Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cintas (CTAS) reported FCF Margin of 15.42% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 3.92 percentage points from 11.50% a year earlier but down 5.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cintas (CTAS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Cintas' FCF Margin came in at 17.59%, up 1.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 16.70%, down 0.29 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -0.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 16.99% in FY2025 (-0.30 pp), 17.29% in FY2024 (+3.05 pp), 14.24% in FY2023 (-2.28 pp) and 16.51% in FY2022 (-0.59 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 9.83% in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of 23.47% in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.40 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 7.00 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 21.10% (Q4 2026), 18.67% (Q3 2026) and 15.18% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 145.80 Bn | 105.08 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 19.23% |
| 2 | Cintas | 87.77 Bn | 86.85 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.42% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 34.11 Bn | 33.30 Bn | 1.07 Bn | -1.92% |
| 4 | APi | 17.34 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 2.31% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.07 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 15.40% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 15.01 Bn | 13.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 11.15% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.59 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 0.10% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.43 Bn | 8.12 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.58% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.57 Bn | 4.09 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 9.03 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 17.20% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 15.42% |
| May 31, 2026 | 21.10% |
| 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% |
Cintas FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();