Cintas Corporation CTAS
- Market cap
- $79.0B
- P/E
- 39.0×
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Cintas Corporation (CTAS) Return on invested capital
Cintas Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 22.8%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (22.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.22% (fiscal 2017) to 22.4% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.65% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.44%.
Return on invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 22.4% | 0.84 |
| FY2025 | 21.5% | 1.49 |
| FY2024 | 20.1% | 2.08 |
| FY2023 | 18.0% | 1.47 |
| FY2022 | 16.5% | 1.40 |
| FY2021 | 15.1% | 2.29 |
| FY2020 | 12.8% | 0.50 |
| FY2019 | 12.3% | 1.34 |
| FY2018 | 11.0% | 1.75 |
| FY2017 | 9.22% | (7.20) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | 23.6% |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation | 22.8% |
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 22.4% |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 8.06% |
| ARMK Aramark compare | 6.03% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.57% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 4.43% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| RELX RELX PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 0.65% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.44% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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