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Cintas (CTAS)

Industrials · Facility services and uniform rental · NASDAQ

Cintas is a leading provider of corporate identity uniforms and facility services that helps over one million businesses stay clean, safe, and professional.

What Cintas does

Cintas provides a wide range of products and services that enhance its customers' image and help keep their facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. The company operates through two primary segments: Uniform Rental and Facility Services (including uniforms, mats, mops, and restroom supplies) and First Aid and Safety Services (including first aid products and workplace water services). Cintas also provides fire protection services and direct uniform sales.

Recent developments

Cintas is in the process of acquiring UniFirst Corporation for approximately $5.5 billion, with the transaction expected to close before the end of calendar 2026. The company recently raised its fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to a range of $12.15 billion to $12.27 billion and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $5.45 to $5.54.

From Cintas's filing of 2026-10-07.

Themes: corporate uniforms, facility services, first aid and safety services, workplace safety, fire protection services

Fundamentals

  • Price$201.12 as of 2026-10-08 close
  • Market cap$79.9B as of 2026-09-30 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
  • 1-year return+1.2% 2025-10-08 close $198.81 → 2026-10-08 close $201.12
  • P/E40.84 as of 2026-10-08
  • Net margin+17.8% FY2026, SEC XBRL
  • Gross margin+50.7% FY2026, SEC XBRL
  • ROE+38.9% FY2026, SEC XBRL
  • Debt / equity0.47 as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue growth (YoY)+8.9% as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.5% SEC XBRL
  • Beta0.53 as of 2026-09-03
  • Last reported earnings2026-09-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

Dividend: yield +1.1%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer.

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How CTAS compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
  • net profit margintop 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • operating margintop 10% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • gross margintop 10% 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • return on equitytop 10% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
  • indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2026

Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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Dividend coverage (FY2026)

Covered by reported results. In FY2026, CTAS's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 35%, free-cash-flow payout 37%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.

  • Earnings payout35% dividends / net income
  • Free-cash-flow payout37% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)

Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.

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How Cintas looks technically

Cintas (CTAS) is trading 6.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 44 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 12 trading days ago.

Trend

8
Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 6.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend+6.7%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $200.51$200.51
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $188.50$188.50
Swing structureeach recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes nextlower highs and lower lows
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on10 sessions
Wave structureits recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 201.45. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C.possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings)
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 44 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal44 sessions
Trend strength (14-day ADX)there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend)19.2

Momentum

3
14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)55.5
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading right at the top of its 14-day range ($191.09 to $201.45) — its "stochastic" reading is 97 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions.96.8
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive)1 session

Range

12
52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $219.16$219.16
From the 52-week highit is 8.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-8.2%
Above the 52-week lowit is 24.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+24.8%
Below the 52-week highit is 8.2% below its highest point of the past year8.2%
Since a 20-day breakoutit made a new 20-day low about 12 trading days ago12 sessions
Since a 55-day breakoutit made a new 55-day high about 51 trading days ago51 sessions
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $229.24 (set on 2025-06-06)$229.24
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($163.55 to $216.53), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 29% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $182.09 to $183.79. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.29.1%
From the all-time highit is 12.3% below its all-time high-12.3%
Nearest price levelit is trading 1.3% below a resistance level at $203.81 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2024-11-01, most recently on 2026-09-28. Since 2024-10-08 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.+1.3%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $4.52 (set on 2009-03-06)$4.52
Above the all-time lowit is 4347.1% above its all-time low+4,347%

Volatility

5
Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 80% of it)20th percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $3.76 between its high and its low — about 1.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$3.76
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $192.56 and $202.77 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$192.56 – $197.66 – $202.77
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 1.9% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price1.9%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 3.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (6.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale3.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average

Volume

1
Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average0.69×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading0.0%
Change in the consensus ratingthe analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior readingunchanged

Candlestick patterns

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Since a doji5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level5 sessions ago
Since a bearish engulfing4 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it4 sessions ago

Price gaps

3
Gap at the openit opened on 2026-10-08 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close+0.6%
Open gapit gapped 2.6% below the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 216.53 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed-2.5%
Gap filleda 3.3% gap up opened on 2026-07-16 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 48 sessions to close11 sessions ago

Price streaks

1
Closing streakit has closed higher 4 sessions in a row, a +4.2% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session4 sessions up

Relative strength

4
vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 0.3% while the market gained 1.0%)-0.7%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 7.8 percentage points (the stock gained 11.6% while the market gained 3.8%)+7.8%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 0.3 percentage points (the stock gained 17.1% while the market gained 17.5%)-0.3%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 13.8 percentage points (the stock gained 1.2% while the market gained 15.0%)-13.8%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast3 of 9
Bearish technical signals2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast2 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.1% of the share price.0.0%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $188.41 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.+6.7%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $196.60 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.+2.3%

Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $196.93 · 50 sessions in

Price levels it has turned at before

CTAS last closed at $201.12 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$203.81Resistance1.3% above the last closeturned there 8 times · 2024-11-01 to 2026-09-28
$197.19Support1.9% below the last closeturned there 9 times · 2025-01-27 to 2026-09-09
$209.21Resistance4.0% above the last closeturned there 9 times · 2025-02-19 to 2026-08-24
$191.00Support5.0% below the last closeturned there five times · 2025-03-13 to 2026-09-24
$213.99Resistance6.4% above the last closeturned there three times · 2024-10-17 to 2025-03-26
$186.52Support7.3% below the last closeturned there three times · 2025-12-01 to 2026-02-03

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.

