- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Cintas Corporation · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Latest close
178.2 EUR
4.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 11.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 13.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 16.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.
Setup score
43
out of 100
Latest Close
178.2 EUR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
4.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
16.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
17.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
4.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.74% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
4.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 16.2%.
Indicator stack
0/86
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 39.74%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
52/100
19 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 11.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 13.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 16.2% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 4.3x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.1812-week average 0.10
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 16.2% over four weeks, 17.5% over 12 weeks, and -55.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.15Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change192.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-27.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change30.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 May 2026
Field coverage 46%
Model confidence 46%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value55/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Quality53/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Momentum55/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Growth58/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 0/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
3 positive · 16 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-55.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
16 Jan
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher14 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+4.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains12
Flat weeks3
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/14Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -6.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank5 / 100
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth51.0%
Trend51.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Business Services
4-week rank3 / 7
Group average12.6%
Trend breadth28.6%
Trend28.6%active weekly trend signals
MD71.4%positive activity pressure
RS14.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis27/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 39.74%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 39.74% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 46; Small Cap Core rank 58 SVQF36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 237.0 of 369 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $59.27 Million Stock Position in Cintas Corporation $CTAS Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 178.2 EUR | 4.0% | 159.2 EUR | 341.9 EUR | 1.15 | -27.71 | 1.4K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 171.4 EUR | 0.6% | 158.6 EUR | 343.3 EUR | 0.89 | -30.30 | 247 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 170.4 EUR | 9.2% | 158.2 EUR | 344.7 EUR | 0.74 | -31.29 | 1.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 156.0 EUR | 1.7% | 157.8 EUR | 346.2 EUR | 0.45 | -38.83 | 30 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 153.3 EUR | -2.2% | 157.9 EUR | 347.7 EUR | 0.39 | -40.04 | 101 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 156.9 EUR | 6.0% | 158.2 EUR | 349.3 EUR | 0.33 | -40.15 | 278 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 147.9 EUR | -0.9% | 158.2 EUR | 350.8 EUR | 0.20 | -45.33 | 165 | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 149.2 EUR | -1.9% | 166.5 EUR | 352.4 EUR | 0.16 | -45.41 | 726 | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 152.1 EUR | 0.3% | 174.8 EUR | 354.0 EUR | 0.01 | -43.25 | 0 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 151.6 EUR | 0.0% | 182.9 EUR | 355.6 EUR | -0.03 | -45.29 | 0 | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 151.6 EUR | 0.0% | 191.1 EUR | 357.1 EUR | -0.02 | -46.16 | 0 | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 151.6 EUR | 0.0% | 199.2 EUR | 358.7 EUR | -0.05 | -46.76 | 0 | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 151.6 EUR | 2.0% | 207.4 EUR | 360.3 EUR | 0.06 | -48.96 | 109 | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 148.6 EUR | 1.7% | 215.6 EUR | 361.8 EUR | 0.13 | -49.11 | 612 | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.