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Cintas (CTAS) stock analysis

$220.15+1.44%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • CTAS gained 10.7% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 53rd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +15.0%, 0.8 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 13 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +0.8% (+1.8% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Business services & infrastructure segment of the Industrials & Defense, where the 1-month median return is −6.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Upside breakout (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$87.4B
12-month return+15.0%
Forward P/E35.8×
Mean target vs price−0.9%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

CTAS+10.7%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
CTAS+8.3%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
CTAS+26.0%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
CTAS+15.0%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50053 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10011 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials92 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Upside breakoutAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
This pattern on this stock

89 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.6%, positive 65% of the time, against +2.0% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$6.16
30-day change+0.8%
90-day change+1.8%
Mean target$218.25 −0.9%
Raised (30d) 13Cut (30d) 1

16 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrials & Defense · Operations & services

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Supplied by
Construction & farm machinery−7.2%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 monthPCAR−3.2%1 monthAGCO−12.8%1 monthALSN−3.8%1 monthBLBD−3.5%1 monthCNH−15.7%1 monthLNN−7.2%1 monthOSK−1.8%1 monthTEX−9.7%1 monthTITN−5.3%1 month
Its segment
Business services & infrastructure−6.0%
CTAS+10.7%1 monthCPRT−4.2%1 monthFER−11.2%1 monthKELYA−1.6%1 monthMAN−22.5%1 monthRHI−7.8%1 month

Uniform rental, vehicle auctions and toll-road and airport operation, with steady cash flow tied to employment and traffic.

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−20.3%
Volatility, 60D20.6%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+35.0%
Trailing P/E43.4×
Forward P/E35.8×

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