Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Cintas Stock-Based Comp increased by 5.9% to $34.25M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.7%, from $31.80M to $34.25M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 5.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $36.50M | $24.40M | $22.79M | $25.62M | $26.28M | $25.26M | $23.80M | $28.29M | $30.24M | $22.94M | $31.31M | $32.50M | $33.37M | $32.42M | $31.80M | $30.74M | $30.35M | $32.35M | $34.25M |
| QoQ Change | — | -33.2% | -6.6% | +12.4% | +2.6% | -3.9% | -5.8% | +18.9% | +6.9% | -24.1% | +36.5% | +3.8% | +2.7% | -2.8% | -1.9% | -3.3% | -1.3% | +6.6% | +5.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.0% | +3.5% | +4.4% | +10.4% | +15.1% | -9.2% | +31.6% | +14.9% | +10.3% | +41.3% | +1.6% | -5.4% | -9.0% | -0.2% | +7.7% |
Range$22.79M – $36.50M
CAGR-1.4%
Avg YoY Growth+5.9%
Median YoY Growth+4.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's stock-based comp?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported stock-based comp of $34.25M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's stock-based comp increased by 7.7% year-over-year, from $31.80M to $34.25M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cintas's stock-based comp has grown at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $109.31M to $128.33M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.