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
Cintas Corporation's free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $1.9B, up 5.63% from $1.8B in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 it was $2.0B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $190.5M (fiscal 2016) to $1.9B (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Free cash flow has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Cintas Corporation ranks 3rd of 41 Specialty Business Services companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1.9B | 5.63% |
| FY2025 | $1.8B | 7.35% |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | 32.18% |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | (4.36%) |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | 5.07% |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | 16.24% |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | 35.27% |
| FY2019 | $794.3M | 14.71% |
| FY2018 | $692.5M | 41.15% |
| FY2017 | $490.6M | 157.57% |
Quarterly
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $464.8M | (24.19%) |
| May 2026 | $613.1M | 15.56% |
| Feb 2026 | $530.6M | 24.85% |
| Nov 2025 | $425.0M | 35.98% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low $190.5M
High $1.9B
Ten-year median
$1.2B
Current reading's percentile
100
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| RELX RELX PLC compare | $9.6B |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | $2.1B |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation | $2.0B |
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | $1.3B |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | $474.0M |
| ARMK Aramark compare | $463.6M |
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | $436.0M |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | $361.1M |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | $89.0M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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