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CINTAS CORP CTAS

Nasdaq · stock · Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments · website · IPO 1983-01-01

CINTAS CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$68.8B
P / E37.9×
P / S6.7×
P / B14.7×
P / FCF39.1×
Dividend yield0.89%
Net margin17.5%
Return on equity38.7%
FCF margin17.0%
Net debt$2.2B
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Enterprise value USD$70.9B
EV / EBITDA24.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.3%
Return on capital28.8%
Graham number -83.5%$33.62

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($33.62); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
14.50% 9.00% 13.00% 12.80% 12.40% 15.60% 15.70% 15.30% 16.40% 17.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
43.80% 44.70% 44.90% 45.40% 45.60% 46.60% 46.20% 47.30% 48.80% 50.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.00% 14.50% 14.70% 16.40% 16.40% 19.50% 20.20% 20.40% 21.60% 22.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
37.60% 20.90% 27.90% 29.50% 27.10% 30.10% 37.40% 34.90% 36.40% 38.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
439.8M 431.1M 439.2M 438.0M 428.0M 430.8M 422.1M 413.5M 413.5M 410.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$905.1M $2.60B $2.40B $2.44B $2.39B $1.15B $2.39B $2.36B $1.68B $2.16B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
16.90% 7.00% 12.10% 11.90% 11.40% 13.50% 15.20% 15.80% 17.10% 18.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.00% 9.20% 10.70% 11.50% 15.00% 17.10% 16.50% 14.20% 17.30% 17.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.57× 1.20× 0.84× 0.85× 0.79× 0.45× 0.75× 0.64× 0.47× 0.52× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.55 $1.09 $1.89 $2.00 $2.03 $2.56 $2.91 $3.25 $3.79 $4.40 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CINTAS CORP trades at about 46.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.8×–50.7×, median 32.8×).

15.8× 50.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.8×–50.7×); dot = today's 46.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin50.0%48.8%47.3%46.2%46.6%45.6%45.4%44.9%44.7%43.8%
Operating margin22.8%21.6%20.4%20.2%19.5%16.4%16.4%14.7%14.5%16.0%
Net margin17.5%16.4%15.3%15.7%15.6%12.4%12.8%13.0%9.0%14.5%
FCF margin17.0%17.3%14.2%16.5%17.1%15.0%11.5%10.7%9.2%4.0%
Return on assets18.4%17.1%15.8%15.2%13.5%11.4%11.9%12.1%7.0%16.9%
Return on equity38.7%36.4%34.9%37.4%30.1%27.1%29.5%27.9%20.9%37.6%
Debt / equity0.52×0.47×0.64×0.75×0.45×0.79×0.85×0.84×1.20×0.57×
Current ratio2.091.742.391.841.472.611.982.551.731.95

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-05-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.