Q2 2025 Earnings Estimate for Cintas Co. Issued By Zacks Research (NASDAQ:CTAS)

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cintas in a research note issued on Thursday, September 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $16.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on CTAS. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Cintas from $197.50 to $218.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $193.75 target price (up from $187.50) on shares of Cintas in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Cintas from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $181.25 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Cintas from $212.50 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Cintas from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.30.

Cintas Price Performance

CTAS opened at $204.16 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $206.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $182.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10, a P/E/G ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 1.32. Cintas has a 52 week low of $118.68 and a 52 week high of $209.12.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The business services provider reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.47 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 37.82%. The company’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.83 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cintas

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CTAS. Vantage Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Cintas during the fourth quarter worth about $1,029,000. Aveo Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Cintas by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,143 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $689,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Cintas in the fourth quarter valued at $782,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Cintas by 68.4% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,684 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,618,000 after buying an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Cintas by 164.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 43,565 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,255,000 after buying an additional 27,095 shares during the last quarter. 63.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Cintas news, Director Gerald S. Adolph sold 4,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.43, for a total transaction of $842,292.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 125,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,083,425.44. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 15.10% of the company’s stock.

Cintas Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Cintas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.77%.

Cintas declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, July 23rd that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 1.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Cintas Company Profile

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.