FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Cintas Issued By Zacks Research

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cintas in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.21 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.12. The consensus estimate for Cintas' current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.97 EPS.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 25th. The business services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.49 billion. Cintas had a return on equity of 39.56% and a net margin of 16.80%. Cintas's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.70 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cintas from $210.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Baird R W downgraded Cintas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Cintas from $730.00 to $200.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Cintas from $166.75 to $199.50 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Cintas presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $199.63.

Cintas Stock Performance

Shares of CTAS traded up $0.89 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $213.82. The stock had a trading volume of 1,156,847 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,476,835. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a market cap of $21.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.71, a PEG ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 1.32. Cintas has a 52 week low of $123.65 and a 52 week high of $215.37. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $213.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $188.37.

Institutional Trading of Cintas

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Cintas by 34.4% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 19,351 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $13,551,000 after acquiring an additional 4,957 shares during the period. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC grew its stake in Cintas by 2,063.6% in the second quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 23,800 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $16,666,000 after purchasing an additional 22,700 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Cintas by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 39,097 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $27,378,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares during the period. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC boosted its stake in Cintas by 281.9% during the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 8,887 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 6,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Cintas by 111.5% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,355 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,878 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 63.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gerald S. Adolph sold 4,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.43, for a total value of $842,292.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 125,808 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,083,425.44. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 15.10% of the company's stock.

Cintas declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, July 23rd that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 1.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Cintas Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. Cintas's payout ratio is 10.77%.

Cintas Company Profile

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.