Cintas Corporation

CTAS

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Price

$204.45

-1.80 (-0.87%)

Market Cap

$81.81B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 422.1M (2022) → 406.2M (2026)

Cintas Corporation provides 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. It also of

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+10.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

14.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$183M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Cintas Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

51.0%

Healthy — 51.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

23.2%

Excellent — 23.2% operating margin

ROCE

8.8%

Below par — 8.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.5%

Steady sales growth (7.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+9.7%

Earnings growing (9.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

126%

Turns 126% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

18.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.57

Conservative — low debt load (0.57)

Interest Cover

24.00x

Comfortably covers interest (24.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

43.1x

Pricey — P/E 43.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+13.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (43.1 → 29.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.00%

Small dividend — 1.00% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

-34.1%

Dividend cut (-34.1% YoY) — warning sign

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