Cintas Corporation CTAS

199.91 2.23 1.13% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$79.0B
P/E
39.0×
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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Return on equity

Cintas Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 41.3%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (40.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.9% (fiscal 2015) to 40.6% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.58% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 40.6% 0.46
FY2025 40.1% 1.85
FY2024 38.3% 0.84
FY2023 37.4% 2.29
FY2022 35.2% 3.28
FY2021 31.9% 3.78
FY2020 28.1% (1.32)
FY2019 29.4% (2.27)
FY2018 31.7% 8.49
FY2017 23.2% (13.55)

Against its own ten years

Low 20.9% High 40.6%
Ten-year median 33.5%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CTAS Cintas Corporation 41.3%
ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare 37.0%
CPRT Copart, Inc. compare 16.2%
ARMK Aramark compare 11.8%
DLB Dolby Laboratories compare 8.69%
UNF Unifirst Corporation compare 5.30%
AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare 4.35%
RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare 0.00%
RELX RELX PLC compare 0.00%
Specialty Business Services industry median 0.58%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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