Cintas Corp. (CTAS) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Cintas Corp. (CTAS) closed at $199.91 on 25 September 2026, up 1.1%. That leaves it up 1.1% over a week, down 2.9% over a month and down 0.1% over a year. That is 67% of the way up its 52 week range of $161.16 to $219.16. The median analyst price target of $230 sits 15.1% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
CTAS trades below its 50 day average of $202.27 but above its 200 day average of $187.84: the long trend is up, the recent one is not. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.17, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 8.8% below its 52 week high and 24.0% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 7 firms recorded 10 actions on CTAS: 9 kept a view and 1 upgrade. Price targets: 8 raised. The most recent targets from 7 firms run from $180 to $250, with a median of $230, 15.1% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | UBS | Maintains Buy | $230.00 to $235.00 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Baird | Maintains Outperform | $214.00 to $222.00 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $225.00 to $230.00 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterates Sector Perform | $206.00 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Sell | $175.00 to $180.00 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | UBS | Maintains Buy | $228.00 to $230.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 17 December 2026 for Q2 2027, with earnings per share expected at $1.36. The last report, on 23 September 2026 for Q1 2027, showed EPS of $1.39 against $1.36 expected, a beat of 2.2%, on revenue of $3.0 billion. Cintas Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Cintas Corp. shows revenue growth of 8.94%, a gross margin of 50.67%, an operating margin of 23.14% and a return on equity of 40.71%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 8.9% | 59th |
| Net income growth, TTM | 10.4% | 50th |
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 64th |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 83rd |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.7% | 77th |
| Return on equity | 40.7% | 94th |
| Return on assets | 19.7% | 96th |
| Debt to equity | 0.47 | 61st |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 57th |
| Effective tax rate | 20.2% | 67th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Cintas Corp.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Apparel
- Headquarters
- CINCINNATI, Ohio
- Chief executive
- Todd M. Schneider
- Employees
- 43,000
- Website
- cintas.com
Cintas Corporation provides corporate identity uniforms and related business services. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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