CTASCintas

$224.05+22% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 95). Price is +19% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest3.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 12% since the previous count, up from 3.0% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 85% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CTAS is trading

Cintas is +22% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 6.4 points ahead of the market.

+22%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+19%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
95

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
0.04%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$163.11 – $225.52 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$224.05
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+13%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+22%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+133%
vs 50-day average$202.62
+11%
52-week high
$224.13
52-week low
$163.11
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2.7M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+20%
2025+3.8%
2024+22%
2023+35%
2022+3.0%
2021+27%
2020+33%
2019+62%
2018+9.0%
2017+36%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+1.2%
Feb107 of 10+1.9%
Mar105 of 10−1.4%
Apr105 of 10+2.7%
May109 of 10+3.9%
Jun107 of 10+2.4%
Jul1110 of 11+9.4%
Aug118 of 11+1.5%
Sep113 of 11−1.8%
Oct116 of 11+1.7%
Nov108 of 10+5.8%
Dec105 of 10−1.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.