FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
CTAS
Cintas
Last Updated: 2026-10-26View stock page →
FUNDAMENTAL RATING
FUNDAMENTAL SCORE
Bullish
86 / 100
Summary
Cintas has delivered faster profit growth than top-line growth: net income compounded at 14.1% a year (CAGR, or compound annual growth rate) versus revenue at 8.5% a year over three years. Latest annual revenue rose 8.9% YoY (year-over-year) and net income rose 10.4% YoY, and the most recent quarter reported $551.71M in net income, improving QoQ (quarter-over-quarter) by 9.8%. The company posts a healthy net margin of 17.8% for its Industrials sub-industry. The Altman Z-score of 13.66 sits well inside the safe zone, which begins at 2.99, and the Piotroski F-Score of 8 on a 0 to 9 quality scale is a strong earnings-quality reading. The price-to-earnings ratio of 45.1 is approximately two times the S&P 500 average, which implies the market prices continued above-average profit delivery. The next report must show whether net income growth and margin maintenance persist against the current valuation.
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Quarterly Detail Charts
Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly Net Income
Piotroski F-Score Breakdown 8/9 · Bullish
✓ Profitability — Net income positive this fiscal year Pass
✓ Return on Assets — Return on Assets improved year-over-year Pass
✓ Cash flow positive — Cash from operations positive this fiscal year Pass
✓ Earnings quality — Cash from operations exceeds net income Pass
✓ Leverage down — Long-term debt / total assets improved Pass
✗ Liquidity up — Current ratio improved year-over-year Fail
✓ No share dilution — Share count did not increase year-over-year Pass
✓ Margin up — Gross margin expanded year-over-year Pass
✓ Asset efficiency — Asset turnover improved year-over-year Pass
Data Source
This dashboard applies a modified 9-signal Piotroski F-Score (Piotroski, 2000) and Altman Z-Score models. Fundamental filing data is sourced from the SEC's EDGAR XBRL database (primary), with API Ninjas as backup for freshly-filed 10-Ks not yet in SEC. Live price, market cap, and EPS display use Tiingo end-of-day data. This page is informational analysis, not investment advice. See Financial Disclaimer.
Recent Filings
2026-10-07 10-Q
2026-07-29 10-K
2026-04-07 10-Q
2026-01-07 10-Q
2025-10-08 10-Q
2025-07-28 10-K
2024-07-25 10-K
2023-07-27 10-K
Formula & Methodology
Trend inputAnnual revenue and net income year-over-year direction contributes 20% of the score.
Piotroski inputModified 9-test Piotroski F-Score (Quality) contributes 40% of the score.
Altman inputAltman Z-Score (Distress) contributes 40% of the score.
Rating ruleFormula: Trend (20%) + Piotroski F-Score (40%) + Altman Z-Score (40%). Trend blends annual revenue and net income year-over-year direction. Piotroski is the modified 9-test variant (7 classic + 2 cash-flow tests). Altman uses the 1968 Z-Score with Safe/Grey/Distress zones. Combined blend uses ±0.45 thresholds: Bullish at +0.45 or higher, Bearish at -0.45 or lower, Neutral in between. Missing sub-signals count as Neutral (0) and weights are not re-normalized — a company with fewer available signals must earn its rating from stronger reads on the remaining pillars.