Cintas Corp (CTAS)

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.

Symbol: CTAS
Exchange: Nasdaq
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
Market cap: $77.24B
52 week range: 161.16 - 219.17

Valuation

Share price: $193.02 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM): 38.84x
Price to book: 15.03x
Price to free cash flow: 41.06x
Enterprise value: $79.65B
Book value per share: $12.84

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	-1.32%
5 days	-3.45%
1 month	-2.56%
3 months	+6.42%
6 months	+10.71%
Year to date	+2.63%
1 year	-4.87%
3 years	+59.23%
5 years	+99.34%
10 years	+585.68%
All time	+80325.00%

Members of Congress who disclosed CTAS trades

Jefferson Shreve · Lisa McClain · Val Hoyle · Rick Larsen · Tommy Tuberville

Super investors holding CTAS

Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Mairs & Power (Mairs & Power Inc) · Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 38.91%
Return on invested capital: 27.80%
Return on assets: 18.99%
Return on capital employed: 33.24%
Gross margin: 50.67%
Net margin: 17.75%
EBITDA margin: 27.69%
Revenue growth: 8.94%
Net income growth: 10.36%
Free cash flow growth: 7.07%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 2.44%
Current ratio: 1.43x
Net debt to EBITDA: 0.77x

Latest reported year

Period end: 2026-05-31
Fiscal year: 2026
Revenue: $11.26B
Cost of revenue: $5.56B
Gross profit: $5.71B
EBITDA: $3.12B
Net income: $2.00B
Earnings per share: $4.97
Shares outstanding: 401.27M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2026-05-31	$11.26B	$5.71B	$2.00B	$4.97
2025-05-31	$10.34B	$5.17B	$1.81B	$4.48
2024-05-31	$9.60B	$4.69B	$1.57B	$3.85
2023-05-31	$8.82B	$4.17B	$1.35B	$3.30
2022-05-31	$7.85B	$3.63B	$1.24B	$2.98
2021-05-31	$7.12B	$3.31B	$1.11B	$2.63
2020-05-31	$7.09B	$3.23B	$876.04M	$2.09
2019-05-31	$6.89B	$3.13B	$884.98M	$2.06
2018-05-31	$6.48B	$2.91B	$842.59M	$1.95
2017-05-31	$5.32B	$2.38B	$480.71M	$1.12

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2026-05-31	50.67%	17.75%	38.91%	27.80%
2025-05-31	50.04%	17.53%	38.69%	26.97%
2024-05-31	48.83%	16.38%	36.41%	25.09%
2023-05-31	47.34%	15.29%	34.89%	22.74%
2022-05-31	46.24%	15.73%	37.35%	21.41%
2021-05-31	46.58%	15.61%	30.13%	20.45%
2020-05-31	45.64%	12.36%	27.08%	16.92%
2019-05-31	45.39%	12.84%	29.47%	15.88%
2018-05-31	44.91%	13.01%	27.93%	16.49%
2017-05-31	44.71%	9.03%	20.87%	10.32%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2026-05-31	$289.02M	$1.43B
2025-05-31	$263.97M	$2.42B
2024-05-31	$342.01M	$2.03B
2023-05-31	$124.15M	$2.49B
2022-05-31	$90.47M	$2.48B
2021-05-31	$493.64M	$1.64B
2020-05-31	$145.40M	$2.54B
2019-05-31	$96.64M	$2.54B
2018-06-01	$138.72M	$2.54B
2018-05-31	$138.72M	$2.54B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2026-05-31	$1.88B	$128.08M
2025-05-31	$1.76B	$128.33M
2024-05-31	$1.66B	$116.99M
2023-05-31	$1.26B	$103.62M
2022-05-31	$1.30B	$109.31M
2021-05-31	$1.22B	$112.03M
2020-05-31	$1.06B	$115.44M
2019-05-31	$791.14M	$139.21M
2018-05-31	$692.46M	$112.83M
2017-05-31	$490.57M	$88.87M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: 2026-08-14
Paid in the last twelve months: $1.87

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-08-14	$0.52
2026-05-15	$0.45
2026-02-13	$0.45
2025-11-14	$0.45
2025-08-15	$0.45
2025-05-15	$0.39
2025-02-14	$0.39
2024-11-15	$0.39

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-09-23	Aug/2026	$1.35
2026-07-15	May/2026	$1.24
2026-03-25	Feb/2026	$1.23
2025-12-18	Nov/2025	$1.19
2025-09-24	Aug/2025	$1.19
2025-07-17	May/2025	$1.07
2025-03-26	Feb/2025	$1.05
2024-12-19	Nov/2024	$1.01

Filings and sources

Company website: cintas.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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