Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 41.80 as of Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (41.80) = Close Price ($204.63) / Consensus Forward EPS ($4.90)
FORWARD PE RATIO
41.80
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
24.95
median of 119 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+67.54%
vs the sector median at left
Cintas Corporation
Market Cap
$81.89B
Forward PE Ratio
41.80
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS) | $81.89B | 41.80 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $82.56B | 25.14 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $83.91B | 23.03 |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $78.14B | 16.94 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)vs › | $77.07B | 18.81 |
| Honeywell International Inc. (HON)vs › | $77.03B | 29.24 |
| Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)vs › | $76.95B | 15.51 |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $87.51B | 21.66 |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)vs › | $75.35B | 26.06 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $88.54B | 14.51 |
Trailing P/E
41.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
41.8
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 $204.63 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 | 37.2x |
| 2028-05-31 | $6.11 | $5.97 – $6.30 | 12 | 33.5x |
| 2029-05-31 | $6.76 | $6.32 – $7.03 | 5 | 30.3x |
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
