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Cintas CTAS Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.9B+8.9%
Gross profit$1.5B+11.6%
Operating income$673.0M+12.7%
Net income$511.0M+14.0%
EPS (diluted)$1.26+15.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$289.0M+9.5%
Total debt$2.7B+1.5%
Total equity$5.1B+9.7%
Total assets$10.5B+7.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$709.1M+11.5%
CapEx$96.0M-16.2%
Free cash flow$613.1M+17.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$81.89B-9.7%
Enterprise value$84.3B-9.5%
P/E40.9×-9.1×
P/S7.3×-1.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.7%+0.6pp
Operating margin23.1%+0.3pp
Net margin17.8%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity40.7%+0.4pp
Debt / equity0.5×0.0×
Current ratio1.4×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cintas’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Cintas’s 10-K, filed July 29, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 29, 2026, 3:37 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0000723254-26-000028

FAQ

What is Cintas's free cash flow margin?
Cintas (CTAS) reported free cash flow margin of 16.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Cintas's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Cintas's free cash flow margin decreased by 1.7% year-over-year, from 17% to 16.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Cintas's free cash flow margin?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Cintas's free cash flow margin has grown at a -0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.1% to 16.7%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

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