Cintas (CTAS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Cintas (CTAS) posted Cash from Operations of $572.33 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 38.1% from $414.48 million a year earlier but down 19.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cintas (CTAS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Cash from Operations at Cintas was $2.43 billion, up 14.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $2.28 billion, up 5.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations has increased for ten consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cintas' Cash from Operations was $2.17 billion in FY2025 (+4.7%), $2.07 billion in FY2024 (+30.4%), $1.59 billion in FY2023 (+3.2%) and $1.54 billion in FY2022 (+13.0%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of $298.16 million in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $709.1 million in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 7.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 54.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2026, with a decline of 10.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $709.1 million (Q4 2026), $621.47 million (Q3 2026) and $531.22 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 145.07 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 3.79 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 84.93 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 572.33 Mn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.24 Bn | 32.43 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 549.26 Mn |
| 4 | APi | 17.33 Bn | 14.36 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 83.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 15.77 Bn | 15.32 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 172.51 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.77 Bn | 13.53 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 160.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.70 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 117.19 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 13.80 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 398.29 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 8.94 Bn | 8.04 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 228.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 572.33 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 709.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 621.47 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 531.22 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 414.48 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 640.32 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 620.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 444.73 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 460.36 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 681.76 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 657.11 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 392.69 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 336.95 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 542.04 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 425.04 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 320.99 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 298.16 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 550.57 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 393.27 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 331.64 Mn |
API Access
Cintas Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "CTAS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();