Is Cintas (CTAS) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Cintas's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 45.0, a forward P/E of about 34.9, a price-to-book of about 16.5 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Cintas's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.20×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Cintas's revenue?

Cintas reported revenue of $11.3B for FY2026, with net profit of $2.0B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Cintas (CTAS)?

Cintas last traded at $214.98 (+1.3% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Cintas

CTAS · NASDAQ · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerCTAS

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorIndustrials

IndustrySpecialty Business Services

CountryUnited States

Employees48,100

HeadquartersCincinnati, United States

Websitewww.cintas.com

Filings tracked16

About Cintas

Cintas Corporation provides corporate identity uniforms and other garments 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 offers rental and servicing of uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items. It also provides restroom cleaning services and supplies; and sells uniforms from catalogs. In addition, the company offers first aid and safety products and services; workplace water services; and fire protection products and services. Further, it provides automated external defibrillators; eye-wash stations; safety training; fire extinguishers; sprinkler systems; and alarm services. The company sells 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. It serves gaming, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, government, education, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, skilled trades, and food processing industries. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Who owns it

Insiders14.5%
Institutions70.3%
Public & other15.2%

1,984 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.6.69%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC5.59%
State Street Corporation3.98%
Invesco Ltd.3.42%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.39%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.40%
FMR, LLC1.59%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc1.45%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.20×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend15.3% → 17.8%

Margin has expanded by about 2.5 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity38.9%

Latest ROE of 38.9% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 9% · PAT 14%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $3.0B · EPS 1.34

Est. earnings growth +8.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $13.2B · EPS 6.16

Est. earnings growth +11.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$11.3B

Net margin

17.8%

ROE

38.9%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+8.5%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+14.1%

EPS (FY2026)

4.91

Net profit (FY2026)

$2.0B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$11.3B	$2.0B	4.91	17.8%	38.9%
FY2025	$10.3B	$1.8B	4.40	17.5%	38.7%
FY2024	$9.6B	$1.6B	3.79	16.4%	36.4%
FY2023	$8.8B	$1.3B	3.25	15.3%	34.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$2.8B	$502.5M	1.24	17.7%
2025Q4	$2.8B	$495.3M	1.21	17.7%
2025Q3	$2.7B	$491.1M	1.20	18.1%
2025Q1	$2.6B	$463.5M	1.13	17.8%
2024Q4	$2.6B	$448.5M	1.09	17.5%
2024Q3	$2.5B	$452.0M	1.10	18.1%
2024Q1	$2.4B	$397.6M	0.96	16.5%
2023Q4	$2.4B	$374.6M	0.90	15.8%
2023Q3	$2.3B	$385.1M	0.93	16.4%
2023Q1	$2.2B	$325.8M	3.14	14.9%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/27/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/3/2026material
10-K filing
SEC7/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/15/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC6/12/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/7/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC3/31/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/25/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC1/7/2026

2025

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC12/22/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC12/18/2025material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC10/31/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/8/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC9/24/2025material
10-K filing
SEC7/28/2025

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