# Cintas Corporation (CTAS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $200.47, market value $80.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 40.8×** (5-yr avg 39.6×, 3-yr avg 43.3×). Cintas Corporation trades at 40.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 39.6×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 32.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.83**. A PEG of 2.83 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 7.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.1×.
- **Price / book: 15.6×**. The shares trade at 15.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 26.4×**. Enterprise value is 26.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.3%** (5-yr avg 2.6%). Free cash flow equals 2.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.6%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.7%**. Cintas Corporation keeps 50.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 23.1%**. 23.1% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 17.8%**. 17.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 38.9%**. 38.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 28.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 28.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 19.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 19.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.9%** (3-yr 8.5%/yr, 5-yr 9.6%/yr). Revenue grew 8.9% over the last year, against 9.6% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 11.6%** (3-yr 14.7%/yr, 5-yr 13.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 11.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 14.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 14.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.47**. Debt is 0.47 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.43** (quick 1.43). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.43 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.04%** ($1.80 per share, trailing). Cintas Corporation yields 1.04%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (37% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 13.9%/yr** (1-yr 15.5%). The dividend has compounded at 13.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Cintas Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $216.31 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -2.4%** (YTD 7.1%, 3-mo 11.5%). The shares are down 2.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.5%** (24.4% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.20** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.20 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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