2.42RL ahead
2024-12-1985.41107.86-2.32RL ahead
2024-12-1895.50107.25-1.02RL ahead
2024-12-1797.36110.52-1.15RL ahead
2024-12-1698.96112.33-1.15RL ahead
2024-12-1398.69110.28-0.99RL ahead
2024-12-1298.86109.61-0.91RL ahead
2024-12-1198.57110.26-1.01RL ahead
2024-12-1098.19110.28-1.07RL ahead
2024-12-0997.33110.61-1.21RL ahead
2024-12-06104.53111.88-0.54RL ahead
2024-12-05104.30113.07-0.69RL ahead
2024-12-04104.48112.91-0.66RL ahead
2024-12-03104.03112.40-0.66RL ahead
2024-12-02104.03113.17-0.74RL ahead
2024-11-29105.50112.20-0.49near the usual relationship
2024-11-27104.69107.97-0.15near the usual relationship
2024-11-26105.82108.24-0.06near the usual relationship
2024-11-25104.62106.67-0.03near the usual relationship
2024-11-22103.62102.87+0.27near the usual relationship
2024-11-21103.49100.43+0.52CTAS ahead
2024-11-20102.2198.02+0.65CTAS ahead
2024-11-19101.8599.66+0.42near the usual relationship
2024-11-18101.02100.77+0.20near the usual relationship
2024-11-15100.55101.04+0.12near the usual relationship
2024-11-14101.42102.54+0.05near the usual relationship
2024-11-13104.49102.20+0.41near the usual relationship
2024-11-12105.00101.62+0.52CTAS ahead
2024-11-11104.71103.70+0.26near the usual relationship
2024-11-08105.47107.92-0.10near the usual relationship
2024-11-07102.57107.50-0.37near the usual relationship
2024-11-06101.40100.87+0.19near the usual relationship
2024-11-0597.6598.60+0.03near the usual relationship
2024-11-0496.9896.92+0.14near the usual relationship
2024-11-0196.0895.84+0.15near the usual relationship
2024-10-3196.1695.97+0.14near the usual relationship
2024-10-3097.1297.79+0.04near the usual relationship
2024-10-2997.7298.70+0.01near the usual relationship
2024-10-2897.4698.44+0.00near the usual relationship
2024-10-2596.9195.81+0.23near the usual relationship
2024-10-2497.7295.98+0.30near the usual relationship
2024-10-2397.9995.28+0.40near the usual relationship
2024-10-2298.8496.58+0.35near the usual relationship
2024-10-2198.8598.69+0.12near the usual relationship
2024-10-18100.00100.00+0.10near the usual relationship

One-day company-specific moves (4+ standard deviations, which block ideas for 10 sessions): Dec 19, 2024 (CTAS -10.6%, RL +0.6%); Apr 3, 2025 (CTAS -1.8%, RL -16.3%); May 21, 2026 (CTAS +0.6%, RL +13.9%). Upcoming earnings: RL Nov 5, 2026 (pre-market).

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Forward paper record

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Historical simulation (a diagnostic, same rules)

No simulated trade through Oct 20, 2026: the pair rarely passed every test while 2 standard deviations apart.

Per $10,000 a leg. A replay on today's companies cannot prove an edge.

The companies

CTAS and RL at a glance

CTAS Cintas Corporation

Listing
Nasdaq · SEC CIK 723254
Industry
Garments and Clothing · SIC 2320 Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
Market value
$84.3B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

RL Ralph Lauren Corporation

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 1037038
Industry
Garments and Clothing · SIC 2320 Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
Market value
$22.7B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

Daily prices: Nasdaq.com. Filings and industry codes: SEC EDGAR. Earnings dates: Nasdaq earnings calendar.

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