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Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Cincinnati, United States | NasdaqGS
192.36 USD +8.02 (4.354%) ⇧ (July 15, 2026, 11:27 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:02 a.m. EDT

Cintas remains a premier compounder with exceptional operational discipline, evidenced by a 41% return on equity and robust operating margins that consistently exceed 23%. While the trailing twelve-month revenue growth sits just under 9%, the multi-year trajectory is undeniable, with the stock nearly octupling over the last nine years without a multi-year structural decline. The current valuation is rich, trading at nearly 38 times earnings, which reflects the market's confidence in its pricing power and recurring revenue model. Short-term momentum is constructive, with price action reclaiming ground above the 50-day average and options flow showing speculative interest in upside targets near 190 to 200. However, the statistical forecast offers no immediate directional edge, suggesting the recent advance may be pausing near the 200-day average. For income investors, the yield is modest at 1 percent, though the payout ratio is comfortably sustainable at roughly 37%. This is a core holding for capital preservation and growth, not a high-yield play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.029297
MSTL0.030760
AutoTheta0.060961
AutoARIMA0.112703

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 5.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.501
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.943
Revenue per Share 27.426
Market Cap 76,968,329,216
Trailing P/E 40.58
Forward P/E 35.41
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 17.57%
Website https://www.cintas.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes above 190, indicating a bullish bias for the medium term. However, there is also substantial put volume at lower strikes (160-165), suggesting investors are hedging downside risk or expecting volatility within a range. The imbalance favors a controlled rally rather than a crash.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 0.95% 0.88% 0.93%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-15 0.450000 0.267364
2026-02-13 0.450000 0.232630
2025-11-14 0.450000 0.241003
2025-08-15 0.450000 0.207804
2025-05-15 0.390000 0.178498
2025-02-14 0.390000 0.190971
2024-11-15 0.390000 0.181227
2024-08-15 0.390000 0.203194
2024-05-14 0.337500 0.196307
2024-02-14 0.337500 0.220347
2023-11-14 0.337500 0.247008
2023-08-14 0.337500 0.273584
2023-05-12 0.287500 0.242432
2023-02-14 0.287500 0.259553
2022-11-14 0.287500 0.259079
2022-08-12 0.287500 0.264831
2022-05-13 0.237500 0.252680
2022-02-14 0.237500 0.256410
2021-11-12 0.237500 0.216603
2021-08-12 0.237500 0.244436
2021-05-13 0.187500 0.212338
2021-02-11 0.187500 0.219903
2020-11-05 0.877500 1.035184
2019-11-07 0.637500 0.973282
2018-11-08 0.512500 1.131596
2017-11-09 0.405000 1.113938
2016-11-02 0.332500 1.296675
2015-11-04 0.262500 1.147666
2014-11-05 0.425000 2.414430
2013-11-06 0.192500 1.439521
2012-11-07 0.160000 1.553398
2011-11-08 0.135000 1.807834
2010-11-09 0.122500 1.774077
2010-02-08 0.120000 1.959984
2009-02-02 0.117500 2.117117
2008-02-04 0.115000 1.434362
2007-02-02 0.097500 0.946372
2006-02-03 0.087500 0.862281
2005-02-04 0.080000 0.714126
2004-02-06 0.072500 0.622318
2003-02-05 0.067500 0.663228
2002-02-13 0.062500 0.518780
2001-01-31 0.055000 0.471218
2000-02-02 0.046667 0.583337
1999-02-03 0.036667 0.283874
1998-02-04 0.030000 0.428571
1997-03-05 0.025000 0.563380
1996-03-06 0.020833 0.515456
1995-03-06 0.016667 0.512831
1994-03-07 0.014167 0.548400
1993-03-03 0.011667 0.470602
1992-03-03 0.009167 0.368214
1991-03-11 0.007917 0.475020
1990-03-12 0.006389 0.528745
1989-03-13 0.004722 0.519060
1988-03-14 0.003611 0.415987
1987-03-10 0.001250 0.140625
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 0.98
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.74
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009439592
lastDividendValue 0.45
lastDividendDate 2026-05-15
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13872534
Address1 6,800 Cintas Boulevard
Address2 P.O. Box 625737
All Time High 229.24
All Time Low 0.237847
Ask 208.38
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,094,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,102,086
Average Volume 2,102,086
Average Volume10Days 2,094,970
Beta 0.933
Bid 179.71
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 11.971
City Cincinnati
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 192.355
Current Ratio 1.983
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 196.6899
Day Low 186.0
Debt To Equity 60.943
Display Name Cintas
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 0.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,124,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,124,000
Earnings Growth 0.097
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.084
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,118,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,118,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,118,600
Ebitda 2,903,095,040
Ebitda Margins 0.26327
Enterprise To Ebitda 26.345
Enterprise To Revenue 6.936
Enterprise Value 76,483,043,328
Eps Current Year 5.43259
Eps Forward 5.43259
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 173.2798
Fifty Day Average Change 19.075195
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.1100832
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.872534
Fifty Two Week High 226.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -34.395004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15168689
Fifty Two Week Low 161.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.194992
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19356535
Fifty Two Week Range 161.16 - 226.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 430,147,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.9
Float Shares 342,074,487
Forward Eps 5.43259
Forward P E 35.407604
Free Cashflow 1,508,147,456
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 48,300
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.50361997
Gross Profits 5,553,490,944
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.1496
Held Percent Institutions 0.69248
Implied Shares Outstanding 400,136,881
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Ir Website http://www.cintas.com/company/investor_information/highlights.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Last Dividend Value 0.45
Last Fiscal Year End 1,748,649,600
Last Split Date 1,726,099,200
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary 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. In addition, the company offers first aid and safety services, and fire protection products and services. It provides its products and services through its distribution network and local delivery routes, or local representatives to small service and manufacturing companies, as well as major corporations. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cintas Corporation was formerly a subsidiary of Cintas Corporation.
Long Name Cintas Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 76,968,329,216
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_260725
Most Recent Quarter 1,772,236,800
Net Income To Common 1,930,966,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,780,185,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 73,757,231,274
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 187.99
Operating Cashflow 2,207,493,888
Operating Margins 0.23224
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.3671
Peg Ratio 2.93
Phone 513 459 1200
Previous Close 184.33
Price Eps Current Year 35.407604
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 16.068415
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.979855
Profit Margins 0.17568001
Quick Ratio 0.95
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.3
Region US
Regular Market Change 8.024994
Regular Market Change Percent 4.3536015
Regular Market Day High 196.6899
Regular Market Day Low 186.0
Regular Market Day Range 186.0 - 196.6899
Regular Market Open 187.99
Regular Market Previous Close 184.33
Regular Market Price 192.355
Regular Market Time 1,784,129,277
Regular Market Volume 1,485,587
Return On Assets 0.15942
Return On Equity 0.41303003
Revenue Growth 0.089
Revenue Per Share 27.426
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 400,136,881
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0298
Shares Short 11,929,658
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 11,944,744
Short Name Cintas Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0399
Short Ratio 5.32
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol CTAS
Target High Price 245.0
Target Low Price 160.0
Target Mean Price 208.6875
Target Median Price 203.0
Total Cash 183,204,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.458
Total Debt 2,918,187,008
Total Revenue 11,027,210,240
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.74
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009439592
Trailing Eps 4.74
Trailing P E 40.581226
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.9301
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 184.5327
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.822296
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.042389758
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,485,587
Website https://www.cintas.com
Zip 45,262-5737