Cintas (CTAS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cintas (CTAS) posted Operating Margin of 23.17% for Q2 2026, little changed sequentially from 23.22% in Q1 2026, and up 77.0% YoY from 13.09% in Q2 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 23.17% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 77.0% year-over-year to 23.17% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 23.14% (up 32.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 23.14%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin held at 23.17% in Q2 2026 per CTAS's latest filing, from 23.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 23.42% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 19.49% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 21.78% and a median of 21.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 242 bps in 2022, down 46 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 20.46% in 2022, then gained by 3 bps to 21.02% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 23.09% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 23.42% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 23.17% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 23.17%, 23.22%, and 23.42% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 17.07% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 11.25% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 3.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |