As of today (2024-04-19), Cintas's share price is $660.92.
Cintas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $14.77. Hence, Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 44.76.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CTAS'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.73 Med: 31.88 Max: 67.79
Current: 44.78
During the past 13 years, Cintas's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 67.79. The lowest was 15.73. And the median was 31.88.
CTAS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 85.73% of 694
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.535
vs CTAS: 44.78
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cintas was 18.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Cintas's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 208.30% per year. The lowest was -39.80% per year. And the median was 12.70% per year.
Cintas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Cintas Annual Data
Trend
May14
May15
May16
May17
May18
May19
May20
May21
May22
May23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
30.70
25.00
31.28
32.41
38.53
Cintas Quarterly Data
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
May23
Aug23
Nov23
Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
35.10
38.53
41.10
43.24
42.57
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cintas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Cintas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Cintas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Cintas's Share Price of today is $660.92.
Cintas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $14.77.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
Cintas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Cintas is positioned as a one-stop shop that rents/sells uniforms and ancillary products and services, such as mops, first aid kits, and fire inspections. In its core uniform and facility services unit (a majority of sales), Cintas provides uniform rental programs for items including office attire, custom-tailored apparel, flame-resistant clothing, lab coats, and other profession-specific clothing. Facilities products generally include the rental and sale of entrance mats, mops, shop towels, hand sanitizers, and restroom supplies. Cintas' remaining businesses include first aid and safety services, fire protection services, and uniform direct sales.
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