Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Cintas Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock decreased by 0.9% to $180.74M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.3%, from $158.14M to $180.74M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 7.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $79.51M | $79.14M | $98.81M | $98.97M | $98.20M | $97.66M | $117.36M | $117.40M | $117.50M | $117.57M | $138.27M | $137.47M | $137.60M | $138.24M | $157.33M | $158.14M | $157.92M | $157.77M | $182.34M | $180.74M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.5% | +24.9% | +0.2% | -0.8% | -0.6% | +20.2% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +17.6% | -0.6% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +13.8% | +0.5% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +15.6% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.5% | +23.4% | +18.8% | +18.6% | +19.7% | +20.4% | +17.8% | +17.1% | +17.1% | +17.6% | +13.8% | +15.0% | +14.8% | +14.1% | +15.9% | +14.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cintas's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $180.74M in Q4 2025.
- How has Cintas's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- Cintas's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $158.14M to $180.74M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cintas's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cintas's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a 7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $451.33M to $611.63M.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.