Investing
CapEx
Cintas CapEx decreased by 14.5% to $90.90M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.0%, from $99.92M to $90.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 29.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $43.06M | $48.75M | $59.88M | $57.22M | $74.82M | $70.02M | $76.39M | $77.71M | $106.99M | $106.70M | $93.83M | $107.03M | $101.91M | $92.92M | $101.42M | $99.92M | $114.62M | $101.96M | $106.25M | $90.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.2% | +22.8% | -4.4% | +30.8% | -6.4% | +9.1% | +1.7% | +37.7% | -0.3% | -12.1% | +14.1% | -4.8% | -8.8% | +9.1% | -1.5% | +14.7% | -11.1% | +4.2% | -14.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +73.8% | +43.6% | +27.6% | +35.8% | +43.0% | +52.4% | +22.8% | +37.7% | -4.7% | -12.9% | +8.1% | -6.6% | +12.5% | +9.7% | +4.8% | -9.0% |
Range$43.06M – $114.62M
CAGR+17.0%
Avg YoY Growth+21.2%
Median YoY Growth+17.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's capex?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported capex of $90.90M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's capex changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's capex decreased by 9.0% year-over-year, from $99.92M to $90.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cintas's capex has grown at a 29.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $143.47M to $408.88M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.