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

Cintas (CTAS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 12.14% on a YoY basis from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and down 20.61% sequentially from 0.43 in Q4 2025.

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

Cintas (CTAS) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.34 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 12.14% year-over-year to 0.34; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 15.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.35, up 8.78% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.34 in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.36 and a median of 0.34 in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 77.1% in 2022 and surged 34.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CTAS's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.48 in 2022, then retreated by 3.57% to 0.46 in 2023, then decreased by 0.96% to 0.46 in 2024, then retreated by 6.37% to 0.43 in 2025, then retreated by 20.61% to 0.34 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTAS's FCF Payout Ratio 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 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.34
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -0.42
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn -
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.12
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 0.39
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.16
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 0.11
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
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