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What is Cintas Corp worth?

With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Cintas Corp's reported free cash flow gives $107.46 per share. The share price was $199.91 on September 25, 2026, 86% above that value.

Inputs from the filings

Free cash flow, fiscal 2026
$1.88B
Average free cash flow, last 5 years
$1.57B
Cash
$289M
balance sheet of May 31, 2026
Debt
$1.43B
balance sheet of May 31, 2026
Diluted shares, fiscal 2026
406,197,000
Revenue growth per year, last 5 years
9.6%

Three sets of assumptions

CaseGrowth yrs 1-5Growth yrs 6-10After year 10Discount rateValue per shareValue vs price
Bear4.5%3.5%2.0%10.0%$65.77-67%
Base9.5%6.0%2.5%9.0%$107.46-46%
Bull14.5%9.0%3.0%8.0%$190.58-5%

Sensitivity: base case value per share

Discount rate down the side, growth after year 10 across the top. Everything else as in the base case.

1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.0%$138.82$148.47$160.27$175.01$193.96
8.0%$115.36$121.62$129.02$137.89$148.74
9.0%$98.25$102.53$107.46$113.22$120.03
10.0%$85.23$88.28$91.72$95.67$100.21
11.0%$75.02$77.25$79.74$82.55$85.72

Where the presets come from

Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Cintas Corp's revenue growth rate over the last 5 fiscal years (9.6% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.

Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.

Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.

This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.

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