Recent News
07/29/2025 — Cintas announced a 15.4% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.45 per share, payable September 15, 2025, with record date August 15, 2025. 07/28/2025 — Avantax increased its stake in Cintas, reporting additional purchases that raised its holdings. 09/14/2025 — Belpointe Asset Management reported an institutional purchase of Cintas shares, increasing its position in the company.
Technical Analysis
ADX (27.35): ADX at 27.35 indicates a strong price trend in place; trend strength supports the claim that short-term momentum will influence price action more than mean reversion during the coming weeks.
DI+ / DI-: DI- sits at 29.39 with a peak-and-reversal, which reads as bullish under directional-index rules; DI+ at 17.29 also displays a peak-and-reversal, which reads as bearish. Taken together, the directional indicators show the prior directional contest has resolved toward reduced upside pressure from buyers, reinforcing the path for range-bound recovery rather than a breakout above long-term averages.
MACD: MACD equals -2.34 with the MACD line above the signal line (-3.23); that crossover constitutes a bullish MACD signal and supports near-term bullish momentum.
MRO: MRO at -29.87 and trending higher indicates the price sits below the target model with upward pressure on the oscillator, implying potential for price appreciation toward fair-value anchors.
RSI: RSI at 41.42 with a dip-and-reversal indicates a recovery from weaker readings toward neutral, consistent with a short-term recovery rather than an immediate resumption of a long upward trend.
Price vs Moving Averages and Bands: The last close at $203.64 sits above the 20-day average ($201.66) and 12-day EMA ($203.02) but below the 50-day average ($211.89) and 200-day average ($207.86). Bollinger band edges in the $197–$206 range frame current price as inside the short-term band, supporting a consolidation environment with limited immediate upside until price clears the 50-day and 200-day averages.
Ichimoku: Senkou A/B at roughly $218.91–$218.92 place the cloud above the market, indicating resistance overhead and aligning with the valuation view that upside requires resolving longer-term resistance levels.
Fundamental Analysis
Earnings & Guidance: Reported EPS of $1.20 matched the estimate of $1.20, producing an EPS surprise of approximately 0.31%. Forward EPS stands at $1.17 with forward P/E about 185.90.
Earnings Growth: Reported earnings growth reads 10.09% year-over-year on the broad metric provided, while quarter-over-quarter earnings growth showed -3.85% and earnings growth year-over-year showed -1.14% on the comparative fields provided. Relative to the industry peer mean for earnings growth, the reported growth figure sits above the peer mean and median values cited for that measure.
Revenue Trends: Revenue growth listed at 0.0% with quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons each showing -1.0% in the fields provided, indicating flat-to-slightly negative top-line movement in the short windows reported.
Valuation Multiples: Trailing P/E equals 176.13 and forward P/E equals 185.90, both materially above the industry peer mean (P/E ~112.14) and industry peer median (~119.42). The trailing PEG equals 17.45, which sits above the industry peer mean and median provided and slightly above the industry peer high cited for PEG. WMDST values the stock as over-valued, consistent with elevated P/E and PEG metrics relative to peer averages.
Capital & Cash Flow: Invested capital stands at $2,390,508,000. Reported cash-flow-related fields show zeros in the supplied cash-flow margin and cash-flow-to-earnings slots, and cost of debt registers about 0.70%, implying low financing costs that support capital returns but do not offset valuation pressure created by high multiples.
Return & Targets: Short-horizon returns show a 12-week return near -5%, 1-week return +2%, and a 52-week return near +1% on the fields provided. The current close at $203.64 exceeds the supplied price-target mean of $184.19, reinforcing the over-valued assessment while the target high/low range ($287.86 / $134.40) highlights wide analyst dispersion.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-08-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2025-09-24 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2025-12-24 |
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| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 1.20 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 1.20 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.00 | |
| EPS Surprise | 0.31 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.17 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 176.132 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -11.274 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 1.067 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | CTAS: 176.132 high: 119.423 median: 119.423 mean: 112.137 low: 57.128 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 17.453 | |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 185.896 | |
| Forward PE/G | 18.42 | |
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| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
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| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 198.937 mean: 53.866 median: 53.234 low: 11.39 CTAS: 0 |
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| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
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| Invested Capital | $ 2.4 B | |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
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| Cost Of Debt | 0.701 % | |
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| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | — | |
| Revenue Growth | 0.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -100.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -100.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 5.318 % CTAS: 0.0 % mean: -5.765 % low: -7.148 % median: -7.148 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 10.092 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -385.085 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -113.933 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | CTAS: 10.092 % high: 3.279 % mean: -2.15 % median: -2.381 % low: -4.651 % |
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| Cash Flow Margin | 0.0 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 0.0 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
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