Cintas (CTAS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) is a provider of business services and products focused on workplace appearance, safety and facility maintenance. The company is best known for its uniform rental and corporate apparel programs, which include rental, leasing and direct-purchase options, laundering and garment repair. Cintas markets its services to a wide range of end-users, including manufacturing, food service, healthcare, hospitality, retail and government customers.

Beyond uniforms, Cintas offers a suite of facility services and products designed to help organizations maintain clean, safe and compliant workplaces. Key offerings include entrance mats, restroom supplies, floor care and cleaning chemicals, as well as inventory-managed dispensing programs. The company also provides first aid and safety products, training and compliance support, and fire protection services such as inspection, testing and maintenance of fire-safety equipment and related recordkeeping.

Cintas primarily serves customers across North America, with extensive operations in the United States and Canada and additional presence in Mexico and selected international markets. Its customer base ranges from small and mid-sized businesses to large enterprises and public-sector organizations, and its service model emphasizes recurring revenue through contractual rental and maintenance relationships.

Originally growing out of a regional laundry and uniform business, Cintas expanded over time through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions to become a nationally recognized supplier of workplace services. The company is publicly traded and positions itself around improving workplace image, promoting safety and helping customers meet regulatory requirements through integrated service offerings and field-based delivery.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.51 to $174.99
• 50-Day Range: $163.55 to $194.28
• 52-Week Range: $161.16 to $229.24
• Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 48.85
• Dividend Yield: 1.04%
• Price Target: $215.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cintas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cintas scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cintas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cintas has a consensus price target of $215.17, representing about 24.4% upside from its current price of $172.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cintas has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cintas are expected to grow by 10.84% in the coming year, from $4.89 to $5.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cintas is 48.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cintas is 48.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cintas has a PEG Ratio of 3.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cintas has a P/B Ratio of 14.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.32% of the float of Cintas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cintas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cintas has recently increased by 6.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cintas pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cintas has been increasing its dividend for 42 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cintas is 50.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cintas will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.21% next year. This indicates that Cintas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.60

News Sentiment

Cintas has a news sentiment score of 1.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Cintas this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for CTAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Cintas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cintas insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $834,607.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.90% of the stock of Cintas is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.46% of the stock of Cintas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 3/25/2026
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CTAS
• CIK: 723254
• Web: www.cintas.com
• Phone: (513) 459-1200
• Fax: 513-573-4030
• Employees: 48,300
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cintas: $215.17
• High Price Target: $257.00
• Low Price Target: $160.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 48.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.36
• P/E Growth: 3.04
• Net Income: $1.81 billion
• Net Margins: 17.57%
• Pretax Margin: 22.06%
• Return on Equity: 41.47%
• Return on Assets: 19.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.98
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.69
• Cash Flow: $5.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.27
• Book Value: $11.60 per share
• Price / Book: 14.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 400,090,000
• Free Float: 340,474,000
• Market Cap: $69.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96