Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 41.63.
Forward PE Ratio (41.63) = Close Price ($203.79) / Consensus Forward EPS ($4.90)
FORWARD PE RATIO
41.63
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
24.18
median of 120 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+72.13%
vs the sector median at left
Cintas Corporation
Market Cap
$81.55B
Forward PE Ratio
41.63
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS) | $81.55B | 41.63 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $81.21B | 24.70 |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $81.09B | 19.89 |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)vs › | $78.77B | 27.07 |
| Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)vs › | $78.54B | 15.48 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)vs › | $78.28B | 19.04 |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $85.00B | 18.12 |
| FedEx Corporation (FDX)vs › | $76.91B | 16.37 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $86.66B | 14.18 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $88.06B | 23.99 |
Trailing P/E
41.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
41.6
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $4.90 implies -0.2% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $4.91.
At today's $203.79 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-05-31 | $5.50 | $5.44 – $5.57 | 13 | 37.1x |
| 2028-05-31 | $6.12 | $5.98 – $6.32 | 12 | 33.3x |
| 2029-05-31 | $6.82 | $6.38 – $7.09 | 5 | 29.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
