Cintas (CTAS) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Cintas' Payout Ratio was 0.35 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 3.9% from 0.34 a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cintas (CTAS) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2014 onward, Cintas has reported Payout Ratio for 33 quarters.
- In earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio was 0.34 in FY2025 (-0.1%), 0.34 in FY2024 (+1.2%), 0.33 in FY2023 (+10.0%) and 0.30 in FY2022 (-25.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 12.7%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 41.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, CTAS's Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.35 (Q3 2026), 0.35 (Q2 2026) and 0.34 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 118.39 Bn | 78.80 Bn | 6.13 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 79.13 Bn | 78.31 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.17 Bn | 32.69 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 16.75 Bn | 13.79 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.67 Bn | 14.22 Bn | 569.95 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.35 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.11 Bn | 11.89 Bn | 417.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.73 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.12 Bn | 3.46 Bn | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 8.63 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 243.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.55 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.46 |
API Access
Cintas Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "CTAS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();