Growth Metrics

Cintas (CTAS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cintas (CTAS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.3% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.3% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.3% through Feb 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.3% in Q1 2026 for Cintas, down from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.31% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.24% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.28% across 5 years, with a median of 0.28% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 11bps in 2022 and later decreased -4bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 0.26% in 2023, then grew by 19bps to 0.31% in 2024, then grew by 2bps to 0.31% in 2025, then dropped by -4bps to 0.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CTAS at 0.3% in Q1 2026, 0.31% in Q4 2025, and 0.29% in Q3 2025.