What is William Blair’s Forecast for Cintas FY2025 Earnings?

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cintas in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.38 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.31. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cintas’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on CTAS. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $211.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group upped their price target on Cintas from $218.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $215.00 price objective on shares of Cintas in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Cintas from $184.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Cintas from $195.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $207.57.

Cintas Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of CTAS stock opened at $206.25 on Friday. Cintas has a 1-year low of $162.16 and a 1-year high of $228.12. The firm has a market cap of $83.23 billion, a PE ratio of 49.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.98 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $200.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The business services provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.60 billion. Cintas had a return on equity of 40.62% and a net margin of 17.23%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.84 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CTAS. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. purchased a new position in Cintas in the third quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cintas by 178.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $507,000 after buying an additional 1,576 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in shares of Cintas by 311.3% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 436 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Cintas during the 3rd quarter worth $59,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in Cintas by 293.3% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 16,198 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,335,000 after acquiring an additional 12,079 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.46% of the company’s stock.

Cintas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Cintas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.11%.

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.