Cintas (CTAS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cintas (CTAS) reported Operating Expenses of $788.6 million for Q1 2026, up 11.14% on a YoY basis from $709.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.2% sequentially from $756.8 million in Q4 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas (CTAS) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $788.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 11.14% year-over-year to $788.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $3.0 billion (up 9.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.8 billion, up 7.51% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $788.6 million in Q1 2026, from $756.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $788.6 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $490.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $654.7 million and a median of $667.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 1.55% in 2022 and advanced 19.71% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CTAS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $577.5 million in 2022, then rose by 11.14% to $641.9 million in 2023, then gained by 6.77% to $685.3 million in 2024, then rose by 10.43% to $756.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 4.2% to $788.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTAS's Operating Expenses at $788.6 million in Q1 2026, $756.8 million in Q4 2025, and $748.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 6.06 Bn
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -1.20 Bn
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 772.78 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 1.02 Bn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.69 Bn
10 Amentum Holdings 5.52 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 124.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 788.55 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 756.77 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 748.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 728.54 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 709.49 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 685.31 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 691.10 Mn
May 31, 2024 667.86 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 667.05 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 641.87 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 641.02 Mn
May 31, 2023 617.98 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 587.22 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 577.51 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 587.99 Mn
May 31, 2022 541.76 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 490.55 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 503.91 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 508.66 Mn
May 31, 2021 502.60 Mn