CTAS

CintasNASDAQ · Diversified Support Services · Industrials

Previous close

199.46

Change

+0.51 / +0.26%

FinDog View

Neutral

52-Week Range

161.16 – 219.17

P/E (TTM)

40.0

Forward P/E

37.0

Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months

Market Cap

$79.8B

+0.83%

S&P 500 −2.41% over same period

Volume / Avg Volume

2.1M / 1.8M

1.17× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M 6M 1Y 5Y

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 41.21M 6M 1Y 5Y

Recent Earnings

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Period	Reported	Revenue	EPS Actual / Est.	Next-Day Move	Analysis
FY2026 Q4 Quarter ended 2026-05	2026-07-15	$11.3B	1.29 / —	+7.22%	Pending
FY2026 Q3 Quarter ended 2026-02	2026-03-25	—	— / —	−4.52%	Pending
FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-11	2025-12-18	—	— / —	−1.22%	Pending
FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-08	2025-09-24	—	— / —	+1.00%	Pending
FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-05	2025-07-17	—	— / —	+0.01%	Pending
FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-02	2025-03-26	—	— / —	+0.75%	Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data

Valuation

P/E is at percentile 21 of its 5-year rangeCheap

5-year range 36.6 – 175.1 · Median 46.6

Last 4 quarters: $952M in buybacks + $701M in dividends, 2.07% of market cap combined

P/E (TTM)

40.0

P/B

15.6

P/S

7.1

Dividend Yield

0.97%

Earnings Reaction

Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.5% on average on the first trading day after, rising 4 times

Most recent +7.22%

Volatility & Correlation

1-year beta 0.18 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.10Low beta

Annualized volatility 23% vs. 13% for the S&P 500

Insider Trading

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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions

Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 2 · $2.7MNet selling $2.7M

07-22TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSell$0.87M4,363 shares · Avg price 199.90
07-16Barstad Melanie W.DirectorSell$1.9M9,142 shares · Avg price 202.94

Multi-Quarter Financial Trends

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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company

Quarter	Revenue ($B)	YoY	Gross Margin	Operating Income ($B)	Net Income ($B)	Free Cash Flow ($B)	EPS
FY2026 Q4	2.91	+8.9%	51.0%	0.67	0.51	0.61	1.26
FY2026 Q3	2.84	+8.9%	51.0%	0.66	0.50	0.53	1.24
FY2026 Q2	2.80	+9.3%	50.4%	0.66	0.50	0.42	1.21
FY2026 Q1	2.72	+8.7%	50.3%	0.62	0.49	0.31	1.20
FY2025 Q4	2.67	+8.0%	49.7%	0.60	0.45	0.53	1.08
FY2025 Q3	2.61	+8.4%	50.6%	0.61	0.46	0.52	1.13
FY2025 Q2	2.56	+7.8%	49.8%	0.59	0.45	0.34	1.09
FY2025 Q1	2.50	+6.8%	50.1%	0.56	0.45	0.37	1.10
FY2024 Q4	2.47	+8.2%	-98.7%	0.55	0.41	0.58	1.00
FY2024 Q3	2.41	+9.9%	—	0.52	0.40	0.55	0.96
FY2024 Q2	2.38	+9.3%	—	0.50	0.37	0.30	0.90
FY2024 Q1	2.34	+8.1%	—	0.50	0.39	0.23	0.93

Peers

Largest by market cap in the sector · Latest quarterView Industrials sector →

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	P/E	Revenue YoY	Gross Margin	1M	View
CTAS	Cintas	$79.8B	40.0	+8.9%	51.0%	+0.83%	Neutral
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	$360B	33.3	+24.0%	37.8%	−11.22%	Neutral	Compare
GE	GE Aerospace	$325B	36.7	+21.1%	—	−15.30%	Bullish	Compare
RTX	RTX Corporation	$265B	34.1	+14.5%	—	−11.19%	Neutral	Compare
GEV	GE Vernova	$246B	24.7	+21.9%	21.3%	−14.26%	Bullish	Compare
DE	Deere & Company	$181B	37.2	+4.9%	—	+11.59%	Bullish	Compare
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	$167B	22.8	+11.5%	—	−6.33%	Bullish	Compare
BA	Boeing	$160B	68.1	+8.0%	9.8%	−10.62%	Bearish	Compare
ETN	Eaton Corporation	$155B	39.7	+21.4%	33.5%	−12.65%	Neutral	Compare

The View in One Line

FY2026 Q3 revenue $2.84 billion, gross margin 51% is high, but YoY and EPS missing; stock edged up, news only involves M&A and expectations, Neutral.

Updated 2026-09-16

Notable Institutional Holders

Citadel Advisors · Ken Griffin$108MReduced −56%
Bridgewater Associates · Ray Dalio$5.5MAdded +182%

As of 2026-06-30

Key Events

08-27Management Change
Director Melanie W. Barstad Will Not Stand for Re-election
Cintas announced that director Melanie W. Barstad notified the company on August 26, 2026 that she will not stand for re-election at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and will serve until that meeting.Source ↗
08-03Management Change
Cintas Separates President and CEO Roles; Rozakis Named President and COO
Effective August 1, 2026, Jim Rozakis becomes Cintas President and Chief Operating Officer, while Todd Schneider remains CEO and no longer serves as President.Source ↗
06-12M&A / Contracts
Cintas Acquisition of UniFirst Approved by Shareholders, FTC Second Request
On June 11, 2026, Cintas and UniFirst received a second request for information from the FTC; on June 12, UniFirst shareholders approved the acquisition by Cintas, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.Source ↗
03-31Capital Actions
Cintas Subsidiary Enters $2 Billion Revolving Credit Agreement
On March 27, 2026, Cintas subsidiary Cintas No. 2 entered a $2 billion revolving credit agreement maturing in 2031 and terminated its existing credit agreement.Source ↗

Key Financial Trends

Quarterly Revenue ($B)2.9

Gross Margin51.0%

Free Cash Flow ($B)0.6