Cintas (CTAS) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)

Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 50.98% in Q1 2026, up 41.0% year-on-year from 36.15% in Q1 2025, and up 1.05% quarter-over-quarter from 50.45% in Q4 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas has disclosed Gross Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 50.98% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 50.98%, up 41.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 50.36% (up 806.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 50.04%, up 121.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 50.98% for Q1 2026 at Cintas, up from 50.45% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 89.19% in Q3 2023 to a low of 70.77% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 50.98% (2026), against an average of 54.12%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 15907 bps in 2023 and jumped 8869 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cintas' Gross Margin stood at 88.7% in 2022, then grew by 0 bps to 89.0% in 2023, then plunged by 44 bps to 49.84% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 50.45% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 50.98% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 50.98% (Q1 2026), 50.45% (Q4 2025), and 50.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 87.04%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 70.43%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 8.69%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 9.92%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 88.69%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 35.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 50.98%
Nov 30, 2025 50.45%
Aug 31, 2025 50.28%
May 31, 2025 49.71%
Feb 28, 2025 50.57%
Nov 30, 2024 49.84%
Aug 31, 2024 50.05%
May 31, 2024 17.92%
Feb 29, 2024 60.09%
Nov 30, 2023 89.00%
Aug 31, 2023 89.19%
May 31, 2023 -70.77%
Feb 28, 2023 58.54%
Nov 30, 2022 88.70%
Aug 31, 2022 58.88%
May 31, 2022 88.30%
Feb 28, 2022 88.35%
Nov 30, 2021 57.48%
Aug 31, 2021 58.92%
May 31, 2021 176.21%