Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for Cintas Q4 Earnings

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cintas in a report issued on Tuesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.06. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 25th. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.10. Cintas had a net margin of 16.80% and a return on equity of 39.56%. The company had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on CTAS. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $212.50 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Cintas from $212.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Baird R W cut shares of Cintas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Cintas from $166.75 to $199.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $199.63.

Cintas Price Performance

Shares of Cintas stock opened at $209.13 on Thursday. Cintas has a 52-week low of $123.65 and a 52-week high of $215.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of $215.86 and a 200-day moving average of $189.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt increased its stake in Cintas by 300.0% during the 3rd quarter. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt now owns 1,630,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $335,552,000 after purchasing an additional 1,222,500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Cintas by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 780,265 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $546,388,000 after purchasing an additional 3,471 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Cintas by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 638,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $438,402,000 after purchasing an additional 37,727 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in Cintas by 300.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 510,832 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $105,170,000 after purchasing an additional 383,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Cintas by 3,302.1% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 501,233 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $103,194,000 after purchasing an additional 486,500 shares in the last quarter. 63.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cintas announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, July 23rd that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 1.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.