Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Business & Facility Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 43.63 | 37.09 | 33.98 | 40.55 | 38.43 | 43.76 | 51.95 | 45.91 | 51.79 | 45.75 | 42.37 | 40.92 | 38.42 | 33.88 | 35.55 | 35.13 | 37.00 | 29.91 | 35.06 | 31.28 | 38.24 |
| — | -15.2% | -34.6% | -11.7% | -25.8% | -4.3% | +22.6% | +12.2% | +34.8% | +35.0% | +19.2% | +16.5% | +3.8% | +13.3% | +1.4% | +12.3% | -3.2% | -5.7% | -1.6% | -9.0% | +13.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 7.70 | 6.77 | 5.96 | 7.20 | 6.75 | 7.91 | 8.70 | 8.16 | 9.05 | 8.26 | 7.09 | 6.74 | 6.01 | 5.57 | 5.34 | 5.18 | 5.49 | 4.85 | 5.01 | 5.06 | 5.83 |
| — | -14.4% | -31.5% | -11.7% | -25.4% | -4.2% | +22.7% | +21.0% | +50.6% | +48.2% | +32.6% | +30.2% | +9.5% | +14.9% | +6.6% | +2.4% | -5.8% | -12.2% | -3.4% | +2.6% | +6.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 17.57 | 15.68 | 13.47 | 17.09 | 16.97 | 18.08 | 19.81 | 18.54 | 21.60 | 20.55 | 16.23 | 15.32 | 14.30 | 12.81 | 12.64 | 12.48 | 13.91 | 13.02 | 12.57 | 12.04 | 12.57 |
| — | -13.3% | -32.0% | -7.8% | -21.4% | -12.0% | +22.0% | +21.0% | +51.0% | +60.4% | +28.4% | +22.7% | +2.8% | -1.6% | +0.5% | +3.7% | +10.6% | +2.7% | +21.7% | +31.2% | +17.9% | |
| P/FCF | 43.76 | 43.88 | 28.23 | 38.56 | 44.48 | 68.77 | 44.52 | 40.77 | 68.18 | 55.26 | 29.63 | 29.48 | 47.79 | 56.70 | 27.33 | 32.64 | 48.78 | 46.07 | 21.86 | 29.50 | 41.22 |
| — | -36.2% | -36.6% | -5.4% | -34.8% | +24.4% | +50.3% | +38.3% | +42.7% | -2.5% | +8.4% | -9.7% | -2.0% | +23.1% | +25.0% | +10.7% | +18.4% | -6.2% | -5.2% | -2.6% | +0.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.43 | 25.04 | 22.29 | 26.81 | 25.10 | 29.75 | 33.08 | 29.71 | 33.46 | 31.56 | 27.31 | 26.65 | 24.60 | 22.55 | 22.30 | 21.91 | 23.23 | 20.89 | 21.94 | 20.97 | 24.67 |
| — | -15.8% | -32.6% | -9.8% | -25.0% | -5.7% | +21.1% | +11.5% | +36.0% | +39.9% | +22.5% | +21.6% | +5.9% | +8.0% | +1.7% | +4.5% | -5.9% | -7.9% | -1.0% | -4.4% | +9.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 35.06 | 29.41 | 26.62 | 32.00 | 29.94 | 35.68 | 39.69 | 35.83 | 40.35 | 37.95 | 32.83 | 32.17 | 29.93 | 27.34 | 27.23 | 26.93 | 28.49 | 25.63 | 27.49 | 26.12 | 31.02 |
| — | -17.6% | -32.9% | -10.7% | -25.8% | -6.0% | +20.9% | +11.4% | +34.8% | +38.8% | +20.6% | +19.5% | +5.1% | +6.7% | -0.9% | +3.1% | -8.2% | -9.5% | -2.6% | -8.1% | +8.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 50.5% | 51.5% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 50.4% | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.6% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 47.5% | 47.7% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 47.7% | 47.2% | 47.0% | 47.5% | 45.6% | 45.8% | 46.0% |
| — | +2.5% | +2.5% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +0.4% | +4.6% | +6.1% | +3.8% | +2.7% | -0.3% | +1.0% | +2.1% | +2.7% | +4.5% | +3.1% | +2.1% | -0.3% | -2.5% | +0.6% | -1.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 23.1% | 23.6% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.4% | 22.7% | 22.4% | 23.4% | 23.1% | 22.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 21.0% | 21.4% | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.5% | 20.3% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 19.8% |
