Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Cintas Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CTAS)

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cintas in a research note issued on Thursday, September 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $16.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CTAS. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Cintas to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Cintas from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $181.25 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Cintas from $166.75 to $199.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $193.75 price objective (up from $187.50) on shares of Cintas in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Cintas from $143.75 to $156.25 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cintas currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $186.30.

Cintas Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CTAS opened at $204.16 on Monday. Cintas has a 12-month low of $118.68 and a 12-month high of $209.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $206.76 and a 200 day moving average of $182.66.

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

Cintas Cuts Dividend

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

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Gerald S. Adolph sold 4,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.43, for a total transaction of $842,292.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 125,808 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,083,425.44. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 15.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cintas

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Cintas by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 39,097 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,378,000 after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cintas by 111.5% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,355 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,151,000 after buying an additional 3,878 shares during the period. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cintas by 105.7% during the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 5,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,515,000 after acquiring an additional 2,580 shares during the last quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in Cintas by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,442 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,511,000 after acquiring an additional 940 shares during the period. Finally, Bensler LLC grew its position in Cintas by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 14,349 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,048,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.46% of the company’s stock.

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.