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Cintas CTAS

$197.98
+$6.01 (+3.13%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $191.97 0.00%
Open$192.26
Prev close$191.97
Day range$191.09 – $198.11
Volume1.35M
Market cap$79.10B
P/E (TTM)39.0
Dividend yield0.94%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

CTAS at a glance

CTAS last changed hands at $197.98 (up 3.13%). At $79.10B, Cintas is ranked #207 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $160.31 to $218.60. Today's price is about 65% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 0.0% over twelve months, but up 16.1% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($202.15) but above the 200-day ($186.93); RSI is 42, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 15% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended May 2026 the company brought in $2.91B of revenue, up 8.9% from a year earlier, with $510.99M of net profit (a 17.7% margin).

Buyers are paying 39.0 times trailing earnings, 11% below its five-year average of 43.8. The median for its industry group is 36.2.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $221.10, sits 11.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Cintas: the business

Cintas rents and cleans uniforms and supplies restrooms, first-aid kits and safety products to businesses.

What tends to move it. Employment levels and client retention drive growth. It has a long record of margin gains and dividend increases.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+3.1%
1 week
-0.7%
1 month
-4.5%
3 months
+16.1%
6 months
+11.7%
Year to date
+6.1%
1 year
0.0%
Day range
$191.09$198.11
52-week range
$160.31$218.60

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-1.1%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-2.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+5.9%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)42.3Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.84Bearish
Bollinger band position28%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$197.87 / $198.06
Average price today$196.73
Volume1.35MAvg (90d) 2.16M
Turnover$264.64M
Turnover rate0.39%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.94vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.65%
Market cap$79.10B
Float market cap$67.61B
Shares outstanding341.52M
EPS (TTM)$4.91
P/E (TTM)39.05
P/B15.20
Book value / share$13.03
Earnings yield0.39%
Dividend (TTM)$1.87 / shareYield 0.94%
Net profit (TTM)$1.96B
Net assets$5.20B
30-day volatility14.8%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.80%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-20.0%-8.3% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How CTAS ranks on BeStock

Market value#207 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#213 of 283
Dividend yield#179 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#100 of 300
Dollar volume today#130 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q4, ended May 2026

Revenue$2.91B+8.9% YoY
Operating profit$688.17M+15.2% YoY
Net profit$510.99M+14.0% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.26+15.6% YoY
Free cash flow$613.11M+16.6% YoY
Operating cash flow$709.10M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$2.5BAug '24$2.6BNov '24$2.6BFeb '25$2.7BMay '25$2.7BAug '25$2.8BNov '25$2.8BFeb '26$2.9BMay '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$452.0MAug '24$448.5MNov '24$463.5MFeb '25$448.3MMay '25$491.1MAug '25$495.3MNov '25$502.5MFeb '26$511.0MMay '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin50.7%
Operating margin23.3%
Net margin17.7%
Return on equity40.6%
Return on assets19.6%
Return on invested capital27.3%
Current ratio1.43
Liabilities / assets51.2%
Cash & investments$289.02M
Total debt$2.65B
Net cash (debt)-$2.36B
Free cash flow / sales16.7%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/FY

By business line

  • Uniform Rental and Facility Services$8.62B 76.5%
  • First Aid and Safety Services$1.39B 12.4%
  • All other$1.25B 11.1%
Next reportSeptember 23, 2026
Quarter2027/Q1
TimingTba
Options-implied move±8.2%
Average move on report day±4.3%last 15 reports
Closed higher11 of 1573% of the time
Best reaction+8.2%
Worst reaction-10.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.2%2025/Q1-10.6%2025/Q2+5.8%2025/Q3+3.7%2025/Q4-0.3%2026/Q1+1.3%2026/Q2-0.7%2026/Q3+4.4%2026/Q4

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings40.3x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 44th percentile, 5-year average 43.8x

#2374 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book15.4x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 54th percentile, 5-year average 15.3x

#5011 of 5298 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales7.0x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 59th percentile, 5-year average 6.7x

#4168 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

22x60x99x137xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$200.00
Price vs. fair value-1.0%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts12
Average target$221.10+11.7% vs. price
  • Buy 75%
  • Hold 17%
  • Sell 8%
Low $175.00Now $197.98Avg $221.10High $250.00

Latest rating actions

  • 16 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $200.00
  • 11 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $230.00
  • 26 Aug 2026RBC CapitalHOLD · PT $206.00
  • 6 Aug 2026CitiSELL · PT $175.00
  • 16 Jul 2026William BlairBUY

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership69.4%-0.23 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,704-6 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)6 buys / 7 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.91% of floatDays to cover 6.7 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share21.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

18%21%24%27%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$8.22M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.94%
Last dividend$0.52Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.45
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.0520182.5520192.8120203.4020214.2020225.0020234.6520241.682025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 2.8% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Cintas | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Director Barstad Melanie W.SEC · 18 Sep 2026
  • Cintas | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Director Coletti Robert E.SEC · 18 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Cintas(CTAS.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $200Market news · 16 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Cintas(CTAS.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $230Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: Cintas (CTAS), RXO, Inc. (RXO) and Core & Main (CNM)TipRanks · 10 Sep 2026
  • Citi Maintains Cintas(CTAS.US) With Sell Rating, Raises Target Price to $175Market news · 6 Aug 2026

CTAS stock: common questions

What is CTAS's latest share price?

$197.98 is the latest print for CTAS, a move of +3.13% against yesterday's close of $191.97. Today's low and high so far: $191.09 and $198.11.

How big is Cintas?

Equity value comes to $79.10B at the current price. By that measure it is number 207 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Cintas valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 39.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.91). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 43.8, and today's level ranks in the 44th percentile of its own history.

Where does CTAS sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $160.31 and the ceiling $218.60. Shares are 9.4% away from that ceiling.

Does CTAS send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.94% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Cintas?

Of 12 analysts, 75% say buy, 17% hold and 8% sell. Price targets average $221.10, with the most cautious at $175.00 and the most optimistic at $250.00.

When is the next CTAS earnings report?

Cintas has its 2027/Q1 report on the calendar for September 23, 2026.

What does Cintas do?

Cintas rents and cleans uniforms and supplies restrooms, first-aid kits and safety products to businesses.

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