Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity,
Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market and Shareholder Information
Cintas' common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTAS." At May 31, 2022, there were approximately 1,400 shareholders of record of Cintas' common stock. Cintas believes that this represents approximately 310,000 beneficial owners.
Dividends
Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the fiscal years ended May 31:
Declaration Date
(In millions except per share data)
Record
Date Payment
Date Dividend
Per Share Amount
Fiscal Year 2022
July 27, 2021 August 13, 2021 September 15, 2021 $ 0.95 $ 98.8
October 26, 2021 November 15, 2021 December 15, 2021 0.95 99.1
January 12, 2022 February 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 0.95 98.2
April 12, 2022 (2)
May 16, 2022 June 15, 2022 0.95 97.5
Total $ 3.80 $ 393.6
Fiscal Year 2021
October 27, 2020 (1)
November 6, 2020 December 4, 2020 $ 2.81 $ 297.7
October 27, 2020 November 6, 2020 December 4, 2020 0.70 74.1
January 19, 2021 February 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 0.75 79.5
April 13, 2021 (2)
May 15, 2021 June 15, 2021 0.75 79.2
Total $ 5.01 $ 530.5
(1) Beginning October 27, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a change in dividend policy from an annual dividend to quarterly dividends.
(2) The dividends declared on April 12, 2022 and April 13, 2021 were included in current accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at May 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph summarizes the cumulative return on $100 invested in Cintas' common stock, the S&P 500 Stock Index and the common stocks of a selected peer group of companies. Because our products and services are diverse, Cintas does not believe that any single published industry index is appropriate for comparing shareholder return. Therefore, the peer group used in the performance graph combines publicly traded companies in the business services industry that have similar characteristics as Cintas for each fiscal year, such as route based delivery of products and services. The companies included in the Peer Group are ABM Industries, Aramark, Rollins, Inc. and UniFirst Corporation.
Total shareholder return was based on the increase in the price of the common stock and assumed reinvestment of all dividends. Furthermore, total return was weighted according to market capitalization of each company. The companies in the Peer Group are not the same as those considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Total Shareholder Returns
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchases
Period
(In millions, except share and per share data)
Total number
of shares
purchased Average
price paid
per share Total number
of shares
purchased as part
of the publicly
announced
plan (1)
Maximum
approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under
the plan (1)
March 1 - 31, 2022 (2)
152,708 $ 375.96 126,107 $ 915.8
April 1 - 30, 2022 (3)
11,830 $ 422.81 — $ 915.8
May 1 - 31, 2022 (4)
644,213 $ 375.06 638,192 $ 676.6
Total 808,751 $ 375.93 764,299 $ 676.6
(1) On July 27, 2021, Cintas announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback program, which does not have an expiration date. From the inception of the July 27, 2021 share buyback program through May 31, 2022, Cintas has purchased a total of 2.2 million shares of Cintas common stock at an average price of $383.01 per share for a total purchase price of $823.4 million.
(2) During March 2022, Cintas acquired 26,601 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $410.14 per share for a total purchase price of $10.9 million.
(3) During April 2022, Cintas acquired 11,830 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $422.81 per share for a total purchase price of $5.0 million.
(4) During May 2022, Cintas acquired 6,021 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $389.70 per share for a total purchase price of $2.3 million.
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