Cintas (CTAS) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Debt to Equity at $0.55 for Q1 2026, up 2.85% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $0.55 (up 2.85% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $0.52, down 9.74%.
Cintas has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $0.55 for Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity reached $0.55 in Q1 2026 per CTAS's latest filing, down from $0.67 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.93 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $0.51 in Q3 2025.
- Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $0.64 (2023), compared with a mean of $0.67.
- The largest annual shift saw Debt to Equity skyrocketed 30.05% in 2022 before it plummeted 34.43% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Debt to Equity stood at $0.85 in 2022, then dropped by 21.07% to $0.67 in 2023, then dropped by 7.88% to $0.62 in 2024, then increased by 7.94% to $0.67 in 2025, then fell by 16.97% to $0.55 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Debt to Equity for CTAS at $0.55 in Q1 2026, $0.67 in Q4 2025, and $0.51 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 1.01 |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.55 |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | - |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 0.27 |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.92 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 0.45 |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 1.86 |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 0.83 |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.55 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.51 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.61 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.93 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.69 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.79 |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.69 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 0.67 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 0.71 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 0.70 |
| May 31, 2020 | 0.79 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 0.82 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 0.88 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 0.94 |
| May 31, 2019 | 0.95 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | -472.95 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 0.90 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 0.76 |
| May 31, 2018 | 0.84 |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 0.94 |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 1.11 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 1.11 |
| May 31, 2017 | 1.36 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | -729.01 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | -64.26 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | -769.21 |
| May 31, 2016 | 0.70 |