Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Cintas Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimate for Cintas to $1.18, reflecting positive expectations for the company's financial performance.
• Cintas recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.39 to $0.45 per share, indicating a strong commitment to returning value to shareholders.
• The stock received multiple upgrades from various analysts, with target prices ranging from $230.00 to $257.00, highlighting a generally optimistic outlook on Cintas' performance.

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cintas in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Cintas' current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas' Q4 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.80 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.32 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.01 EPS.

CTAS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Argus upgraded Cintas to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Cintas from $227.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Bank of America started coverage on Cintas in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $250.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lifted their target price on Cintas from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Cintas from $233.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cintas has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $224.54.

Cintas Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ CTAS traded up $1.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $224.90. 348,578 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,687,954. The company has a market cap of $90.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $221.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $211.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.09, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Cintas has a 1-year low of $180.78 and a 1-year high of $229.24.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The business services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Cintas had a return on equity of 41.21% and a net margin of 17.53%. The company's revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.99 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CTAS. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cintas during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in shares of Cintas during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cintas by 800.0% during the 2nd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 144 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cintas by 3,925.0% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cintas by 57.0% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 168 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cintas

In other news, Director Martin Mucci bought 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $222.55 per share, for a total transaction of $267,060.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,621 shares of the company's stock, valued at $583,303.55. This trade represents a 84.45% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ronald W. Tysoe sold 5,084 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.47, for a total value of $1,136,121.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,945 shares in the company, valued at $4,904,049.15. This trade represents a 18.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 15.00% of the company's stock.

Cintas Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Cintas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. Cintas's dividend payout ratio is presently 40.82%.

Cintas Company Profile

Cintas Corporation engages in the provision of corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms.

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