This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $201.45.

This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.

On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $174.88 and $185.03 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.

Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $201.45.

This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingBuy (2.20 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
  • Mean price target$218.31 range $181.00 – $250.00; median $224.50

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for CTAS

  • Consensus EPS estimate$1.36 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08

Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["The company operates in highly fragmented local markets with significant competition from national, regional, and local providers.","The proposed acquisition of UniFirst Corporation is subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions, which could be delayed or prohibited."]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of CTAS's 10-Q filed 2026-04-07 against the prior one filed 2026-01-07.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Newer filing includes reference to 'nine months' period in addition to three months (Note 11 mentions 'three and nine months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025')
    • Newer filing includes foreign currency exchange rate impact disclosure: 0.3% for total revenue and 0.3% for Uniform Rental segment
    • Newer filing states Cost of other improved to 46.7% for three months ended February 28, 2026 (compared to 47.6% prior year)
    • Newer filing mentions 'a gain of $15.0 million on a sale of property and equipment' in the Selling and administrative expenses discussion
  • Removed:
    • Older filing references 'three and six months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024' and Note 10; newer filing changes period to 'three and nine months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025' and Note 11
    • Older filing states foreign currency had no disclosed impact (0% impact); newer filing discloses 0.3% impact
    • Older filing states Cost of other 'increased as a percent of revenue, increasing from 47.4% for three months ended November 30, 2024, to 47.5% for the three months ended November 30, 2025' and attributes to 'adding route capacity'; newer filing shows improvement to 46.7%
    • Older filing discusses 'investments in selling resources' as primary driver of selling and administrative expense percentage change; newer filing does not provide this explanation in the visible text
  • Reworded:
    • Revenue growth driver description changed from 'Revenue growth was positively impacted by 0.7% due to acquisitions' (older) to 'Revenue growth was positively impacted by 0.4% due to acquisitions and 0.3% due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations' (newer)
    • Uniform Rental segment acquisition impact changed from '0.5% primarily due to acquisitions' (older) to '0.1% due to acquisitions and 0.3% due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations' (newer)
    • Other revenue acquisition impact changed from '1.2% primarily due to acquisitions' (older) to '1.4% due to acquisitions and 0.1% due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations' (newer)
    • Selling and administrative expenses percentage of revenue increased from 27.0% (older, November 30, 2025) to 27.8% (newer, February 28, 2026)
  • Notes:
    • Newer filing text appears truncated at end of Selling and administrative expenses discussion; complete explanation for expense increase may not be visible
    • The two filings cover different fiscal periods (November 30, 2025 vs. February 28, 2026), making some comparisons reflect period-specific performance rather than policy/disclosure changes

AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.

  • Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 2 sells ($3M) — 2 selling insiders
  • Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($4M) — 2 selling insiders

Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-22. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

U.S. House trading disclosures

U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 8 matched disclosures for CTAS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.

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Institutional ownership (13F)

5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CTAS as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).

  • Distinct 13F filers 5
  • Reported shares held 50,774,845
  • Reported value $8,635,785,697

reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".

Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Short interest (FINRA)

CTAS had 11,215,794 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

CTAS had 2.82% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.47 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 11,215,794
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.82%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 11,653,848
  • Reported change -3.76%
  • Days to cover (reported) 6.47

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cintas (CTAS) do?

Cintas provides a wide range of products and services that enhance its customers' image and help keep their facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. The company operates through two primary segments: Uniform Rental and Facility Services (including uniforms, mats, mops, and restroom supplies) and First Aid and Safety Services (including first aid products and workplace water services). Cintas also provides fire protection services and direct uniform sales.

What sector is Cintas (CTAS) in?

Cintas (CTAS) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Facility services and uniform rental. It trades on NASDAQ.

Does CTAS pay a dividend?

Yes — Cintas (CTAS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.05% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.

Who are Cintas's (CTAS) competitors?

Notable peers of Cintas (CTAS) include UniFirst Corporation and Aramark. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CTAS?

Yes — we hold 8 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CTAS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.

Is Cintas (CTAS) overbought or oversold right now?

Cintas (CTAS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on CTAS come from?

Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.

Last updated 2026-10-08.

Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.