CTAS
Cintas
Industrials · Diversified Support Services · US
$179.85
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$67.4B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
35.47
Expensive — high growth expected
Forward P/E
31.05
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+8.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
17.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
41.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$212.41
+18% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About Cintas

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.

https://www.cintas.com

Country: United States Employees: 48,300 Industry: Specialty Business Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
27.0% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
3.5% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
17.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.1% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$65.12
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-176.2%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
88.8th
Ranks in the top 11% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
84.0
Valuation Score
30.5
Quality Score
76.3
Combined
61.7

Trading at $168, 159% above fair value of $65. Moderate competitive position. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 59% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
0.198
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.0184
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
Calmar Ratio
0.069
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-27.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
5
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.96
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$229.24
22% below the year high
52W Low
$161.16
12% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,223,479
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
5.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.8%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
1.1%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$4.74
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.61
Moderate leverage — manageable
Current Ratio
1.98
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.95
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
50.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
23.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$1.5B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$11.0B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.9B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$255.00
Target Median
$212.41
Target Low
$160.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-20 TYSOE RONALD WILLIAM Director 5,500 $149,050
2026-04-20 TYSOE RONALD WILLIAM Director 4,666 $834,607
2026-04-09 COLETTI ROBERT E Director 12,544 $339,463
2026-01-28 COLETTI ROBERT E Director 5,200 —
2026-01-28 FARMER SCOTT D Officer, Director and Beneficial Owner 10,400 —
2025-12-23 COLETTI ROBERT E Officer and Director 14,000 —
2025-12-23 FARMER SCOTT D Officer, Director and Beneficial Owner 29,000 —
2025-10-29 CARNAHAN KAREN L Director 503 —
2025-10-29 COLETTI ROBERT E Officer and Director 503 —
2025-10-29 SCAMINACE JOSEPH M Director 503 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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