Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

FairStock Score: 60/100 — STEADY

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I view Cintas as a high-quality service business with a recurring, route-based uniform and facility-services model. The numbers support that quality. In fiscal Q1 2027, the quarter ended 2026-08-31, revenue was $3.0B, net income $551.7M and diluted EPS $1.36, against $2.7B, $491.1M and $1.20 in fiscal Q1 2026. For FY2026, revenue was $11.3B, net income $2.0B and diluted EPS $4.91, versus FY2025 revenue $10.3B, net income $1.8B and EPS $4.40. FairStock calculations show ROE 40.71%, ROCE 16.10%, a Piotroski F-score of 9/9, an Altman Z-score of 12.21 and debt/equity of 0.53. Free cash flow was $2.0B; at the $225.93 close on 2026-10-26, FairStock’s FCF yield was only 2.3%, telling me the market is already pricing in a lot. The same close gives FairStock P/E 46.11, P/B 17.58, PEG 3.71, EV/EBITDA 28.40 and a Graham Number of $37.90, leaving a margin of safety of -491.29%. That is not Graham’s idea of a bargain. Cintas is a stalwart in the Lynch sense—FairStock categorizes it as STALWART, steady growth with profit rising 12.5% a year over five years and revenue 9.6%. Quality is evident, but the price asks for continued execution. I would want the business to keep compounding and the valuation to become more reasonable before calling it an attractive value. Great company, demanding price.

In plain English: Cintas supplies and rents uniforms, mats, and safety and cleaning products to businesses. The business looks strong: sales and profit are growing, it earns high profits on the money invested, and it carries manageable debt. But the stock price looks high compared with the company’s profits and assets.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2027 10-Q (period ended 2026-08-31) · fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-02-28) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-11-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-08-31) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-05-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-05-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-05-31)

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