Cintas Corporation
CTAS Industrials Specialty Business Services
Cintas Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $11.3 billion, up 8.94% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 10.9%, EPS grew 12.5%, free cash flow grew 48.7% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for ten.
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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
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Annual newest first
| 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
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 27.3% |
| 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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