Cintas (CTAS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 30.25% in Q1 2026, down 35.0% year-on-year from 46.54% in Q1 2025, and down 3.56% quarter-over-quarter from 31.37% in Q4 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 30.25% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 30.25%, down 35.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 30.25% (down 35.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.05%, up 62.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 30.25% for Q1 2026 at Cintas, down from 31.37% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 31.37% in Q4 2025 to a low of 23.6% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 28.14% (2022), against an average of 27.5%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1080 bps in 2022 and sank 355 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Cintas' Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.99% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 25.88% in 2023, then rose by 19 bps to 30.8% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 31.37% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 30.25% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 30.25% (Q1 2026), 31.37% (Q4 2025), and 29.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.25% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 31.37% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 29.03% |
| May 31, 2025 | 29.23% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 30.60% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 30.80% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 29.85% |
| May 31, 2024 | 28.55% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 26.13% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 25.88% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 24.96% |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.78% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 24.60% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 24.99% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 24.73% |
| May 31, 2022 | 23.60% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 28.14% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 25.32% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 24.75% |
| May 31, 2021 | 21.79% |