Cintas (CTAS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $788.6 million in Q1 2026, up 11.14% year-on-year from $709.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter from $756.8 million in Q4 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $788.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $788.6 million, up 11.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $3.0 billion (up 9.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, up 7.51% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $788.6 million for Q1 2026 at Cintas, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $667.0 million (2024), against an average of $654.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 1.55% in 2022 and advanced 19.71% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Cintas' Operating Expenses stood at $577.5 million in 2022, then gained by 11.14% to $641.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 6.77% to $685.3 million in 2024, then gained by 10.43% to $756.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.2% to $788.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $788.6 million (Q1 2026), $756.8 million (Q4 2025), and $748.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 788.55 Mn |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 772.78 Mn |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 243.00 Mn |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.99 Bn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.69 Bn |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 124.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 237.95 Mn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 596.49 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |