CTAS

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.52 per share of common stock payable on September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2026. Cintas has a strong record of returning capital to its shareholders and has consistently raised its dividend each year since Cintas' initial public offering 43 years ago in 1983. Any future dividend declarations, inc.

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Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) was upgraded to ‘Buy' from Neutral by Bank of America, which also raised its price objective to $230 from $200 after the company's better-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results and fiscal 2027 guidance came in above Wall Street expectations. The analysts wrote that they are "incrementally more constructive on the setup for earnings over the next several quarters" as Cintas benefits from improving labor market conditions in key industries, continued growth in adjacent product categories, and margin expansion driven by supply chain and distribution initiatives.

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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

CTAS tops Q4 estimates on strong organic growth and record margins while issuing fiscal 2027 guidance that excludes the pending UniFirst acquisition.

Cintas NASDAQ: CTAS said it ended fiscal 2026 with strong fourth-quarter revenue growth, record profitability metrics and a fiscal 2027 outlook that calls for continued gains in sales and adjusted earnings.

Although the revenue and EPS for Cintas (CTAS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended May 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Cintas (CTAS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.29 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.09 per share a year ago.