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Cintas (CTAS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$169.36 +0.11 (+0.06%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Cintas Stock (NASDAQ:CTAS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$168.71
$172.21
50-Day Range
$165.71
$204.53
52-Week Range
$165.46
$229.24
Volume
3.36 million shs
Average Volume
2.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$67.76 billion
P/E Ratio
47.84
Dividend Yield
1.06%
Price Target
$215.17
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cintas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CTAS MarketRank™: 

Cintas scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 302 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 27.0% upside from its current price of $169.36.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cintas has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Cintas' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 47.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cintas is 47.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cintas has a PEG Ratio of 2.94. 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 14.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cintas' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.11% 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 4.79.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cintas has recently increased by 6.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cintas pays a meaningful dividend of 1.08%, 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.

  • Read more about Cintas' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Cintas has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Cintas this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 22 people have searched for CTAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 11 people have added Cintas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Cintas' insider trading history.
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CTAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cintas' stock was trading at $188.07 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CTAS shares have decreased by 9.9% and is now trading at $169.36.

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 25th. The business services provider reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24. The firm's revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Cintas's stock split before market open on Thursday, September 12th 2024.The 4-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, September 11th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

Cintas' board authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, October 28th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 1.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Cintas subsidiaries include these companies: G&K Services LLC, Sudbury Mat Rental, ZEE Medical, Code Shred, Metro Door, Van Dyne Crotty, Beacon Fire And Safety, and others.

Top institutional investors of Cintas include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.54%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.26%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd M Schneider, Jim Rozakis, J Michael Hansen, Gerald S Adolph, Michael Lawrence Thompson, Joseph Scaminace, Melanie W Barstad, Ronald W Tysoe and Martin Mucci.
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Shares of CTAS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cintas investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Netflix (NFLX) and Tesla (TSLA).

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
Today
5/06/2026
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
5/15/2026
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
BUSINESS SVCS
Sub-Industry
Diversified Support Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CTAS
CIK
723254
Employees
48,300
Year Founded
1968

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$257.00
Low Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.43
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
47.84
Forward P/E Ratio
34.63
P/E Growth
2.94
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
6.55
Cash Flow
$5.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
29.22
Book Value
$11.60 per share
Price / Book
14.60

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
400,090,000
Free Float
340,474,000
Market Cap
$67.76 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:CTAS) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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