Cintas CTAS
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$203.52 +0.44 (+0.22%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cintas (CTAS) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Cintas (CTAS) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.29 for Q2 2026, down 13.51% sequentially from 0.34 in Q1 2026, and down 1.93% YoY from 0.3 in Q2 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.29 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 1.93% year-over-year to 0.29 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.37 (up 7.12% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.37, up 7.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.29 in Q2 2026 per CTAS's latest filing, from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.51 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 0.21 in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.36 and a median of 0.34 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 77.1% in 2022, then jumped 34.18% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then dropped by 3.57% to 0.46 in 2023, then declined by 0.96% to 0.46 in 2024, then dropped by 6.37% to 0.43 in 2025, then plunged by 31.33% to 0.29 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.29, 0.34, and 0.43 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.69 Bn 81.40 Bn 1.48 Bn 0.29
2 Relx 64.97 Bn 64.80 Bn - -
3 Copart 32.09 Bn 28.74 Bn 732.88 Mn -
4 Global Payments 24.80 Bn 19.40 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.16
5 Rb Global 16.24 Bn 15.72 Bn 935.50 Mn 0.91
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 6.55
7 UL Solutions 15.20 Bn 14.77 Bn 417.00 Mn 0.32
8 Rentokil Initial 11.80 Bn 9.27 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.05 Bn 5.38 Bn 264.68 Mn 0.22
10 Unifirst 5.23 Bn 5.06 Bn 234.73 Mn 0.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.29
Feb 28, 2026 0.34
Nov 30, 2025 0.43
Aug 31, 2025 0.50
May 31, 2025 0.30
Feb 28, 2025 0.30
Nov 30, 2024 0.46
Aug 31, 2024 0.38
May 31, 2024 0.24
Feb 29, 2024 0.25
Nov 30, 2023 0.46
Aug 31, 2023 0.51
May 31, 2023 0.27
Feb 28, 2023 0.34
Nov 30, 2022 0.48
Aug 31, 2022 0.43
May 31, 2022 0.21
Feb 28, 2022 0.29
Nov 30, 2021 0.36
Aug 31, 2021 0.37