CTAS Cintas

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About the company

Cintas, based in Ohio, rents and cleans work uniforms for businesses. It also provides floor mats, restroom and hygiene supplies, first-aid equipment and fire protection services. Customers are companies of all sizes in the US and Canada. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Menswear and workwear · Cincinnati, USA

Cintas serves businesses of all types and sizes, mainly in the United States as well as in Canada and Latin America. Its offering includes work uniforms, mats, mops, shop towels, restroom supplies, first aid, fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems. The Uniform Rental and Facility Services segment rents out and maintains work uniforms, mats and towels and cleans restrooms. The First Aid and Safety Services segment supplies products and services for first aid and workplace safety as well as workplace water supply. Fire protection services and direct sale of uniforms are grouped under other. Deliveries run on local delivery routes from processing plants and branches as well as through a distribution network.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Jul 29, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

What the methods say about Cintas

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Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +0.8%
  • 7 days +6.4%
  • 30 days +13.0%
  • 1 year +18.4%
Day range (last trading day)
−1.0%Price at 75% of the range+0.3%
52-week range
−28.7%Price at 99% of the range+0.3%
Distance from the all-time high
−1.4%

Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 26, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.

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Fundamental analysis

Cintas · Sector Industrials · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Jul 29, 2026.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+9.6% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+12.5% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +13.9% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 17.8%, above the sector median (11.1%).
  • Light green: Debt not higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017 (Jun 1, 2016 – May 31, 2017): Revenue 5.3B USD · Net income 480.7M USD · Net margin 9.0%
  2. Fiscal year 2018 (Jun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018): Revenue 6.5B USD · Net income 842.6M USD · Net margin 13.0%
  3. Fiscal year 2019 (Jun 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019): Revenue 6.9B USD · Net income 885.0M USD · Net margin 12.8%
  4. Fiscal year 2020 (Jun 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020): Revenue 7.1B USD · Net income 876.0M USD · Net margin 12.4%
  5. Fiscal year 2021 (Jun 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021): Revenue 7.1B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 15.6%
  6. Fiscal year 2022 (Jun 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022): Revenue 7.9B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 15.7%
  7. Fiscal year 2023 (Jun 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023): Revenue 8.8B USD · Net income 1.3B USD · Net margin 15.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2024 (Jun 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024): Revenue 9.6B USD · Net income 1.6B USD · Net margin 16.4%
  9. Fiscal year 2025 (Jun 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025): Revenue 10.3B USD · Net income 1.8B USD · Net margin 17.5%
  10. Fiscal year 2026 (Jun 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026): Revenue 11.3B USD · Net income 2.0B USD · Net margin 17.8%

Fiscal year 2026 (Jun 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026): Revenue 11.3B USD · Net income 2.0B USD · Net margin 17.8%

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 90 symbols in the Industrials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+9.6% per year, last 5 years

Sector Industrials: median +8.0% (81 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 9.6% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+8.0%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+12.5% per year, last 5 years

Sector Industrials: median +10.0% (66 symbols)

per share: +13.9% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 12.5% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+10.0%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

17.8% last fiscal year

Sector Industrials: median 11.1% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 17.75 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (11.1%). Five years ago the margin was 15.6%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light green: lower than sector

0.27 latest balance sheet

Sector Industrials: median 0.59 (67 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.27 USD of financial debt – no more than the median company in the sector (0.59). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

37% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Industrials: median 35% (65 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.37 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 35%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
11.3B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+8.9%
Net income (FY)
2.0B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+10.4%
EPS (FY)
4.91 USD
13F funds with a position
2 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
−66.6%
Fiscal year to May 31, 2026 · 10-K filed Jul 29, 2026 · Balance sheet Aug 31, 2026 (filed Oct 7, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2026May 31, 2026 11.3B2.0B 17.8% 4.91 1.80 37%
2025May 31, 2025 10.3B1.8B 17.5% 4.40 1.56 35%
2024May 31, 2024 9.6B1.6B 16.4% 3.79 1.35 36%
2023May 31, 2023 8.8B1.3B 15.3% 3.25 1.15 35%
2022May 31, 2022 7.9B1.2B 15.7% 2.91 0.95 33%
2021May 31, 2021 7.1B1.1B 15.6% 2.56 1.25 49%
2020May 31, 2020 7.1B876.0M 12.4% 2.03 0.64 31%
2019May 31, 2019 6.9B885.0M 12.8% 2.00 0.51 26%
2018May 31, 2018 6.5B842.6M 13.0% 1.89 0.41 21%
2017May 31, 2017 5.3B480.7M 9.0% 1.10 0.33 30%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q3/26Aug 31, 2026 3.0B551.7M 18.3% 1.36 0.52 38%
Q2/26*May 31, 2026 2.9B511.0M 17.6% – 0.45 –
Q1/26Feb 28, 2026 2.8B502.5M 17.7% 1.24 0.45 36%
Q4/25Nov 30, 2025 2.8B495.3M 17.7% 1.21 0.45 37%
Q3/25Aug 31, 2025 2.7B491.1M 18.1% 1.20 0.45 38%
Q2/25*May 31, 2025 2.7B448.3M 16.8% – 0.39 –
Q1/25Feb 28, 2025 2.6B463.5M 17.8% 1.13 0.39 35%
Q4/24Nov 30, 2024 2.6B448.5M 17.5% 1.09 0.39 36%
Q3/24Aug 31, 2024 2.5B452.0M 18.1% 1.10 0.39 35%
Q2/24*May 31, 2024 2.5B414.3M 16.8% – 0.34 –
Q1/24Feb 29, 2024 2.4B397.6M 16.5% 0.96 0.34 35%
Q4/23Nov 30, 2023 2.4B374.6M 15.8% 0.90 0.34 37%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split 4:1 (between Jul 25, 2024 and Oct 4, 2024). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $00 people $0
6 months $00 people $2.7M2 people −$2.7M
12 months $00 people $3.6M2 people −$3.6M

Latest transactions

  • Jul 22, 2026 Tysoe Ronald W Director Open-market sale 4,363 shares · $872.2K · SEC
  • Jul 16, 2026 Barstad Melanie W. Director Open-market sale 9,142 shares · $1.9M · SEC
  • Apr 20, 2026 Tysoe Ronald W Director Open-market sale 4,666 shares · $834.6K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +70

Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+15
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength+15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)34.5
Rel. strength 60 d+7.8%

ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.

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