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) Price to free cash flow
As of 16 October 2026, Cintas Corporation (CTAS) trades at a price to free cash flow of 42.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.0× (January 2015) to 66.5× (August 2016); the current reading is higher than 74% of that period. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 16.7× and above the Industrials sector median of 20.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 36.9× | (28.20%) |
| FY2025 | 51.4× | 23.64% |
| FY2024 | 41.5× | 8.64% |
| FY2023 | 38.2× | 22.10% |
| FY2022 | 31.3× | 5.65% |
| FY2021 | 29.6× | 22.24% |
| FY2020 | 24.2× | (18.15%) |
| FY2019 | 29.6× | 5.61% |
| FY2018 | 28.1× | 4.16% |
| FY2017 | 26.9× | (50.00%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 39.7× | 7.67% |
| May 2026 | 36.9× | (17.97%) |
| Feb 2026 | 45.0× | 8.82% |
| Nov 2025 | 41.3× | (13.95%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| RELX RELX PLC compare | n/m |
| ARMK Aramark compare | n/m |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | n/m |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 10.0× |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 15.6× |
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 20.8× |
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | 34.0× |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation | 42.0× |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 53.5× |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 16.7× |
| Industrials sector median | 20.1× |
| Market median | 14.2× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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