CTAS · NMS S&P 500

Cintas Corporation

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

$225.28 +$2.12 (+0.95%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 20 analysts

Buy

Median price target $224.50 −0.3%

Open: $223.50
Day range: 221.12 – $225.53
52-week range: 161.16 – $233.46
Volume: 1,208,050
Market cap: $89,453M
P/E (TTM): 44.9x
EPS (TTM): $5.02
EPS est. FY 2027: $5.54
P/E est. FY 2027: 40.7x
Dividend yield: 0.8%
Beta: 0.86
Payout: 37%

Cintas financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$3,014M	+10.9%
Net income	$552M	+12.3%
Earnings per share	$1.36	+13.3%
Net margin	18.3%	+0.2 pp
Free cash flow	$465M	+48.7%
Debt / equity	0.52	−7.4%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$2,718M	$491M
Q4 2025	$2,800M	$495M
Q1 2026	$2,841M	$502M
Q2 2026	$2,905M	$511M
Q3 2026	$3,014M	$552M

Cintas earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 14	$1.3631.34 – 1.39	+12.6%$1.210
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 14	$1.3441.31 – 1.37	+8.4%$1.240
Current yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 18	$5.5405.46 – 5.62	+12.2%$4.940
Next yearFY 2028 · Analysts: 18	$6.1615.93 – 6.44	+11.2%$5.540

Forward P/E: 40.7x (FY 2027) and 36.6x (FY 2028) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$1.200	—
Q4 2025	$1.210	$1.199
Q1 2026	$1.240	$1.239
Q2 2026	$1.290	$1.240
Q3 2026	$1.390	$1.350
Q4 2026	—	$1.363
Q1 2027	—	$1.344

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
FY 2023	$3.248	—
FY 2024	$3.788	—
FY 2025	$4.400	—
FY 2026	$4.910	—
FY 2027	—	$5.540
FY 2028	—	$6.161

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$1.344	+8.4%
Q4 2026Estimated	$1.363	+12.6%
Q3 2026	$1.390est. $1.350 · surprise +3.0%	+15.8%
Q2 2026	$1.290est. $1.240 · surprise +4.0%	n/a
Q1 2026	$1.240est. $1.239 · surprise +0.1%	n/a
Q4 2025	$1.210est. $1.199 · surprise +1.0%	n/a
Q3 2025	$1.200	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
FY 2028Estimated	$6.161	+11.2%
FY 2027Estimated	$5.540	+12.8%
FY 2026	$4.910	+11.6%
FY 2025	$4.400	+16.2%
FY 2024	$3.788	+16.6%
FY 2023	$3.248	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Cintas dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	0.8%
Forward yield (next 12m)	0.9%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$1.87
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$2.08
Payout (TTM)	37%
Last dividend	$0.52Aug 14, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	Nov 13, 2026

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$0.638
2020	$0.878
2021	$0.85
2022	$1.05
2023	$1.25
2024	$1.46
2025	$1.68
est. 12m	$2.08

Cintas forecasts

20 analyst ratings

Buy50% Hold45% Sell5%

Consensus: Buy · 10 buy, 9 hold, 1 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$250.00	+11.0%
Median	$224.50	−0.3%
Low	$181.00	−19.7%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$186.02
Dec 31, 2025	$188.07
Jan 30, 2026	$191.39
Feb 27, 2026	$201.13
Mar 31, 2026	$169.14
Apr 30, 2026	$174.71
May 29, 2026	$171.26
Jun 30, 2026	$170.08
Jul 31, 2026	$204.63
Aug 31, 2026	$201.79
Sep 30, 2026	$195.06
Oct 30, 2026	$219.82
Nov 10, 2026	$225.28

Cintas peers

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CTAS	Cintas	89,453	44.9x	225.28	+0.95%	161.16233.46
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GPN	Global Payments	26,884	181.4x	101.59	+3.91%	61.16102.91
GE	GE Aerospace	350,603	38.6x	337.91	+0.71%	268.91388.84
RTX	RTX	270,252	32.6x	200.27	+2.02%	166.74226.88
CAT	Caterpillar	267,496	22.9x	584.57	−2.39%	537.081,073.46