CTAS

Cintas Corporation

Industrials · $78.8B market cap

Share price

$193.02

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$109.18

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$43.67

buy price

Overpriced

CTAS is Overpriced: at $193.02 it trades 77% above its fair value of $109.18. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $43.67, 77% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 9% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth13.7% a year✓

Equity per share growth7.1% a year✗

Sales growth6.8% a year✗

Free cash flow growth12.2% a year✓

Return on invested capital22.2%✓

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Superinvestors

3 of the investors we track hold CTAS. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position and 1 added. Who we track

Jensen Investment Management

Jensen Investment Management · as of Q2 2026

$56.7M

333,630 shares

Mairs & Power Funds

Mairs & Power Funds · as of Q2 2026

$4.6M

27,262 shares

Dodge & Cox Funds

Dodge & Cox Funds · as of Q2 2026

$306K

1,800 shares

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: Jensen Investment Management

Added: Mairs & Power Funds

Insider activity

Since Jun 15, 2026: no open-market purchases, 2 sales worth $2.7M and 29 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

TYSOE RONALD W

director · 2026-07-22

Sold

$872K

Barstad Melanie W.

director · 2026-07-16

Sold

$1.9M

Other filings

Rozakis Jim

President & COO · 2026-08-10

Award

$1.2M

Rozakis Jim

President & COO · 2026-08-10

Award

$7.3M

Rozakis Jim

President & COO · 2026-08-10

Tax withholding

$738K

Rozakis Jim

President & COO · 2026-08-10

Award

$2.2M

Rozakis Jim

President & COO · 2026-08-10

Award

$113K

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Denton David Brock