What is Cintas's deferred costs?

Cintas (CTAS) reported deferred costs of $296.5M in Q4 2025.

How has Cintas's deferred costs changed year-over-year?

Cintas's deferred costs increased by 9.8% year-over-year, from $270.1M to $296.5M.

What is the long-term trend for Cintas's deferred costs?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cintas's deferred costs has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $227.1M to $275.3M.

Cintas CTAS Deferred costs

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B+8.9%

Gross profit$1.4B+9.8%

Operating income$659.9M+8.2%

Net income$502.5M+8.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.24+9.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$183.2M-24.7%

Total debt$2.9B-7.1%

Total equity$4.8B+4.3%

Total assets$10.2B+6.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$621.5M+0.2%

CapEx$90.9M-9.0%

Free cash flow$530.6M+1.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$68.4B-22.5%

Enterprise value$71.14B-21.6%

P/E35.3×-13.4×

P/S6.2×-2.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.4%+0.9pp

Operating margin23%+0.2pp

Net margin17.6%0.0pp

FCF margin16.3%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity41.3%+1.0pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Current ratio2×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cintas in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CapitalizedContractCostNetNoncurrent.

The official record: Cintas’s 10-Q, filed April 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cintas's deferred costs?: Cintas (CTAS) reported deferred costs of $296.5M in Q4 2025.
How has Cintas's deferred costs changed year-over-year?: Cintas's deferred costs increased by 9.8% year-over-year, from $270.1M to $296.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Cintas's deferred costs?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cintas's deferred costs has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $227.1M to $275.3M.