Cintas (CTAS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Cintas (CTAS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $91,898 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 24.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $340,806 reinvested (20.6% a year), or $276,872 taking the dividends as cash, $15,182 of it paid out along the way.
CTAS became
$340,806
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
20.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$18,666
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Worst drop
-37.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CTAS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +17.8% | $2,253 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.8% | $2,584 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +22.2% | $2,308 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +34.8% | $1,929 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +3.0% | $1,603 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.5% | $1,246 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +32.7% | $1,387 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +61.7% | $945 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +9.0% | $797 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +36.3% | $648 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +28.6% | $560 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +17.4% | $394 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +34.8% | $620 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +47.9% | $295 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +19.3% | $227 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +26.7% | $217 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +11.2% | $320 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +14.8% | $168 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −29.9% | $162 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CTAS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Cintas (CTAS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $340,806 at the end of Oct 2026: 20.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CTAS turned $10,000 into $91,898 with dividends reinvested, 24.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CTAS returned 16.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CTAS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $276,872, including $15,182 of cash received; reinvesting added $63,934.
- CTAS's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (61.7%) and its worst 2008 (-29.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Cintas (CTAS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CTAS/total-return
CTAS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CTAS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $91,898 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 24.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $82,422 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CTAS's total return since Dec 2007?
3308% in total, or 20.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 2517%.
How much of CTAS's return came from dividends?
About 8% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $63,934 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CTAS's worst year?
2008, at -29.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -37.9%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.