Cintas Corporation
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Earnings Call Q1 2027
September 23, 2026 - AI Summary
Strong Q1 results; momentum broad-based
- Total revenue +10.9% to $3.01B; organic growth +8.9%.
- Diluted EPS $1.36 (+13.3% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.39 (+15.8% YoY) excluding UniFirst transaction-related expenses.
- Gross margin 51.5% (all-time high); operating margin 23.6% (all-time high).
Segment/operating performance: leverage + technology helping margins
- Organic growth by segment: Uniform Rental & Facility Services +8.0%, First Aid & Safety +14.2%, Fire Protection +9.2%, Uniform Direct Sale +9.6%.
- Margin drivers: Uniform Rental gross margin +110 bps to 50.8%, First Aid +80 bps; technology investments driving efficiency/automation.
- SG&A as % of revenue 27.4% (10 bps improvement YoY); flat sequentially (excluding UniFirst transaction expenses).
Capital allocation: dividend increase + meaningful buybacks
- Capex $107.5M = 3.6% of sales (within targeted range), focused on technology, automation, capacity/infrastructure.
- Dividend increased 15.6% (noted as increased annually for 43 years since going public).
- Share repurchases $545M “through today” (as of call date).
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44.9% downside
Current Fair Value
44.9% downsideOvervalued by 44.9% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $90.53 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $93.13 Billion |
| Annual dividend | $1.94 |
| Dividend yield | 0.86% |
| Earnings per Share | $4.97 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
| Outstanding Shares | 400,137,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 39.59% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 19.34% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 34.02% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 44.1 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 357.6 |
| Price to Sales | 8.08 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 17.4 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 8.06 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 34.44 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 45 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.03 |
| Debt to Equity | 0.55 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
September 23, 2026
EPS
$1.39
Est. $1.35Revenue
$3.01 B
Est. $2.98 BNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
December 17, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.36
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$3.03 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 0.57, the ratio is below 1, so institutions hold more calls than puts.
| Put/Call Ratio | 0.5703▼ 52.92% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | 344,400▼ 63.57% |
| Total Puts | 196,400▼ 81.11% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 54.10%▼ 14.30% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $42.37B▼ 8.97% |
| Investors Holding | 1,288▼ 187.00% |
About Cintas Corporation
48,100 employees
CEO: Todd Schneider
Cintas Corporation specializes in corporate branding attire and a variety of associated commercial services, predominantly across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The company's operations are segmented into Uniform Rental an...