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CTAS · Cintas Corp

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$203.52 +0.44 (+0.22%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$81.38B
Shares
400.09M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$203.52 Open$202.42 Day$201.44–204.31 52W close$163.55–216.73 Avg vol 30d2.3M Short int11.4M · 2.8% float · 4.1d Short vol77% Last earningsJul 15, 2026 DataSep 2024–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jul 29

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Sep 12, 2024; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 14, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Aug 31, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +9%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +7%
      above
      RSI (14) 57
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 75%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +1%
      trailing
      YTD return +8%
      this year
      Relative strength −10%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $191 › 200d $186 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +143 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.84% of float · ▼ -6.6% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,426 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 59
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 75%
      expanding
      EPS growth +16%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.8B
      Buyback $1.0B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $2.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 23%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −25%
      past year
      ATR 2.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 15, 2026
      Revenue · fiscal 2027 $12.1B – $12.25B
      Adjusted diluted EPS · fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP $5.36 – $5.50
      Interest expense net of interest income (interest, net) · fiscal 2027 $105M
      Effective tax rate · fiscal 2027 20.2%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Mar 25, 2026
      Annual revenue · fiscal year 2026 $11.21B – $11.24B
      Adjusted diluted EPS · fiscal year 2026 $4.86 – $4.90
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Annual revenue fiscal year 2024
      guided $9.57B – $9.6B
      $9.6B In line
      Annual diluted EPS fiscal year 2024
      guided $14.80 – $15.00
      $3.79 Miss −74.6%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +9% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      57 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      75% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $191 › 200d $186 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +143 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.84% of float · ▼ -6.6% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,426 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $164 Now $204 · 75% Range high $217
      vs 200-day avg +9% vs 50-day avg +7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $4.94 fiscal 2026
      Businesses acquired $164.5M fiscal 2026
      Capital expenditures $395.1M fiscal 2026
      Capital returned to shareholders $1.65B fiscal 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP 1.88B Twelve Months Ended May 31, 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash provided by operations 2.28B
      -395.11M Capital expenditures
      = Free cash flow 1.88B

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Business Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CTAS
      Cintas Corp
      this stock
      $81.38B +8.2% +6.4% 2.8%
      RELX
      Relx PLC
      $62.04B -12.5% 0.2%
      TRI
      Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
      $45.87B -19.7% 3.1%
      CPRT
      Copart Inc
      $30.93B -12.3% +24.7% 20.9 4.6%
      GPN
      Global Payments Inc
      $24.28B +19.2% -17.7% 6.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,426
      % held
      68.2%
      Net QoQ
      +16.3M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      913
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      11.4M
      Days to cover
      4.1d
      Change
      -799.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      77%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      74
      Value
      $15.3K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$2.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Valerie Hoyle
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Sep 23, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $10.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.8B
      EPS diluted
      $4.40
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $872.2K
      Shares
      4.4K
      Filed
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 15, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Sep 12, 2024; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CTAS +1.4% +0.1% +1.2% -0.5% +8.2%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +3.4% -3.2% -10.0% -2.6% -3.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.52 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
      Raised 15.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.87 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.92%
      Buyback program · as of Oct 28, 2025
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 723254 CUSIP 172908105 13F (30d) 1207 filings 1173 filers Visit website Investor relations