Cintas Corporation
—- Market cap
- $79.41B
- Debt
- —
- Cash
- −$289.02M
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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: CTAS stock price near parity vs FAST $198.44 current versus $220.77 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at FAST's multiple
Implied fair value · at CTAS's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Price framework
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Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
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Cintas Corporation · implied price per share
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FASTENAL CO · implied price per share
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Comparable set
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If you believe Cintas should trade in line with Fastenal's multiples, then reduce or sell holdings because FAST-implied P/E implies a price of $95.41 (≈-50.1% from $191.39) while CTAS trades at a premium (P/E 43.5x) that would need to compress materially to match peers.
Cintas's current price ($191.39) is substantially above FAST-implied P/E valuation ($95.41), implying a -50.1% downside to FAST-implied price. The valuation gap is driven by materially higher multiples for Cintas (P/E 43.5x, P/S 7.5x, EV/EBITDA 27.0x) versus Fastenal (P/E 21.7x, P/S 3.3x, EV/EBITDA 14.6x).
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