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CintasCTAS

Diversified Support Services · Mason, Ohio · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$219.82+0.80%After hours: $219.82 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 19.5% over 1 year
Cintas over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$180$200Nov2026MarMayJulSep$219.82$175$200NovMarJul$219.82
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$87.28B
Price to earnings43.3x
Forward P/E38.5x
Dividend yield0.95%
Year to date+16.9%
One year+19.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$163.55$225.93

Quality and valuation

How Cintas compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Cintas and 7 diversified support services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most industrials companies, priced above most of them.

Cintas trades at 38.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +9.5% vs +8.2%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 51.0% vs 38.1%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 23.4% vs 17.5%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 17.6% vs 13.1%
CTAS trades at 38.5x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Diversified Support Services peers
LMT20.6xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xCTAS38.5xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4xLMT20.6xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xCTAS38.5xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 43.4x earnings, CTAS is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
40x50xAverage 44.9x2025202643.4x40x50xAverage 44.9x2025202643.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Cintas's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 10.9% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q1 ’27
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$3.0bnQ1 ’27$0bn$2bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$3.0bnQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +10.9% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2610.9%Q1 ’270%5%10%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2610.9%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 23.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2623.6%Q1 ’270%10%20%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2623.6%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.0 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$465mQ1 ’27$0m$250m$500mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$465mQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCTASSector median
Revenue growth+9.5%+8.2%
Gross margin51.0%38.1%
Operating margin23.4%17.5%
Free cash flow margin17.6%13.1%
Price to earnings43.3x25.8x

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