Cintas (MEX:CTAS) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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MEX:CTAS Cintas Corp MEX:CTAS
87 GF Score
Price MXN3,393.00
GF Value MXN3,486.64
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Cintas Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Cintas  (MEX:CTAS) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Cintas Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Cintas Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cintas's Shiller PE Ratio 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.

Cintas Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Cintas Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Shiller PE Ratio
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Cintas Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Shiller PE Ratio 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 77.98 69.55 58.56 54.94 44.75

MEX:CTAS vs CPRT, GPN, ARMK: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Cintas's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cintas's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


MEX:CTAS
87GF Score
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Cintas Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Cintas's E10 for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Cintas's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=22.0636/335.1230*335.1230
=22.064

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

Cintas Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201608 5.862 240.849 8.156
201611 5.477 241.353 7.604
201702 5.548 243.603 7.632
201705 3.359 244.733 4.599
201708 6.461 245.519 8.818
201711 5.715 246.669 7.765
201802 12.454 248.991 16.762
201805 7.951 251.588 10.590
201808 9.174 252.146 12.193
201811 10.622 252.038 14.123
201902 9.065 252.776 12.018
201905 9.943 256.092 13.012
201908 11.233 256.558 14.672
201911 11.025 257.208 14.365
202002 10.224 258.678 13.246
202005 7.870 256.394 10.287
202008 15.502 259.918 19.987
202011 13.842 260.229 17.825
202102 11.915 263.014 15.182
202105 12.504 269.195 15.567
202108 15.568 273.567 19.071
202111 14.127 277.948 17.033
202202 15.346 283.716 18.126
202205 14.189 292.296 16.268
202208 17.133 296.171 19.386
202211 15.499 297.711 17.447
202302 14.973 300.840 16.679
202305 15.078 304.127 16.614
202308 15.791 307.026 17.236
202311 15.876 307.051 17.328
202402 16.437 310.326 17.750
202405 16.783 314.069 17.908
202408 20.249 314.796 21.557
202411 21.628 315.493 22.973
202502 22.988 319.082 24.143
202505 21.699 321.465 22.621
202508 22.515 323.976 23.289
202511 22.414 324.122 23.174
202602 21.884 326.785 22.442
202605 22.064 335.123 22.064

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Cintas (MEX:CTAS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cintas stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN3,393.00 is trading 2.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN3,486.64. GuruFocus considers Cintas to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:CTAS:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: MXN3,486.64 vs. price of MXN3,393.00 (2.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:CTAS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Cintas Business Description

Address 6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45262-5737
Cintas has roots dating back to 1929, when the Farmer family cleaned and resold dirty rags to manufacturing plants in Ohio. The firm has expanded 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. At the same stop, Cintas can also replace soiled or depleted mats, mops, trash liners, towels, first aid supplies, fire extinguishers, 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.
87GF Score

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