Cintas CTAS Ratios & Valuation
| Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 50.4%+0.1pp | 50.2%+0.2pp | 50.1%+0.1pp | 50%+0.6pp | 49.5%+0.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 23%0.0pp | 23%+0.1pp | 22.9%+0.1pp | 22.8%0.0pp | 22.8%+0.4pp | |
| Net margin | 17.6%0.0pp | 17.6%0.0pp | 17.5%0.0pp | 17.5%0.0pp | 17.5%+0.3pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 25.8%-0.1pp | 25.9%+0.1pp | 25.8%0.0pp | 25.8%0.0pp | 25.7%+0.4pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.3%-0.3pp | 16.5%+0.4pp | 16.1%-0.9pp | 17%-0.9pp | 17.9%-0.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 41.3%-2.1pp | 43.4%+1.2pp | 42.2%+1.9pp | 40.3%0.0pp | 40.3%-1.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 19.5%+0.1pp | 19.5%-0.1pp | 19.6%+0.5pp | 19.1%0.0pp | 19.1%+0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 26.8%+0.5pp | 26.4%-0.2pp | 26.5%-0.1pp | 26.6%+0.7pp | 26%+0.9pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 12.6×-0.2× | 12.8×+0.3× | 12.4×+0.4× | 12×+0.5× | 11.6×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2×+0.3× | 1.7×-0.5× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.4× | 1.7×+0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×-0.5× | 1.9×+0.1× | 1.8×+0.3× | 1.5×+0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.1×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×+0.2× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1×-0.1× | 1.1×+0.2× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×-0.2× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| Interest coverage | 24.2×-0.3× | 24.5×+0.3× | 24.3×+0.9× | 23.3×+0.5× | 22.8×+1.0× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $80.43B+7.6% | $74.76B-11.7% | $84.64B-7.2% | $91.21B+8.9% | $83.74B-8.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $83.17B+6.9% | $77.8B-10.8% | $87.19B-6.9% | $93.61B+8.0% | $86.64B-8.1% | |
| Price / earnings | 41.5×+2.1× | 39.4×-6.3× | 45.7×-4.6× | 50.3×+3.2× | 47.1×-6.1× | |
| Price / sales | 7.3×+0.4× | 6.9×-1.1× | 8×-0.8× | 8.8×+0.6× | 8.3×-0.9× | |
| Price / book | 16.8×0.0× | 16.8×-1.0× | 17.8×-1.7× | 19.5×+1.2× | 18.2×-3.0× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 29.2×+1.4× | 27.9×-4.1× | 32×-3.1× | 35.2×+1.9× | 33.2×-4.3× | |
| EV / sales | 7.5×+0.3× | 7.2×-1.1× | 8.3×-0.8× | 9.1×+0.5× | 8.5×-0.9× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.2%-0.2pp | 2.4%+0.4pp | 2%+0.1pp | 1.9%-0.2pp | 2.2%+0.1pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.4%-0.1pp | 2.5%+0.4pp | 2.2%+0.2pp | 2%-0.1pp | 2.1%+0.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.8%0.0pp | 0.9%+0.1pp | 0.7%+0.1pp | 0.7%0.0pp | 0.7%+0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 4.6×+1.0× | 3.6×+0.1× | 3.5×+0.2× | 3.3×+0.7× | 2.6×-0.1× |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Cintas's profit margins?
- Cintas (CTAS) runs a 50.4% gross margin and a 23.0% operating margin, with a 17.6% net margin.
- Where do Cintas's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Cintas's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
