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CTAS (Cintas) PE Ratio (TTM) : 53.32 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Cintas PE Ratio (TTM)?

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). As of today (2024-12-15), Cintas's share price is $211.22. Cintas's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $3.96. Therefore, Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 53.32.

Warning Sign:

Cintas Corp stock PE Ratio (=53.32) is close to 10-year high of 57


The historical rank and industry rank for Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CTAS' s PE Ratio (TTM) Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.62   Med: 31.87   Max: 57
Current: 53.32


During the past 13 years, the highest PE Ratio (TTM) of Cintas was 57.00. The lowest was 14.62. And the median was 31.87.


CTAS's PE Ratio (TTM) is ranked worse than
86.88% of 770 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.75 vs CTAS: 53.32

Cintas's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $1.10. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $3.96.

As of today (2024-12-15), Cintas's share price is $211.22. Cintas's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $3.96. Therefore, Cintas's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 53.32.

During the past 13 years, Cintas's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 57.00. The lowest was 18.61. And the median was 33.30.

Cintas's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $1.10. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $3.96.

During the past 12 months, Cintas's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 18.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 18.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Cintas's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 30.10% per year. The lowest was -12.80% per year. And the median was 17.00% per year.

Cintas's EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $1.12. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $4.03.


Cintas PE Ratio (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) 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 PE Ratio (TTM) Chart

Cintas Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
PE Ratio (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.57 34.53 34.19 36.34 44.74

Cintas Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
PE Ratio (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.87 40.08 43.34 44.74 50.82

Competitive Comparison of Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM)

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM), along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio (TTM) 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's PE Ratio (TTM) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) falls into.



Cintas PE Ratio (TTM) Calculation

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). It is the most widely used ratio in the valuation of stocks.

Cintas's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=211.22/3.961
=53.32

Cintas's Share Price of today is $211.22.
Cintas's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.96.

* 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:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Market Cap /Net Income

There are at least three kinds of PE Ratio (TTM)s used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio (TTM) or PE Ratio (TTM) (TTM), Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio (TTM) based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio (TTM) is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.

In the calculation of PE Ratio (TTM), the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months. For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months. In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.


Cintas  (NAS:CTAS) PE Ratio (TTM) Explanation

The PE Ratio (TTM) can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio (TTM) is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.

In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio (TTM) is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio (TTM), the one with faster growth business is more attractive.

If a company loses money, the PE Ratio (TTM) becomes meaningless.

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio (TTM) divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio (TTM) equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 10.

Because the PE Ratio (TTM) measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio (TTM) can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.

Similar to the PE Ratio without NRI or PS Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PE Ratio (TTM) measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio (TTM) can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratio (TTM)s are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio (TTM) is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio .

PE Ratio (TTM) can also be affected by non-recurring-items such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio (TTM).


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Cintas Business Description

Address
6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45262-5737
Cintas has roots tracing back to 1929, during which the Farmer family cleaned and re-sold dirty rags to manufacturing plants in Ohio. The firm has grown its business organically and through acquisitions, and today Cintas acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for businesses. Cintas will design, manufacture, collect, and clean every employee uniform for a small weekly sum, taking on the upfront capital expense itself. In the same stop, Cintas can also replace soiled or depleted mats, mops, trash liners, towels, first aid, fire, and cleaning products. Businesses value an outsourcing partner like Cintas as it simplifies operations and leaves noncore tasks with high regulatory standards in the hands of professionals.
Executives
Todd M. Schneider director, officer: CEO and Director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Gerald S Adolph director 101 PARK AVENUE, ROOM 2005, NEW YORK NY 10178
Jim Rozakis officer: Executive Vice President & COO 6800 CINTAS BLVD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Ronald W Tysoe director C/O MACY'S, INC., 7 WEST SEVENTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
J. Michael Hansen officer: VP & CFO 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262-5737
Robert E. Coletti director, officer: Assistant Secretary P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BLVD., CINCINNATI OH 45262
Melanie W. Barstad director P.O. BOX 625737, MASON OH 45040
John F Barrett director
David Brock Denton officer: Sr VP, Secretary & Gen Counsel P.O. BOX 625737, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Michael Lawrence Thompson officer: Executive Vice President & CAO 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 625737, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Joseph Scaminace director C/O THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO, 101 PROSPECT AVE N W, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Martin Mucci director 911 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Thomas E Frooman officer: VP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel
James J Johnson director C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY,, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
James Phillip Holloman officer: President and COO P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262