Cintas (CTAS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) provides workplace services to businesses and organizations across North America. The company’s primary business is uniform rental and facility services, including the design, rental, cleaning and delivery of uniforms, work apparel and related garments.

Its offerings also include restroom and hygiene services, floor-care products, mats, towels, and other facility supplies. Through its First Aid & Safety segment, Cintas provides first-aid products, safety equipment and training. The company also offers fire-protection services, including inspection, testing, maintenance and installation of fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, alarms and related equipment.

Cintas traces its roots to a family-owned industrial laundry business established in the late 1960s by Richard T. Farmer in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has since expanded its operations throughout the United States and Canada, serving businesses in a range of industries, including manufacturing, health care, hospitality, education, retail and government. Cintas is headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Todd M. Schneider.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $205.84 to $208.78
• 50-Day Range: $191.97 to $208.63
• 52-Week Range: $161.16 to $219.16
• Volume: 2.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $82.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.15
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $218.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cintas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cintas scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 283rd out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cintas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Cintas is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cintas has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cintas are expected to grow by 11.05% in the coming year, from $5.52 to $6.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cintas is 41.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cintas is 41.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cintas has a PEG Ratio of 3.26. 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 15.91. 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

3.65% 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 5.35.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cintas has recently increased by 11.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cintas pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, 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 41.03%. 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 33.93% next year. This indicates that Cintas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

Cintas has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Cintas this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for CTAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 70% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Cintas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cintas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.40% 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 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/23/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• AGM 2026: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CTAS
• CIK: 723254
• Web: www.cintas.com
• Phone: (513) 459-1200
• Fax: 513-573-4030
• Employees: 48,100
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cintas: $218.50
• High Price Target: $250.00
• Low Price Target: $181.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.80
• P/E Growth: 3.26
• Net Income: $2.00 billion
• Net Margins: 17.82%
• Pretax Margin: 22.48%
• Return on Equity: 42.57%
• Return on Assets: 20.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.35
• Cash Flow: $6.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.52
• Book Value: $13.11 per share
• Price / Book: 15.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 397,080,000
• Free Float: 339,896,000
• Market Cap: $82.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92