CTAS · Cintas Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $84.85B |
| P/E | 41.18 |
| Float | 340.3M |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Volatility | 22.0% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Commercial Services & Supplies |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 82.9 |
| Price | 212.05 |
| Change | −0.77% |
| Prev Close | 213.69 |
| Open | 214.92 |
| Day Low | 212.34 |
| Day High | 216.80 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $339.5M |
| 52W High | 219.16 |
| 52W Low | 161.16 |
| 52W Pos | 87.7% |
| From High | −3.25% |
| From Low | +31.58% |
| Max DD 1Y | −20.04% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +5.86% |
| SMA 50 | +5.47% |
| SMA 200 | +12.32% |
| RSI (14) | 71.6 |
| Vol 30D | 20.2% |
| Vol 90D | 26.5% |
| 1Y Range | 161–219 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +5.57% |
| Perf Month | +7.95% |
| Perf Quarter | +5.89% |
| Perf Half Y | +19.27% |
| Perf Year | +14.00% |
| Perf YTD | +14.70% |
| Prev Day | −0.77% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.28 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.43 |
| Int Cover | 26.9× |
| FCF Margin | 16.7% |
| Rev Growth | +8.9% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 6 / 10 |
What CTAS does
Cintas Corporation engages in the provision of corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
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, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms.
In addition, the company offers first aid and safety services, and fire protection products and services.
It provides its products and services through its distribution network and local delivery routes, or local representatives to small service and manufacturing companies, as well as major corporations.
The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cintas Corporation was formerly a subsidiary of Cintas Corporation.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCTAS grades A-, 82.9 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (78), most exposed on Price Stability (66, steady). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Commercial Services & Supplies median. Ranks 6 of 10 in Commercial Services & Supplies by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CTAS | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.88 |
| Volatilityannualized | 22.0% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −20.0% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.87% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 13 (5%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CTAS | Commercial Services & Supplies median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.88 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 60% of 10 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Commercial Services & Supplies names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CTAS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +5.6% |
| 1 month | +7.9% |
| Year to date | +14.7% |
| 1 year | +14.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CTAS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 16 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 68 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Commercial Services & Supplies names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CTAS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +8.9% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Commercial Services & Supplies median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCintas has certified compliance with the U.S. FTC's Second Request and a Canadian regulatory review related to its planned merger with UniFirst, and agreed to push the deal's closing date to December 11, 2026.
Cintas filed an 8-K on October 6, 2026 under 'Other Events' referencing its previously announced acquisition of UniFirst Corporation, a deal Cintas agreed to on March 10, 2026. The merger would happen in two steps through Cintas-owned subsidiaries and still requires regulatory clearance, including the waiting period under the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust review. The filing text is cut off, so the specific new disclosure under Item 8.01 is not fully shown.
Cintas raised its profit forecast for fiscal 2027, but meeting it requires the company to keep expanding its profit margins. The stock trades at 40.1 times earnings versus 22.1 for the S&P 500, so the share price already counts on that margin growth happening. Because Cintas does not pass fuel costs on to customers through surcharges, how much of any fuel price increase it can absorb remains unsettled.
Argus raised its price target on Cintas (CTAS) from $230 to $240 and kept its 'buy' rating, suggesting a potential 19.37% upside from the current share price.
Cintas reported its first quarter of fiscal 2027 results for the quarter ended August 31, 2026, beating Wall Street estimates on both revenue and adjusted earnings per share, and raised its full-year fiscal 2027 guidance. The report comes amid uncertainty around its UniFirst deal.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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