| — | +3.9% | +3.4% | -0.6% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +1.1% | +8.0% | +9.8% | +4.9% | +7.5% | +6.1% | +2.7% | +5.2% | +5.7% | -1.9% | +3.2% | -2.2% | +0.4% | +13.2% | -1.3% | |
| Net Margin | 17.8% | 18.3% | 17.6% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 16.8% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 15.2% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 16.2% | 14.2% | 16.1% | 15.3% |
| — | +1.3% | +4.7% | -0.4% | +1.0% | -0.0% | +0.2% | +7.5% | +11.1% | +9.9% | +10.6% | +11.1% | +5.7% | +1.3% | +6.8% | -7.5% | -2.7% | -7.0% | -2.7% | +10.7% | -5.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 40.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 8.6% |
| — | +2.5% | +6.5% | +4.2% | -0.3% | -4.0% | -0.3% | +8.0% | +16.2% | +11.8% | +4.9% | +4.7% | -4.7% | -9.9% | +3.5% | +0.3% | +13.6% | +13.7% | +25.0% | +32.0% | +8.4% | |
| ROA | 19.7% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| — | +4.3% | +6.7% | +1.0% | +2.0% | +2.5% | +2.8% | +9.3% | +13.9% | +11.0% | +12.1% | +15.9% | +9.9% | +4.1% | +12.8% | -1.0% | +4.7% | +4.4% | +12.0% | +26.7% | +7.5% | |
| ROIC | 26.7% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.7% |
| — | +8.7% | +5.4% | +1.3% | +3.3% | +2.7% | +3.7% | +12.8% | +15.4% | +9.2% | +11.6% | +11.0% | +6.8% | +8.9% | +12.4% | +4.6% | +10.5% | +6.4% | +8.5% | +17.3% | +2.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.74 |
| — | -7.4% | -7.1% | +4.0% | +9.6% | -20.3% | -8.3% | -6.9% | -7.6% | +8.1% | -10.5% | -21.6% | -20.6% | -33.5% | -23.0% | -12.7% | +22.8% | +16.7% | +21.8% | +29.7% | -2.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.87 | 3.23 | 3.37 | 3.70 | 4.13 | 3.60 | 3.69 | 3.65 | 3.99 | 4.20 | 4.03 | 4.22 | 4.71 | 4.38 | 4.63 | 5.31 | 5.68 | 5.87 | 5.86 | 5.96 | 5.47 |
| — | -10.2% | -8.8% | +1.3% | +3.5% | -14.3% | -8.4% | -13.4% | -15.2% | -4.3% | -13.1% | -20.6% | -17.0% | -25.3% | -20.9% | -11.0% | +3.8% | +3.7% | -2.0% | -6.6% | -9.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.98 | 1.71 | 2.24 | 2.09 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.23 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 0.69 | 0.82 |
| — | -35.1% | -31.4% | +79.3% | +72.8% | +135.5% | +86.3% | -26.3% | -29.8% | -40.6% | -24.8% | +9.0% | +14.5% | +42.8% | +30.9% | +100.1% | +50.2% | +56.0% | +12.7% | -60.3% | -47.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.74 | 1.49 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| — | -33.3% | -30.2% | +95.2% | +88.5% | +158.8% | +102.6% | -22.4% | -25.1% | -36.2% | -16.9% | +15.3% | +17.8% | +42.4% | +33.4% | +97.8% | +48.4% | +60.4% | +6.3% | -61.7% | -49.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 24.57 | 28.92 | 26.05 | 23.42 | 23.39 | 25.66 | 24.92 | 24.68 | 22.18 | 21.95 | 22.89 | 20.52 | 18.82 | 20.41 | 18.30 | 15.52 | 15.40 | 15.88 | 17.54 | 18.50 | 17.41 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CTAS stock.
Cintas Corporation's current P/E is 43.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 37.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Cintas Corporation's current operating margin is 23.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Cintas Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.