Cintas Corporation CTAS
199.91
2.23
1.13%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $79.0B
- P/E
- 39.0×
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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Free cash flow margin
Cintas Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 17.6%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.97% (fiscal 2016) to 17.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 3.28% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 16.7% | (0.52) |
| FY2025 | 17.2% | (0.07) |
| FY2024 | 17.3% | 3.05 |
| FY2023 | 14.2% | (2.47) |
| FY2022 | 16.7% | (0.84) |
| FY2021 | 17.6% | 2.38 |
| FY2020 | 15.2% | 3.64 |
| FY2019 | 11.5% | 0.84 |
| FY2018 | 10.7% | 1.47 |
| FY2017 | 9.22% | 5.25 |
Against its own ten years
Low 3.97%
High 17.6%
Ten-year median
14.7%
Current reading's percentile
67
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 27.4% |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 26.7% |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation | 17.6% |
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | 13.9% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 3.57% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.35% |
| ARMK Aramark compare | 2.34% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| RELX RELX PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 3.28% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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