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Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Cincinnati, United States | NasdaqGS
204.18 USD +0.03 (0.015%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 198.36 -5.82 (-5.820%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★⯪Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT

This business is a compounder of the highest order, boasting a nine-year track record of uninterrupted annual gains and a return on equity that exceeds forty percent. While the valuation is steep, the earnings growth of fifteen percent and robust cash generation justify the premium for investors seeking quality over cheapness. The recent price action shows strong momentum with five consecutive days of gains, and the options market is pricing in further appreciation rather than protection against a crash. The dividend is a modest but reliable feature of the total return, growing steadily alongside earnings. For a long-term holder, the trajectory is unambiguous: the market has rewarded this management team consistently for nearly a decade, and the balance sheet remains strong enough to sustain that pace.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.133690
AutoTheta0.142812
MSTL0.147064
AutoETS0.148632

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 4.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.036
Excess Kurtosis -0.48
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 52.646
Revenue per Share 28.073
Market Cap 81,706,622,976
Trailing P/E 41.50
Forward P/E 33.40
Beta 0.92
Profit Margins 17.75%
Website https://www.cintas.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation, evidenced by higher implied volatility and open interest in calls compared to puts. Significant call open interest sits at strikes above the current price, such as 220, while put walls are concentrated further out of the money. The skew favors bullish outcomes, reinforced by recent institutional accumulation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 1.00% 0.88% 0.93%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.520000 0.260625
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 2.08
dividendYield 1.02
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008817046
lastDividendValue 0.52
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.0064716935
Address1 6,800 Cintas Boulevard
Address2 P.O. Box 625737
All Time High 229.24
All Time Low 0.237847
Ask 204.17
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,785,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,226,676
Average Volume 2,226,676
Average Volume10Days 1,785,520
Beta 0.918
Bid 204.38
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 12.845
City Cincinnati
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 204.18
Current Ratio 1.434
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 205.81
Day Low 204.0
Debt To Equity 52.646
Display Name Cintas
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 2.08
Dividend Yield 1.02
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,124,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,124,000
Earnings Growth 0.156
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.14
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,118,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,790,166,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,790,166,600
Ebitda 2,994,993,920
Ebitda Margins 0.26587
Enterprise To Ebitda 28.088
Enterprise To Revenue 7.468
Enterprise Value 84,123,557,888
Eps Current Year 5.4915
Eps Forward 6.11397
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.92
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 194.2194
Fifty Day Average Change 9.960587
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05128523
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.64716935
Fifty Two Week High 219.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.9900055
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06839442
Fifty Two Week Low 161.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 43.01999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2669396
Fifty Two Week Range 161.16 - 219.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 430,147,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.89
Float Shares 342,124,966
Forward Eps 6.11397
Forward P E 33.39565
Free Cashflow 1,464,424,832
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 48,100
Fullday Change 0.0299988
Fullday Change Percent 0.0146945
Fullday Price 198.36
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.50668997
Gross Profits 5,707,792,896
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.14975001
Held Percent Institutions 0.69685996
Implied Shares Outstanding 400,169,561
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.52
Last Fiscal Year End 1,780,185,600
Last Split Date 1,726,099,200
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary Cintas Corporation provides corporate identity uniforms and other garments 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 offers rental and servicing of uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items. It also provides restroom cleaning services and supplies; and sells uniforms from catalogs. In addition, the company offers first aid and safety products and services; workplace water services; and fire protection products and services. Further, it provides automated external defibrillators; eye-wash stations; safety training; fire extinguishers; sprinkler systems; and alarm services. The company sells 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. It serves gaming, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, government, education, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, skilled trades, and food processing industries. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Long Name Cintas Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 81,706,622,976
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_260725
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 1,993,656,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,811,721,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 81,694,615,878
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 205.5
Operating Cashflow 2,276,280,064
Operating Margins 0.23688
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.3666
Peg Ratio 3.24
Phone 513 459 1200
Post Market Change -5.819992
Post Market Change Percent -2.8504224
Post Market Price 198.36
Post Market Time 1,787,960,651
Previous Close 204.15
Price Eps Current Year 37.1811
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 15.8956785
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.253294
Profit Margins 0.17754
Quick Ratio 0.686
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.2
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0146945
Regular Market Day High 205.81
Regular Market Day Low 204.0
Regular Market Day Range 204.0 - 205.81
Regular Market Open 205.5
Regular Market Previous Close 204.15
Regular Market Price 204.18
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,344,010
Return On Assets 0.161
Return On Equity 0.40714002
Revenue Growth 0.089
Revenue Per Share 28.073
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 400,169,561
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.025899999
Shares Short 10,362,405
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 12,164,882
Short Name Cintas Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0346
Short Ratio 4.19
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol CTAS
Target High Price 250.0
Target Low Price 175.0
Target Mean Price 216.3125
Target Median Price 219.5
Total Cash 289,017,984
Total Cash Per Share 0.722
Total Debt 2,705,957,120
Total Revenue 11,264,760,832
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008817046
Trailing Eps 4.92
Trailing P E 41.499996
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.2386
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 186.48116
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.698837
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09490952
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,344,010
Website https://www.cintas.com
Zip 45,262-5737