Cintas (CTAS) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Cintas (CTAS) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $827.24 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 10.5% from $748.7 million a year earlier and up 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cintas (CTAS) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cintas' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.16 billion as of Aug 31, 2026, up 10.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $3.09 billion, up 9.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.81 billion in FY2025 (+7.5%), $2.62 billion in FY2024 (+10.4%), $2.37 billion in FY2023 (+15.9%) and $2.04 billion in FY2022 (+6.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Selling, General & Administrative ran from 1.6% in fiscal Q3 2022 to 19.7% in fiscal Q3 2023.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $792.12 million (Q4 2026), $788.55 million (Q3 2026) and $756.77 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 166.50 Bn | 126.90 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.53 Bn | 88.62 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 827.24 Mn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.72 Bn | 32.24 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 402.34 Mn |
| 4 | APi | 17.05 Bn | 14.09 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 528.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.64 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 326.77 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.83 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 267.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gartner | 14.54 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 764.59 Mn |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.86 Bn | 11.87 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 78.63 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.50 Bn | 5.01 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 9.47 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 243.21 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 827.24 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 792.12 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 788.55 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 756.77 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 748.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 728.54 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 709.49 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 685.31 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 691.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 667.86 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 667.05 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 641.87 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 641.02 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 617.98 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 587.22 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 577.51 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 587.99 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 541.76 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 490.55 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 503.91 Mn |
API Access
Cintas Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();