Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity,

Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

Cintas' common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTAS." The following table provides the high and low sales prices of shares of Cintas' common stock by quarter during the last two fiscal years:

Holders

At May 31, 2017, there were approximately 2,000 shareholders on record of Cintas' common stock. Cintas believes that this represents approximately 62,000 beneficial owners.

Dividends

Dividends on Cintas' outstanding common stock have been paid annually and amounted to $1.33 per share, $1.05 per share and $1.70 per share in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The fiscal 2015 dividend was comprised of an annual cash dividend of $0.85 per share, and an additional $0.85 per share special dividend related to the cash proceeds received from the Shred-it Transaction.

Stock Performance Graph

The following graph summarizes the cumulative return on $100 invested in Cintas' common stock, the S&P 500 Stock Index, 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 groups 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. Prior to fiscal 2017, Cintas compared its common stock returns to the following publicly traded companies: G & K Services, Inc., UniFirst Corporation, ABM Industries and Iron Mountain, Inc. (Old Peer Group). In fiscal 2016, Cintas completed the sale of the businesses within the former Document Management Services operating segment. As a result, Cintas made the change to a new peer group (New Peer Group). The companies included in the New Peer Group are UniFirst Corporation, ABM Industries and Rollins, Inc. Rollins, Inc. was added to the New Peer Group because it is a route based provider of products and services with similar characteristics as Cintas.

Total shareholder return was based on the increase in the price of the common stock and assumed reinvestment of all dividends. Further, total return was weighted according to market capitalization of each company. The companies in the Peer Groups are not the same as those considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Total Shareholder Returns

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

(1) The Old Peer Group previously included G&K Services, Inc. but has been excluded from the Old Peer Group herein due to our acquisition of G&K Services, Inc. during fiscal 2017.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchases

(1) On August 6, 2016, Cintas announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $500.0 million share buyback program, which does not have an expiration date.

(2) During March 2017, Cintas acquired 937 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $126.20 per share for a total purchase price of $0.1 million.

(3) During April 2017, Cintas acquired 689 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $125.11 per share for a total purchase price of less than $0.1 million.

(4) During May 2017, Cintas acquired 3,704 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee payroll taxes due on restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $124.75 per share for a total purchase price of $0.5 million.