Cintas Corp. stock awaits earnings after a 0.38 percent fall

Published on 09/22/2026 at 11:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Cintas Corp. stock closed at USD 196.88 on September 21, 2026, below its 52-week high of USD 219.17. Fiscal Q1 estimates point to USD 1.35 EPS.

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Cintas Corp. (ISIN US1729081035) closed at USD 196.88 on Nasdaq on September 21, 2026, down 0.38 percent from the USD 197.64 prior close. The stock enters its next reporting date with a market capitalization of USD 78.785 billion and a 52-week range of USD 161.16 to USD 219.17.

Quarterly figures set the test

According to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026, Cintas reported USD 1.29 in EPS and USD 2.91 billion in revenue for the quarter reported on July 15, 2026. EPS exceeded the USD 1.24 consensus by USD 0.05, while revenue topped the USD 2.87 billion estimate by USD 40 million and rose 8.9 percent from the prior-year quarter.

The next comparison is already defined. Analysts cited by finanzen.ch on September 22, 2026, expect fiscal Q1 2027 EPS of USD 1.35, versus USD 1.20 in the year-earlier quarter, and revenue of USD 2.98 billion, up from USD 2.72 billion.

Analysts stay above the quote

MarketBeat reported on September 22, 2026, that fifteen ratings firms assign Cintas a Moderate Buy consensus and an average 12-month target of USD 212.3077. That target is USD 15.4277 above the September 21 close, while the quoted average remains below individual targets such as USD 250 from Wells Fargo.

The range of views matters because valuation remains demanding. MarketBeat listed a price-earnings ratio of 52.64 and a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 on September 22, 2026, while the stock traded below its 50-day average of USD 202.17 but above its 200-day average of USD 185.64.

September 23 brings the next data point

Cintas is scheduled to report fiscal Q1 2027 results on September 23, 2026, according to the earnings calendar shown by Yahoo Finance. The September 21 session recorded 1,543,547 shares of volume, and the stock's daily range was USD 194.87 to USD 198.25.