Cintas (CTAS) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What CTAS does

Cintas (CTAS) is a US stock in the Industrials sector, under the Specialty Business Services industry, headquartered in Cincinnati, United States. The company provides corporate identity uniforms and other garments across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments, offering rental and servicing of uniforms, flame-resistant clothing, mats, mops, shop towels, restroom cleaning supplies, and uniform sales from catalogs. It also supplies first aid and safety products, workplace water services, fire protection products, automated external defibrillators, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and alarm services. Cintas serves industries such as gaming, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, government, education, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, skilled trades, and food processing.

Key numbers explained

• 191.97 USD is the current price, representing the latest trading value of one share.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 38.8 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; a higher number often reflects growth expectations.
• The forward P/E ratio of 31.4 uses expected future earnings and is typically read as a more optimistic valuation gauge.
• Earnings per share, trailing 12 months of 4.95 USD indicates the portion of profit attributable to each share over the past year.
• The dividend yield of 1.05% expresses the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price, a common way to compare income across stocks.
• MarketCap of 76.82B USD is the total market value of all outstanding shares and is used to classify company size.
• Beta of 0.91 suggests the stock has historically moved slightly less than the overall market.
• Return on equity of 40.7% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.

Recent news

Recent headlines indicate that Cintas reported a record $3 billion quarter in its Q1 2027 earnings call and raised its full-year outlook after beating estimates. The stock also appeared in broader market coverage noting that the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 fell on the same day, with the 5-year Treasury yield reaching 5% for the first time since 2007.

What to watch

Investors tracking Cintas often watch earnings releases and revenue growth, which can influence sentiment in the Industrials sector. Because it is part of the S&P 500, broader index moves can affect its trading volume and valuation. Comparing it with peers such as W. W. Grainger (GWW), General Dynamics (GD), or FedEx (FDX) can provide context on how specialty business services and industrial stocks are performing relative to one another.