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.
- Revenue
- +10.9%
- EPS
- +12.5%
- Free cash flow
- +48.7%
- Total debt
- +0.13%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Gross margin
Cintas Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 51.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (50.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 43.3% (fiscal 2015) to 50.7% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 31.7% and above the Industrials sector median of 30.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 50.7% | 0.63 |
| FY2025 | 50.0% | 1.21 |
| FY2024 | 48.8% | 1.49 |
| FY2023 | 47.3% | 1.10 |
| FY2022 | 46.2% | (0.34) |
| FY2021 | 46.6% | 0.94 |
| FY2020 | 45.6% | 0.25 |
| FY2019 | 45.4% | 0.48 |
| FY2018 | 44.9% | 0.20 |
| FY2017 | 44.7% | 0.89 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 51.5% | 0.59 |
| May 2026 | 51.0% | (0.03) |
| Feb 2026 | 51.0% | 0.53 |
| Nov 2025 | 50.5% | 0.17 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 87.6% |
| RELX RELX PLC compare | 60.8% |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation | 51.0% |
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | 50.7% |
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 44.7% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 36.6% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 10.3% |
| ARMK Aramark compare | 8.51% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 31.7% |
| Industrials sector median | 30.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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