Financing Cash Flow
Cintas Financing Cash Flow decreased by 96.3% to -$539.96M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 44.5%, from -$373.64M to -$539.96M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | -$590.08M | -$229.79M | -$258.70M | -$459.37M | -$226.20M | -$220.17M | -$328.23M | -$398.24M | -$202.38M | -$283.44M | -$393.66M | -$374.02M | -$592.79M | -$184.15M | -$373.64M | -$468.43M | -$424.00M | -$275.01M | -$539.96M |
| QoQ Change | — | +61.1% | -12.6% | -77.6% | +50.8% | +2.7% | -49.1% | -21.3% | +49.2% | -40.1% | -38.9% | +5.0% | -58.5% | +68.9% | -102.9% | -25.4% | +9.5% | +35.1% | -96.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +61.7% | +4.2% | -26.9% | +13.3% | +10.5% | -28.7% | -19.9% | +6.1% | -192.9% | +35.0% | +5.1% | -25.2% | +28.5% | -49.3% | -44.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's financing cash flow?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported financing cash flow of -$539.96M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's financing cash flow decreased by 44.5% year-over-year, from -$373.64M to -$539.96M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cintas's financing cash flow has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.54B to -$1.62B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.