Cintas (CTAS) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.34 in Q1 2026, up 12.14% year-on-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and down 20.61% quarter-over-quarter from 0.43 in Q4 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 0.34 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.34, up 12.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.38 (up 15.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.35, up 8.78% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.34 for Q1 2026 at Cintas, down from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.51 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.21 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.34 (2026), against an average of 0.36.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 77.1% in 2022 and surged 34.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cintas' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then decreased by 3.57% to 0.46 in 2023, then slipped 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.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.34 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025), and 0.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.34 |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 0.33 |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 0.13 |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.12 |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 0.11 |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 0.05 |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 0.82 |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 0.20 |
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 |