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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |