Cintas Corporation is an American corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses.
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.56B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $5.89B |
| EBITDA | $3.10B |
| Operating Margin | 24.10% |
| Return on Equity | 41.40% |
| Return on Assets | 16.70% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $28.87 |
| Book Value | $13.03 |
| Price-to-Book | 15.41 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 7.34 |
| EV/Revenue | 7.25 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.13 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $397.07M |
| Float | $339.07M |
| % Insiders | 14.55% |
| % Institutions | 70.26% |
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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
Cintas Corporation remains a fundamentally excellent, high-quality services company, but its current 35-40x P/E valuation is unjustified given sector norms. Despite strong margins, double-digit EPS growth, and recurring revenues, CTAS offers a sub-1% yield and a sub-2.7% earnings yield, providing little risk protection. The UniFirst acquisition highlights overpayment risk, as CTAS is buying lower-quality assets that require significant turnaround to justify the price.
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