Cintas (CTAS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $530.6 million in Q1 2026, up 1.92% year-on-year from $520.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.85% quarter-over-quarter from $425.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $530.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $530.6 million, up 1.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.8 billion (down 0.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.8 billion, up 5.91% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $530.6 million for Q1 2026 at Cintas, up from $425.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $579.8 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $228.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $367.4 million (2024), against an average of $397.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 59.58% in 2024 and declined 14.94% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cintas' Free Cash Flow stood at $244.6 million in 2022, then increased by 22.18% to $298.9 million in 2023, then increased by 14.88% to $343.3 million in 2024, then increased by 23.78% to $425.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 24.85% to $530.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $530.6 million (Q1 2026), $425.0 million (Q4 2025), and $312.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 503.31 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 172.60 Mn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 150.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 298.98 Mn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 220.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 83.44 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 5.09 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 530.57 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 530.57 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 424.97 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 424.97 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 312.52 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 312.52 Mn
May 31, 2025 525.69 Mn
May 31, 2025 525.69 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 520.57 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 520.57 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 343.32 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 343.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 367.44 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 367.44 Mn
May 31, 2024 579.85 Mn
May 31, 2024 579.85 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 550.08 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 550.08 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 298.86 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 298.86 Mn