Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cintas (CTAS) reported FCF Margin of 18.67% for Q1 2026, down 128.0% on a YoY basis from 66.69% in Q1 2025, and up 23.03% sequentially from 15.18% in Q4 2025.

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

Cintas (CTAS) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 18.67% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 128.0% year-over-year to 18.67%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 16.27% (down 159.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.99%, down 30.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin grew to 18.67% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 16.39% and a median of 15.86% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 389 bps in 2023 and jumped 700 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CTAS's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.25% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 12.57% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 13.4% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 15.18% in 2025, then gained by 23 bps to 18.67% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTAS's FCF Margin at 18.67% in Q1 2026, 15.18% in Q4 2025, and 11.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - 31.67%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 40.69%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 13.98%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 23.48%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 6.09%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 6.33%

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%