Cintas Corporation

Cintas Corporation

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Market Cap$81.89B
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P/E RatioDividendsReturn on EquityPrice-to-SalesDebt-to-Equity
Cintas CorporationCintas Corporation41.20.88%39%7.30.5

Earnings Call Q4 2026

July 15, 2026 - AI Summary

Q4 + Full-Year performance (strong top-line + margin): - Q4 revenue: $2.91B, +8.9% YoY; organic +8.4%. - Profitability: Gross margin 51% (flat QoQ; ~+130 bps YoY). Operating income margin 23.2%, $673M (+12.7% YoY). - EPS: Diluted EPS $1.26 (+15.6% YoY); Adjusted EPS $1.29 (+18.3% YoY). - Full-year 2026: Revenue ~$11.26B (+8.9% YoY); organic +8.3%; Gross margin 50.7% (+70 bps YoY); Operating margin 23.1% (23.3% adjusted)—all-time high; Adjusted EPS $4.94 (+12.3% YoY).
Fiscal 2027 outlook (guidance provided; implies continued momentum): - Revenue: $12.1B to $12.25B, +7.4% to +8.7% total growth. - Adjusted diluted EPS: $5.36 to $5.50 (+8.5% to +11.3% growth). - Assumptions: 1 more work day than 2026 (~+40 bps to growth), no additional acquisitions assumed, constant FX, net interest expense ~ $105M, effective tax rate ~20.2%. - Energy/macro uncertainty acknowledged but expected to be manageable within the margin framework.
Operating efficiency + incremental margin expectations (investor focus): - Management emphasized incremental margin expectations of roughly ~30% to 32% (guided), aligning with their historical performance range (25%–35%). - Implied operating margin expansion: at the low end ~+10 bps, up to ~+60 bps at the high end of guidance. - Margin drivers: revenue leverage, route density/capacity utilization, supply chain execution, garment sharing tech (rental), production operational excellence, and SmartTruck service leverage.

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$231.25

Target Price by Analysts

13% upsideCintas Target Price DetailsTarget Price
$120.52

Current Fair Value

41.1% downside

Overvalued by 41.1% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.

Share Statistics

Market cap$81.89 Billion
Enterprise Value$84.35 Billion
Dividend Yield$1.80 (0.88%)
Earnings per Share$4.97
Beta0.93
Outstanding Shares400,216,000

Return

Return on Equity38.91%ROE
Return on Assets18.99%
Return on Invested Capital33.28%

Valuation & Multiples

P/E Ratio41.17P/E Ratio
PEG294.2PEG
Price to Sales7.31Price to Sales
Price to Book Ratio17.05Price to Book Ratio
Enterprise Value to Revenue7.49
Enterprise Value to EBIT32.32
Enterprise Value to Net Income42
Total Debt to Enterprise0.03
Debt to Equity0.54Debt to Equity

Revenue Sources

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Insider Trades

Last Earnings Call

Report Date
July 16, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.24
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$2.87 B
Average shareholder expectation

Next Earnings Call

Expected Date
September 23, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.35
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$2.98 B
Average shareholder expectation

Institutional Put/Call Ratio

Market sentiment based on institutional option activity.

Put/Call Ratio0.0000▼ 67.23%
Total Calls-▼ 100.00%
Total Puts27,220▼ 94.94%

Institutional Ownership

Holdings and activity of institutional investors.

Ownership %5.89%▼ 58.62%
Total Invested$4.76B▼ 89.14%
Investors Holding577▼ 895.00%

ESG Score

No data

About Cintas Corporation

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