Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 36.25 as of 2026-09-16T23:40:20.079Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T22:34:44.223Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-16T23:40:20.079Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-16T20:00:01.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 5fafba15da241e186236df992a9f193411f078bb3af50877643990a3a608a859
Forward PE Ratio (36.25) = Dated Quote Price ($199.46) / Consensus Forward EPS ($5.50)
FORWARD PE RATIO
36.25
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
23.26
median of 129 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+55.85%
vs the sector median at left
Cintas Corporation
Market Cap
$79.82B
Forward PE Ratio
36.25
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS) | $79.82B | 36.25 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)vs › | $79.53B | 100.05 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $81.70B | 22.24 |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $77.08B | N/A |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $76.91B | 23.39 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $83.91B | 13.73 |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $83.92B | 18.20 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)vs › | $75.40B | 18.34 |
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs › | $85.54B | 26.38 |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $72.79B | 17.85 |
Trailing P/E
40.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
36.3
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2027-05-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $5.50 implies +12.0% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $4.91.
At the dated quote price of $199.46, 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 – $5.58 | 13 | 36.3x |
| 2028-05-31 | $6.13 | $5.99 – $6.32 | 12 | 32.5x |
| 2029-05-31 | $6.82 | $6.37 – $7.09 | 5 | 29.2x |
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
