Zacks Research Weighs in on Cintas Co.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CTAS)

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cintas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Cintas’ current full-year earnings is $16.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The business services provider reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.47 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 37.82%. Cintas’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.83 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $193.75 price target (up from $187.50) on shares of Cintas in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Cintas from $212.50 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Cintas from $197.50 to $218.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Cintas from $166.75 to $199.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cintas from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $186.30.

Cintas Price Performance

Cintas stock opened at $204.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10, a PEG ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Cintas has a 12 month low of $118.68 and a 12 month high of $209.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $206.76 and its 200-day moving average is $182.48.

Institutional Trading of Cintas

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cintas by 2.2% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 39,097 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,378,000 after purchasing an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Cintas by 111.5% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,355 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,151,000 after acquiring an additional 3,878 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC increased its position in Cintas by 105.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 5,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,515,000 after acquiring an additional 2,580 shares during the period. Journey Advisory Group LLC increased its position in Cintas by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,442 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,511,000 after acquiring an additional 940 shares during the period. Finally, Bensler LLC raised its stake in shares of Cintas by 4.7% during the second quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 14,349 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,048,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cintas

In other Cintas news, Director Gerald S. Adolph sold 4,400 shares of Cintas stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.43, for a total value of $842,292.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 125,808 shares in the company, valued at $24,083,425.44. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 15.10% of the company’s stock.

Cintas Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. Cintas’s payout ratio is presently 10.77%.

Cintas announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, July 23rd that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 1.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.