Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 18.67% in Q1 2026, down 128.0% year-on-year from 66.69% in Q1 2025, and up 23.03% quarter-over-quarter from 15.18% in Q4 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 18.67% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 18.67%, down 128.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 16.27% (down 159.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.99%, down 30.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 18.67% for Q1 2026 at Cintas, up from 15.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 23.47% in Q2 2024 to a low of 9.83% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 15.86% (2023), against an average of 16.39%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 389 bps in 2023 and jumped 700 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cintas' FCF Margin stood at 11.25% in 2022, then grew by 12 bps to 12.57% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 13.4% in 2024, then climbed by 13 bps to 15.18% in 2025, then advanced by 23 bps to 18.67% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 18.67% (Q1 2026), 15.18% (Q4 2025), and 11.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 40.69%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 13.98%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 19.79%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 6.09%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 6.33%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 21.09%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 0.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 18.67%
Nov 30, 2025 15.18%
Aug 31, 2025 11.50%
May 31, 2025 19.71%
Feb 28, 2025 19.95%
Nov 30, 2024 13.40%
Aug 31, 2024 14.69%
May 31, 2024 23.47%
Feb 29, 2024 22.86%
Nov 30, 2023 12.57%
Aug 31, 2023 9.83%
May 31, 2023 19.04%
Feb 28, 2023 15.86%
Nov 30, 2022 11.25%
Aug 31, 2022 10.53%
May 31, 2022 22.93%
Feb 28, 2022 17.14%
Nov 30, 2021 14.14%
Aug 31, 2021 11.25%
May 31, 2021 22.49%