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CTAS Cintas (CTAS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Consumer Goods · Men's & boys' furnishgs, work clothg, & allied garments · CIK 0000723254
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
659
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
2
Codes C/M, not in net · $422.7K priced

What the filings say about CTAS

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.7M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-09-23

Cintas insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CINTAS CORP insiders sold a net $2.7M of stock across 35 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-07-23 SECtraded 2026-07-22
4,363
$872.2K
+9.1%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Apr 20, 2026.
  • The trade is 19.4% of the 22,448 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 659 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director TYSOE RONALD W sold about $872.2K of CTAS on Jul 22, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 659 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-07-20 SECtraded 2026-07-16
9,142
$1.9M
+12.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2023.
  • The trade is 34.4% of the 26,592 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 659 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Barstad Melanie W. sold about $1.9M of CTAS on Jul 16, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 659 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-04-22 SECtraded 2026-04-20
4,666
$834.6K
+26.8%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Jul 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 20.8% of the 22,448 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 659 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director TYSOE RONALD W sold about $834.6K of CTAS on Apr 20, 2026; 659 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-08-01 SECtraded 2025-07-30
5,084
$1.1M
+0.8%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Apr 14, 2025.
  • The trade is 23.2% of the 21,945 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 659 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director TYSOE RONALD W sold about $1.1M of CTAS on Jul 30, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 659 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-08-01 SECtraded 2025-07-30
5,084
$1.1M
+0.8%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Apr 14, 2025.
  • The trade is 23.2% of the 21,945 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 659 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director TYSOE RONALD W sold about $1.1M of CTAS on Jul 30, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 659 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
35 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.7M over 180 days
below 70% of Consumer Goods
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
659 funds bought in last quarter
more than 96% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
+8.9% year over year
more than 67% of Consumer Goods
Margin
17.8% net margin
more than 95% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
$315.7M repurchased, FY to 2026-08-31
more than 89% of Consumer Goods
Short interest
3.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 56% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+17.0%12M
-15%-4%+6%+17%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-16 · Barstad Melanie W. sold $1.9M2026-07-22 · TYSOE RONALD W sold $872.2K2026-04-20 · TYSOE RONALD W sold $834.6K2026-07-22 · TYSOE RONALD W filed to sell $872.2K2026-07-16 · Barstad Melanie W. filed to sell $1.9M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns CTAS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
26,578,230 sh
$4.5B
15,818,329 sh
$2.7B
13,578,341 sh
$2.3B

Congress trades in CTAS

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-09-23 · disclosed 17 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-09-11 · disclosed 41 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Sold 2025-05-08 · disclosed 45 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-04-07 · disclosed 31 days later
$50,001 - $100,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CTAS planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
TYSOE RONALD W
Filed 2026-07-22
$872.2K
Barstad Melanie W.
Filed 2026-07-16
$1.9M

CTAS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Value Line Select Core Fund
$17.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.8%
NYLIM WMC Enduring Capital Fund
$16.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.7%
FAM DIVIDEND FOCUS FUND
$27.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL UNCONSTRAINED EQUITY
$40.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.2%
AB Concentrated Growth Fund
$18.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
TimesSquare Quality Mid Cap Growth ETF
$1.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Cintas Corporation Partners Pac
Cycle 2026 · $52K spent
$92.2K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Todd M. Schneider
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$12.2M
$484.0K
$3.2M
+103%
+52%
2024
$9.2M
$34.6M
$2.6M
+166%
+53%
2023
$8.8M
$34.9M
$3.4M
+97%
+22%
2022
$7.6M
$19.7M
$2.8M
+36%
+8%
2021
$7.8M
$18.3M
$2.7M
+14%
-2%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $2.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 659 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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CTAS financials

Revenue growth
+8.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
17.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$11.6B
four quarters, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31
Net margin, TTM
+17.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$2.0B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31
Debt to equity
0.47x
long-term 2026-08-31 plus current 2026-08-31; equity 2026-08-31
Cash flow to debt
1.00x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-08-31 plus current 2026-08-31
Return on equity
+41.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-31 and 2026-08-31
Return on assets
+20.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-31 and 2026-08-31
Return on invested capital
+29.7%
operating income after a 20.7% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-08-31 plus current 2026-08-31 plus average of 2025-08-31 and 2026-08-31 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+33.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-31 and 2026-08-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
44.20x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31
Enterprise value
$91.2B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-09-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-08-31 plus current 2026-08-31, minus cash 2026-08-31
FCF yield
+2.3%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
3.56x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 12%: four quarters to 2026-08-31 against the four to 2025-08-31
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-052025-052024-052023-05
Revenue$11.3B$10.3B$9.6B$8.8B
Gross profit$5.7B$5.2B$4.7B$4.2B
Operating income$2.6B$2.4B$2.1B$1.8B
Net income$2.0B$1.8B$1.6B$1.3B
EPS (diluted)4.914.403.793.25
Operating cash flow$2.3B$2.2B$2.1B$1.6B
Cash$289.0M$264.0M$342.0M$124.1M
Long-term debt$1.4B$2.4B$2.0B$2.5B
Buybacks$952.1M$934.8M$700.0M$398.9M
Dividends paid$701.5M$611.6M$530.9M$449.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

CTAS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CTAS ranks highest on profitability (92nd percentile) and institutional and government (87th), and lowest on insider conviction (14th), among Consumer Goods peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
92
Inputs
  • Return on equity+41.4% · 93 pct, sector of 105
  • Return on assets+20.1% · 96 pct, sector of 124
  • Return on invested capital+29.7% · 80 pct, sector of 51
  • Return on capital employed+33.2% · 97 pct, sector of 108
Financial health
57
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.47x · 39 pct, sector of 112
  • Cash flow to debt1.00x · 75 pct, sector of 96
Growth
67
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+8.9% · 67 pct, sector of 145
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
14
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.7M · 28 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
87
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter659 · 96 pct, sector of 123
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.5M · 77 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
53
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.7% · 51 pct, sector of 157
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 102
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+34.1% · 7 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CTAS filings, in plain words

Are Cintas insiders buying or selling CTAS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Cintas insiders were net sellers, a net $2.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded CTAS?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Valerie Hoyle dated 2025-09-23.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Cintas insiders were net sellers of CTAS, a net $2.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in CTAS, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Valerie Hoyle dated 2025-09-23. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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