Growth Metrics

Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 18.67% for Q1 2026, down 128.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 16.27% (down 159.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 16.99%, down 30.0%.

Cintas has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 18.67% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin reached 18.67% in Q1 2026 per CTAS's latest filing, up from 15.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 23.47% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 9.83% in Q3 2023.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 15.86% (2023), compared with a mean of 16.39%.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin crashed -389bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 700bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 11.25% in 2022, then grew by 12bps to 12.57% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 13.4% in 2024, then rose by 13bps to 15.18% in 2025, then increased by 23bps to 18.67% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for CTAS 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 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 5.16%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 19.79%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 13.98%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 6.09%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 6.33%
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 Bn 350.90 Mn 21.09%

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%
Feb 28, 2021 16.27%
Nov 30, 2020 13.31%
Aug 31, 2020 16.11%
May 31, 2020 19.51%
Feb 29, 2020 16.57%
Nov 30, 2019 12.64%
Aug 31, 2019 11.71%
May 31, 2019 18.30%
Feb 28, 2019 15.21%
Nov 30, 2018 6.31%
Aug 31, 2018 5.80%
May 31, 2018 13.63%
Feb 28, 2018 13.74%
Nov 30, 2017 3.40%
Aug 31, 2017 11.90%
May 31, 2017 14.73%
Feb 28, 2017 9.45%
Nov 30, 2016 5.31%
Aug 31, 2016 6.24%
May 31, 2016 8.11%