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Cintas Corporation supplies professional uniforms and essential business services, including floor mats, first aid, and fire suppression, across the US, Canada, and Latin America.

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Company financials

Financials at a glance

Last report Q1 '27 · filed 2026-10-07 · next report 2026-12-17 · Updated 84h ago
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Valuation & key figures

Market cap
$87.3B
Updated 84h ago
Revenue
$11.6B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth
+9%
Next fiscal year
Profit margin
+17.8%
P/E
42.8
Peer P/E 31.0
P/S
7.6
Peer P/E
31.0
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Free cash flow
$2B
Trailing 12 months
Net income
$2.1B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue estimate
$12.2B
Next fiscal year
Earnings
2026-12-17
Revenue est. $3B · Updated 84h ago
Dividend
$0.52
2026-11-13
Revenue (TTM)$11.6B+9.5% vs a year agoLast 4 quarters; bars = each quarter
Operating margin (TTM)23.4%+0.5 pp vs a year agoOperating income $2.7B
Net income (TTM)$2.06B+11.3% vs a year agoAfter tax, incl. non-operating gains
Free cash flow (TTM)$2.03B+19.9% vs a year agoCapex $401M
Diluted EPS (TTM)$5.07+12.4% vs a year agoSum of the last 4 quarters
Net cash-$2.47B+2.7% vs a year agoCash + short-term investments - debt
  • Last report (2026-09-23): revenue beat by 1.0%, EPS beat by 3.0%Revenue $3.01B vs $2.98B expected (+1.0%); EPS $1.39 vs $1.35 (+3.0%).
  • Revenue growth accelerating: 10.9% year on yearQ1 '27 revenue $3.01B, against an average of 8.9% over the four quarters before.
  • Operating margin 23.4% (TTM), +0.5 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 11.8% while revenue grew 9.5%.
  • Capex 3.5% of revenue (a year ago 4.0%)$401M invested in the last 4 quarters (-4.1% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $2.03B = 98.7% of net income.

Revenue, operating income and growth

quarterly

Segments in Q1 '27

from the filing
SegmentRevenuey/yOp. incomeMargin
Uniform Rental And Facility Services Segment$2.29B+9.7%$575M25.1%
First Aid And Safety Services Segment$389M+16.1%$99.5M25.6%
In the full financialsIncome statement, balance sheet and cash flow (12 quarters / 10 years) · margins and cost structure · capital allocation and buybacks · valuation against the 5-year range · analyst estimates · all 246 lines Cintas Corporation reported to the SEC

Research data

Analysts, filings and peer context

Estimates

6
DateEPS estimateRevenue estimateGrowthAnalysts
FY 20275.55$12.2B+9%13
FY 20286.18$13.2B+17%13
FY 20296.90$14.1B+25%6
FY 20307.67$15.1B+34%3
FY 20319.03$16.2B+43%3
Q3 20271.55$3.2B+14%7

Company events

6
2026-12-17EarningsActual - / Estimate 1.36-
2026-11-13Dividend$0.52-
2026-09-23Earnings · Before market openActual 1.39 / Estimate 1.35Beat
2026-08-14Dividend$0.52-
2026-07-15EarningsActual 1.29 / Estimate 1.24Beat
2026-05-15Dividend$0.45-

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Analyst track record

How the analysts covering CTAS have done: ratings, price-target accuracy and the measured reaction after their calls.

12 months3 years
Ratings101258
Analysts1924
Buy / hold / sell59 / 37 / 5134 / 102 / 22
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations4 / 0 / 35 / 5 / 9
Price targets hit / missed38 / 41 (48%)134 / 83 (62%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+0.7%+10.3%
Best / worst call+36.3% / -13.8%+413.1% / -15.2%

After buy calls on this stock: median 21-day move +1.8% vs S&P 500 +0.5% (n = 146)

Most accurate on this stock

Share of an analyst's price targets on this stock that the price reached within 12 months (our measurement over the last 3 years, at least 8 targets). It describes past calls, not the odds of the current one.

  1. Jason Haas CFAWells Fargo100% hit rate on this stock · 8 targets measuredBuytarget $250Sep 24, 2026
  2. Jasper BibbTruist Financial77% hit rate on this stock · 13 targets measuredBuyno targetOct 2, 2026
  3. Andrew SteinermanJ.P. Morgan50% hit rate on this stock · 8 targets measuredBuyno targetDec 22, 2025

Latest ratings

DateAnalystCallTarget
Oct 28, 2026Curtis NagleBank of America SecuritiesBuyReiterated$232
Oct 2, 2026Jasper BibbTruist FinancialBuyReiterated–article ↗
Sep 30, 2026Leo CarringtonCitiSellMaintained$181article ↗
Sep 30, 2026Leo CarringtonCitiSellMaintained$181article ↗
Sep 28, 2026John EadeArgus ResearchBuyReiterated$240article ↗
Consensus over the last 12 months buy hold sell avg. target month-end close
Monthly buy, hold and sell shares of analyst ratings with the average price target and the month-end close$170$180$190$200$210$220Dec 25 · Buy 6 · Hold 8 · Sell 1Dec 25Jan 26 · Buy 6 · Hold 8 · Sell 1Feb 26 · Buy 6 · Hold 9 · Sell 1Feb 26Mar 26 · Buy 8 · Hold 8 · Sell 1Apr 26 · Buy 8 · Hold 8 · Sell 1Apr 26May 26 · Buy 8 · Hold 7 · Sell 1Jun 26 · Buy 7 · Hold 5 · Sell 1Jun 26Jul 26 · Buy 9 · Hold 3 · Sell 1Aug 26 · Buy 9 · Hold 3 · Sell 1Aug 26Sep 26 · Buy 9 · Hold 5 · Sell 1Oct 26 · Buy 9 · Hold 5 · Sell 1Oct 26Nov 26 · Buy 9 · Hold 5 · Sell 1Dec 25 · avg. target $215Jan 26 · avg. target $215Feb 26 · avg. target $215Mar 26 · avg. target $212Apr 26 · avg. target $212May 26 · avg. target $214Jun 26 · avg. target $214Jul 26 · avg. target $217Aug 26 · avg. target $218Sep 26 · avg. target $223Oct 26 · avg. target $222Nov 26 · avg. target $222Dec 25 · month-end close $188Jan 26 · month-end close $191Feb 26 · month-end close $201Mar 26 · month-end close $169Apr 26 · month-end close $175May 26 · month-end close $171Jun 26 · month-end close $170Jul 26 · month-end close $205Aug 26 · month-end close $202Sep 26 · month-end close $195Oct 26 · month-end close $220Nov 26 · month-end close $220

Share of analysts per call each month (latest call per analyst within 180 days). Targets and closes in USD.

TipRanks data · computed Oct 30, 2026 · 101 ratings