Cintas CTAS Ratios & Valuation
| Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 50.4%+0.9pp | 50.2%+1.2pp | 50.1%+1.2pp | 50%+1.2pp | 49.5%+1.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 23%+0.2pp | 23%+0.6pp | 22.9%+1.1pp | 22.8%+1.3pp | 22.8%+1.6pp | |
| Net margin | 17.6%0.0pp | 17.6%+0.4pp | 17.5%+0.7pp | 17.5%+1.2pp | 17.5%+1.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 25.8%+0.1pp | 25.9%+0.6pp | 25.8%+1.0pp | 25.8%+1.3pp | 25.7%+1.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.3%-1.6pp | 16.5%-2.0pp | 16.1%-2.3pp | 17%-0.3pp | 17.9%+1.8pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 41.3%+1.0pp | 43.4%+2.1pp | 42.2%+1.7pp | 40.3%+1.8pp | 40.3%+2.1pp | |
| Return on assets | 19.5%+0.4pp | 19.5%+0.6pp | 19.6%+1.2pp | 19.1%+1.3pp | 19.1%+1.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 26.8%+0.9pp | 26.4%+1.3pp | 26.5%+1.8pp | 26.6%+2.3pp | 26%+2.5pp | |
| 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×+1.0× | 12.8×+1.3× | 12.4×+1.4× | 12×+1.3× | 11.6×+1.7× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2×+0.3× | 1.7×+0.1× | 2.2×+0.7× | 2.1×+0.3× | 1.7×-0.7× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.9×+0.6× | 1.8×+0.3× | 1.5×-0.5× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.6×-0.3× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.7×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1×-0.2× | 1.1×-0.2× | 0.9×-0.4× | 0.9×-0.3× | 1.1×0.0× | |
| Interest coverage | 24.2×+1.4× | 24.5×+2.8× | 24.3×+3.3× | 23.3×+2.8× | 22.8×+3.4× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $80.43B-3.9% | $74.76B-17.9% | $84.64B+4.3% | $91.21B+32.6% | $83.74B+31.4% | |
| Enterprise value | $83.17B-4.0% | $77.8B-17.4% | $87.19B+3.4% | $93.61B+30.8% | $86.64B+30.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 41.5×-5.6× | 39.4×-13.8× | 45.7×-3.8× | 50.3×+6.6× | 47.1×+4.7× | |
| Price / sales | 7.3×-1.0× | 6.9×-2.2× | 8×-0.3× | 8.8×+1.7× | 8.3×+1.5× | |
| Price / book | 16.8×-1.4× | 16.8×-4.4× | 17.8×-2.4× | 19.5×+3.5× | 18.2×+3.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 29.2×-4.0× | 27.9×-9.6× | 32×-2.9× | 35.2×+4.7× | 33.2×+4.1× | |
| EV / sales | 7.5×-1.0× | 7.2×-2.3× | 8.3×-0.4× | 9.1×+1.6× | 8.5×+1.5× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.2%+0.1pp | 2.4%+0.4pp | 2%-0.2pp | 1.9%-0.5pp | 2.2%-0.2pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.4%+0.3pp | 2.5%+0.7pp | 2.2%+0.2pp | 2%-0.3pp | 2.1%-0.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.8%+0.1pp | 0.9%+0.3pp | 0.7%+0.1pp | 0.7%-0.1pp | 0.7%-0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 4.6×+2.1× | 3.6×+0.9× | 3.5×+0.9× | 3.3×+0.6× | 2.6×-0.1× |
Chart any of these lines over time, or line them up against competitors.
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.
