Is CTAS halal?
Cintas Corporation
Halal
Cintas Corporation passed every check under AAOIFI Shariah standard No. 21: no prohibited business activity, and all three financial ratios are within limits.
Checked: 14 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
213.69
Day
+0.30%
Market cap
$82.31B
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Sector
Industrials
What the company does
Cintas rents and launders work uniforms for businesses and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, first-aid and fire-safety services. Its money comes from recurring service contracts with over a million businesses.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
No prohibited activity
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $2.43B ÷ 36-month average market cap $76.73B = 3.2%
3.2%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $289.02M ÷ 36-month average market cap $76.73B = 0.4%
0.4%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $5.11M ÷ annual revenue $11.26B (2026) = 0.1%
0.1%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2026-05-31), USD. Market cap is a 36-month average (the S&P Shariah index approach), so a one-day price move does not flip the verdict. Today's market cap: $82.31B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 17.5% of total assets (2026-05-31). AAOIFI recommends tangible assets of at least one third — this figure does not affect the verdict, and other major screeners do not apply it either.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.11% weight · #159 of 503
- Among halal stocks
- 0.12% · #109 of 1454
- Held by funds
- SPUS 0.19% · HLAL 0.17%
- Dividend
- 0.91% · purify 0.1% · net 0.91%
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 3 superinvestors · Average reported price: $170.08
- Jensen Investment Management$56.7M1.4%
- Mairs & Power Funds$4.6M0.0%
- Dodge & Cox Funds$306K0.0%
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