Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Cintas Earnings

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cintas in a research note issued on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas’ FY2025 earnings at $4.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.11 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CTAS. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Cintas from $225.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Cintas from $236.00 to $211.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 20th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $209.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Cintas from $185.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of Cintas in a report on Friday, December 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $198.46.

Cintas Price Performance

Shares of CTAS opened at $189.30 on Monday. Cintas has a 52 week low of $145.91 and a 52 week high of $228.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a market cap of $76.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.80, a PEG ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $207.28 and a 200-day moving average of $204.66.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 16.80% and a return on equity of 39.56%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.61 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Cintas

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Cintas in the second quarter worth approximately $93,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Cintas by 5.4% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 63,888 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $44,738,000 after acquiring an additional 3,259 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Cintas by 25.1% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,717 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,303,000 after acquiring an additional 946 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Cintas by 226.7% in the 2nd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 49 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Cintas by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $991,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. 63.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cintas Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.82%. Cintas’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

About Cintas

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.