Cintas CTAS
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 10:18 AM EDT

Cintas (CTAS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 23.17% in Q2 2026, up 77.0% year-over-year from 13.09% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 23.22% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Cintas has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 23.17% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 77.0% year-over-year to 23.17%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 23.14% (up 32.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 23.14%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 23.17% for Q2 2026 at Cintas, roughly flat from 23.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 23.42% in Q4 2025 to a low of 19.49% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 21.78%, with a median of 21.9% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 242 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 46 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 20.46% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 21.02% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 23.09% in 2024, then rose by 1 bps to 23.42% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 23.17% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 23.17% in Q2 2026, 23.22% in Q1 2026, and 23.42% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 80.41 Bn 80.12 Bn 1.48 Bn 23.17%
2 Iron Mountain 34.12 Bn 33.92 Bn 1.07 Bn 18.41%
3 Rollins 16.81 Bn 16.70 Bn 569.95 Mn 18.67%
4 APi 16.56 Bn 15.71 Bn 703.00 Mn 7.76%
5 Aramark 14.99 Bn 14.49 Bn 430.34 Mn 4.26%
6 FirstService 6.24 Bn 6.07 Bn 480.66 Mn 6.88%
7 Unifirst 4.95 Bn 4.78 Bn 234.73 Mn 3.63%
8 Geo 4.08 Bn 3.83 Bn - 13.89%
9 CoreCivic 3.39 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
10 Abm Industries 2.93 Bn 2.82 Bn 286.10 Mn 3.95%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 23.17%
Feb 28, 2026 23.22%
Nov 30, 2025 23.42%
Aug 31, 2025 22.73%
May 31, 2025 22.40%
Feb 28, 2025 23.37%
Nov 30, 2024 23.09%
Aug 31, 2024 22.43%
May 31, 2024 22.16%
Feb 29, 2024 21.64%
Nov 30, 2023 21.02%
Aug 31, 2023 21.37%
May 31, 2023 20.61%
Feb 28, 2023 20.40%
Nov 30, 2022 20.46%
Aug 31, 2022 20.32%
May 31, 2022 19.49%
Feb 28, 2022 20.79%
Nov 30, 2021 19.83%
Aug 31, 2021 20.78%