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CTAS

Cintas Corp Consumer Discretionary Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments S&P 500Nasdaq-100Russell 3000
$219.82Close $88.0BMarket cap $162.68 – $225.9352-week range Dec 17, 2026Next report

Highlights

Strengths

  • Near its high 3% below its 52-week high

Cautions

  • Trend not confirmed 7 of 8 conditions · 150-day under the 200-day

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to May 31, 2026 · filed Oct 7, 2026
Off 12-month high 3%
1wk down 1.9% price change
1mo up 12.7% price change
12-month return up 21% market up 11% · its own up 10%
F-score 8 / 9 Exceptional
Altman Z 13.55 Low risk
P/E 44.0× price / earnings
PEG 3.84 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 17.1× price / book
Earnings yield up 2.9% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 30% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth up 9% year on year
EPS growth up 14% latest quarter · -2 pts
Sales growth up 11% latest quarter · +2 pts
ROE up 41% return on equity
Free cash margin up 17% $1.9B FCF
D/E 0.28 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • short-term liquidity weakened
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profitability improving
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • no new shares issued
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 41% ($2.4B → $1.4B)

Trade setup

ATR% 2.2% $4.89 a day · 2×ATR $210.04
RS 73 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 7 / 8 150-day under the 200-day
Relative volume 1.1× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.25 50 sessions
Implied move 8.7% by Dec 18, 2026 · report Dec 17, 2026
Trend template · 7 of 8
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

none flagged
  • No restatement or impairment
  • Equity positive
  • Interest covered
  • No material dilution
  • Profits tracking cash
  • Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported Sep 23, 2026
Results reaction Sep 23, 20260% vs market2 sessions after results
Options $483,16825.5% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $11.3B +9% on FY2025
$0 $20B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $7.1B FY2022 · $7.9B FY2023 · $8.8B FY2024 · $9.6B FY2025 · $10.3B FY2026 · $11.3B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $2.0B +10% on FY2025
$0 $2B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $1.1B FY2022 · $1.2B FY2023 · $1.3B FY2024 · $1.6B FY2025 · $1.8B FY2026 · $2.0B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $1.9B +7% on FY2025
$0 $2B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $1.2B FY2022 · $1.3B FY2023 · $1.3B FY2024 · $1.7B FY2025 · $1.8B FY2026 · $1.9B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 51%
  • Net 18%
  • Free cash 17%
0% 100% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Gross 47% · Net 16% · Free cash 17% FY2022 · Gross 46% · Net 16% · Free cash 17% FY2023 · Gross 47% · Net 15% · Free cash 14% FY2024 · Gross 49% · Net 16% · Free cash 17% FY2025 · Gross 50% · Net 18% · Free cash 17% FY2026 · Gross 51% · Net 18% · Free cash 17%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $1.1B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $2.5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Cash $493.6M · Long-term debt $1.6B FY2022 · Cash $90.5M · Long-term debt $2.5B FY2023 · Cash $124.1M · Long-term debt $2.5B FY2024 · Cash $342.0M · Long-term debt $2.0B FY2025 · Cash $264.0M · Long-term debt $2.4B FY2026 · Cash $289.0M · Long-term debt $1.4B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 400.15m -3.9% since FY2021
416.25m 400.15m FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · 416.25m FY2022 · 406.84m FY2023 · 406.93m FY2024 · 405.01m FY2025 · 402.95m FY2026 · 400.15m
  FY2021May 31, 2021 FY2022May 31, 2022 FY2023May 31, 2023 FY2024May 31, 2024 FY2025May 31, 2025 FY2026May 31, 2026
Revenue $7.1B $7.9B $8.8B $9.6B $10.3B $11.3B
Gross margin 47% 46% 47% 49% 50% 51%
Operating income $1.4B $1.6B $1.8B $2.1B $2.4B $2.6B
Net income $1.1B $1.2B $1.3B $1.6B $1.8B $2.0B
Net margin 16% 16% 15% 16% 18% 18%
Earnings per share $2.58 $2.93 $3.26 $3.80 $4.42 $4.92
Free cash flow $1.2B $1.3B $1.3B $1.7B $1.8B $1.9B
Free cash margin 17% 17% 14% 17% 17% 17%
Cash $493.6M $90.5M $124.1M $342.0M $264.0M $289.0M
Long-term debt $1.6B $2.5B $2.5B $2.0B $2.4B $1.4B
Shareholders' equity $3.7B $3.3B $3.9B $4.3B $4.7B $5.1B
Shares outstanding 416.25m 406.84m 406.93m 405.01m 402.95m 400.15m

Next report

Dec 17, 2026

Expected move The move, either way, the option market prices in through the next scheduled report: the at-the-money straddle for the first expiry that contains it, over the price. It includes the days around the report, so it slightly overstates the report alone. Methodology ±8.7% $201 – $239 by Dec 18, 2026
Usual move The median, over the company's last four reports, of how far the stock moved either way from the close before the filing to the close of the session after it. Methodology ±2.9% last 4: -0.6% · +11.9% · -5.2% · +0.1%
Expected against usual The move the options price through this report over the move the last four reports delivered. Above 1 the event is priced bigger than the company's own record; below 1, smaller. A price, not a forecast: it says what protection through the report costs, not which way the stock will go. Methodology Bigger than usual 3.0× the usual move

What options price now

Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
$209 – $231 ±5.1% by Nov 27, 2026
Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
About the same 25.5% priced · 25.7% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
About the same
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: costs more
Positioning
Premium traded
$483,168 calls $393,352 · puts $89,815 · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.23× +0.00 over the week
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls +226 · puts -2.14k past week

For options traders: ATM IV 25.5% (+1.7% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 1.01 · 25Δ skew 3.9 pts · Net GEX $6.7M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 7, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Aug 31, 2026 37d
Jul 29, 2026 Annual ↗ May 31, 2026 59d
Apr 7, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Feb 28, 2026 38d
Jan 7, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Nov 30, 2025 38d
Oct 8, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Aug 31, 2025 38d
Jul 28, 2025 Annual ↗ May 31, 2025 58d
Apr 3, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Feb 28, 2025 34d
Jan 8, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Nov 30, 2024 39d
Oct 4, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Aug 31, 2024 34d
Jul 25, 2024 Annual ↗ May 31, 2024 55d
Apr 5, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Feb 29, 2024 36d
Jan 8, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Nov 30, 2023 39d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 30, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
Oct 6, 2026 Other events ↗
Sep 23, 2026 Results ↗
Aug 27, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Aug 3, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Jul 15, 2026 Results ↗
Jun 12, 2026 Other events ↗
Mar 31, 2026 Material agreement · Agreement ended · New obligation ↗
Mar 25, 2026 Results ↗
Mar 11, 2026 Material agreement · Regulation FD · Other events ↗
Dec 22, 2025 Other events ↗
Dec 18, 2025 Results ↗