Cintas (CTAS) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put FCF Payout Ratio at 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 12.14% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.38 (up 15.91% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.35, up 8.78%.
Cintas has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 12 years, most recently at 0.34 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio reached 0.34 in Q1 2026 per CTAS's latest filing, down from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.51 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q2 2022.
- Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.34 (2026), compared with a mean of 0.36.
- The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio plummeted 77.1% in 2022 before it surged 34.18% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then decreased by 3.57% to 0.46 in 2023, then fell by 0.96% to 0.46 in 2024, then decreased by 6.37% to 0.43 in 2025, then decreased by 20.61% to 0.34 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for CTAS at 0.34 in Q1 2026, 0.43 in Q4 2025, and 0.5 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (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 | 0.34 |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | - |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 0.13 |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.12 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 0.05 |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 0.82 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 1.29 |
| May 31, 2020 | 0.00 |
| May 31, 2019 | 0.00 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 0.92 |
| May 31, 2017 | 0.00 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 1.80 |