Free cash flow
Cintas Free cash flow increased by 24.8% to $530.57M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.6%, from $522.10M to $530.57M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 10.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| 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 | $213.39M | $271.76M | $336.05M | $475.75M | $228.14M | $244.61M | $347.33M | $446.63M | $230.25M | $298.86M | $550.08M | $591.13M | $373.81M | $339.99M | $522.10M | $521.13M | $312.52M | $424.97M | $530.57M |
| QoQ Change | — | +27.4% | +23.7% | +41.6% | -52.0% | +7.2% | +42.0% | +28.6% | -48.4% | +29.8% | +84.1% | +7.5% | -36.8% | -9.0% | +53.6% | -0.2% | -40.0% | +36.0% | +24.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.9% | -10.0% | +3.4% | -6.1% | +0.9% | +22.2% | +58.4% | +32.4% | +62.4% | +13.8% | -5.1% | -11.8% | -16.4% | +25.0% | +1.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's free cash flow?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported free cash flow of $530.57M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's free cash flow increased by 1.6% year-over-year, from $522.10M to $530.57M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's free cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cintas's free cash flow has grown at a 10.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to $1.76B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.