Operating Cash Flow
Cintas Operating Cash Flow increased by 17.0% to $621.47M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.1%, from $622.02M to $621.47M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 12.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $455.93M | $262.14M | $331.64M | $393.27M | $550.57M | $298.16M | $320.99M | $425.04M | $553.62M | $336.95M | $392.69M | $657.11M | $693.04M | $466.73M | $441.40M | $622.02M | $635.75M | $414.48M | $531.22M | $621.47M |
| QoQ Change | — | -42.5% | +26.5% | +18.6% | +40.0% | -45.8% | +7.7% | +32.4% | +30.3% | -39.1% | +16.5% | +67.3% | +5.5% | -32.7% | -5.4% | +40.9% | +2.2% | -34.8% | +28.2% | +17.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +20.8% | +13.7% | -3.2% | +8.1% | +0.6% | +13.0% | +22.3% | +54.6% | +25.2% | +38.5% | +12.4% | -5.3% | -8.3% | -11.2% | +20.3% | -0.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's operating cash flow?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported operating cash flow of $621.47M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's operating cash flow decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $622.02M to $621.47M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cintas's operating cash flow has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.36B to $2.17B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.