Cintas Corp (CTAS) stock
CTASNasdaqMen's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied GarmentsFiscal year ends May 31
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 7, 2026Score 19/3047% above fair value
$226.24−1.28 (-0.56%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $89.83BP/E 44.6Yield 0.80%
Cintas statistics
115 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 17, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 13, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 65.43
- 2.42
- P/OCF Ratio
- 36.91
- 9.91
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 7.96
- 0.88
- EV / EBIT
- 34.07
- 12.71
- EV / FCF
- 45.25
- 13.12
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.23%
- -1.23%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.16%
- -0.03%
- Float
- 339M
- 35M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 14.5%
- 11.0%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 68.7%
- 73.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.57%
- -4.95%
- Short % of Float
- 3.00%
- 8.84%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.56%
- 6.55%
- Days to Cover
- 4.63
- 4.90
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $233.46
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $161.16
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $222.24
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $208.94
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $191.88
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.90
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.74%
- 2.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 6.19%
- 6.40%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 14.4%
- 4.73%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 34.4%
- 15.9%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 20.3%
- 10.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 22.1%
- 12.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 65.6%
- 14.7%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 106.3%
- -22.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 729.9%
- -6.68%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.70
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 61.6
- 59.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 23.9%
- 45.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.90
- 1.01
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.5%
- 6.49%
- EBITDA Margin
- 27.8%
- 10.4%
- FCF Margin
- 17.6%
- 9.34%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 41.4%
- 15.2%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 20.1%
- 5.30%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 29.7%
- 14.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 34.0%
- 14.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.45
- 1.95
- Quick Ratio
- 0.68
- 0.82
- Debt / Equity
- 0.47
- 0.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.76
- 1.58
- Debt / FCF
- 1.19
- 1.62
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.68
- 0.68
- Interest Coverage
- 25.28
- 5.88
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.51%
- 5.83%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 11.3%
- 1.12%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 12.4%
- 28.8%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 19.5%
- 71.2%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.51%
- 0.61%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.62%
- 8.02%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.7%
- 0.94%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.9%
- 7.08%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.13
- 1.13
- Inventory Turnover
- 12.83
- 2.55
- Revenue Per Employee
- $240.35K
- $334.46K
- Profits Per Employee
- $42.84K
- $14.22K
- Employee Count
- 48,100
- 8,070
- WACC
- 9.45%
- 9.34%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $2.60B
- $231.93M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.19B
- $905
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$5.50
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.20B
- $564.48M
- Book Value Per Share
- $13.11
- $10.27
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.37B
- $292.16M
- Working Capital
- $1.23B
- $513.53M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$400.68M
- -$40.71M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.12
- $2.88
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.29%
- 4.59%
- FCF Yield
- 2.26%
- 7.79%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.80%
- 1.80%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.12%
- 1.27%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.91%
- 2.74%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.80
- $0.56
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 15.4%
- 3.23%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 35.2%
- 34.5%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 35.6%
- 28.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $106.83M
- $49.29M
- Income Tax
- $538.72M
- $69.91M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 20.7%
- 23.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $38.67
- $28.80
- Graham Upside
- -82.9%
- -18.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 13.72
- 3.24
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.52
- -2.56
- Lynch Fair Value
- $70.53
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -68.8%
- 11.4%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CTAS | S&P 500 | Difference | CTAS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.9% | -3.0% | +12.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +13.3% | -2.8% | +16.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +21.5% | +11.5% | +10.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +21.9% | +13.5% | +8.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +73.6% | +77.7% | −4.1 pts | +20.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +116.2% | +72.6% | +43.6 pts | +16.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +818.2% | +308.2% | +510.0 pts | +24.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M CTAS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.6% from the previous report, or 3.00% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,174,470 | -9.6% | 2,197,610 | 4.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,251,823 | -10.1% | 1,595,203 | 7.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12,511,023 | +11.5% | 2,340,179 | 5.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 11,215,794 | -3.8% | 1,733,287 | 6.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11,653,848 | +12.5% | 1,750,410 | 6.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,362,405 | -8.8% | 1,805,030 | 5.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11,365,170 | -6.6% | 2,748,184 | 4.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 12,164,882 | +2.0% | 2,335,276 | 5.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11,929,658 | -1.5% | 2,199,963 | 5.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12,114,519 | +1.4% | 2,242,423 | 5.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,944,744 | -0.1% | 2,161,576 | 5.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 11,953,504 | +5.8% | 1,987,841 | 6.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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