SuperworthCintas shares outstanding CTAS
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2010.
- Latest quarter, to Aug 31, 2026
- 404.3M
- On a year earlier
- −1.2%
- fewer shares
Cintas had 404.3M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Aug 31, 2026.
That is 1.2% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 404.3M | −1% |
| FY2025 | 409.7M | −1% |
| FY2024 | 413.7M | +0% |
| FY2023 | 413.7M | −1% |
| FY2022 | 417.7M | −3% |
| FY2021 | 431M | +1% |
| FY2020 | 424.9M | −3% |
| FY2019 | 436.9M | −2% |
| FY2018 | 445.8M | +3% |
| FY2017 | 434.4M | +1% |
| FY2016 | 432M | −7% |
| FY2015 | 462.2M | −5% |
| FY2014 | 484.5M | −2% |
| FY2013 | 493.7M | −4% |
| FY2012 | 516.7M | −10% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 404.3M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 404.3M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 404.7M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 406.4M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 409.3M | −0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 409.7M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 410.3M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 410.7M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 410.5M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 413.7M | +0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 412.7M | −0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 413.1M | −0% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.