CTAS (Cintas) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)

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What is Cintas Moat Score?

Cintas has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Cintas has Wide Moat: Cintas Corp benefits from strong brand strength and customer loyalty in uniform rental services. It has durable cost advantages through economies of scale and a superior distribution network. The company also enjoys significant customer switching costs due to long-term contracts, supporting its robust wide moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Cintas might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Cintas's Moat Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Cintas's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cintas's Moat Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Cintas's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cintas's Moat Score falls into.

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Cintas (NAS:CTAS) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Cintas Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

CTAS:Mexico 0HYJ:UK CIT:Germany CIT:Germany C1TA34:Brazil CTAS:Austria

Address

6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45262-5737

Website

https://www.cintas.com

Cintas has roots tracing back to 1929, during which the Farmer family cleaned and re-sold dirty rags to manufacturing plants in Ohio. The firm has grown its business organically and through acquisitions, and today Cintas acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for businesses. Cintas will design, manufacture, collect, and clean every employee uniform for a small weekly sum, taking on the upfront capital expense itself. In the same stop, Cintas can also replace soiled or depleted mats, mops, trash liners, towels, first aid, fire, and cleaning products. Businesses value an outsourcing partner like Cintas as it simplifies operations and leaves noncore tasks with high regulatory standards in the hands of professionals.

Executives

Ronald W Tysoe	director	C/O MACY'S, INC., 7 WEST SEVENTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Jim Rozakis	officer: Executive Vice President & COO	6800 CINTAS BLVD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Todd M. Schneider	director, officer: CEO and Director	P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Gerald S Adolph	director	101 PARK AVENUE, ROOM 2005, NEW YORK NY 10178
J. Michael Hansen	officer: VP & CFO	6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262-5737
Robert E. Coletti	director, officer: Assistant Secretary	P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BLVD., CINCINNATI OH 45262
Melanie W. Barstad	director	P.O. BOX 625737, MASON OH 45040
John F Barrett	director
David Brock Denton	officer: Sr VP, Secretary & Gen Counsel	P.O. BOX 625737, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Michael Lawrence Thompson	officer: Executive Vice President & CAO	6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 625737, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Joseph Scaminace	director	C/O THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO, 101 PROSPECT AVE N W, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Martin Mucci	director	911 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Thomas E Frooman	officer: VP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel
James J Johnson	director	C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY,, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
James Phillip Holloman	officer: President and COO	P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262