Cintas (CTAS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cintas (CTAS) reported Operating Margin of 23.22% for Q1 2026, down 15.0% on a YoY basis from 27.32% in Q1 2025, and down 0.83% sequentially from 23.42% in Q4 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas (CTAS) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 23.22% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 15.0% year-over-year to 23.22%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 22.95% (up 18.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.82%, up 127.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 23.22% in Q1 2026, from 23.42% 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.
- A 5-year average of 21.7% and a median of 21.64% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 242 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 46 bps in 2022.
- Tracing CTAS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.46% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 21.02% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 23.09% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 23.42% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 23.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CTAS's Operating Margin at 23.22% in Q1 2026, 23.42% in Q4 2025, and 22.73% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 82.43 Bn | 82.25 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 71.81 Bn | 69.31 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Relx | 63.28 Bn | 63.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 40.35 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | 30.62% |
| 5 | Copart | 26.32 Bn | 22.97 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.09 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.79 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.26 Bn | 17.01 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.08 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 4.48% |
| 10 | Amentum Holdings | 5.52 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 31, 2021 | 19.42% |