What is Cintas's share buybacks?

Cintas (CTAS) reported share buybacks of $31.56M in Q4 2025.

How has Cintas's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Cintas's share buybacks increased by 18.6% year-over-year, from $26.61M to $31.56M.

What is the long-term trend for Cintas's share buybacks?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cintas's share buybacks has grown at a -15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $934.8M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Cintas CTAS Share Buybacks

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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$71.1B-19.1%

Enterprise value$73.84B-18.2%

P/E36.7×-11.8×

P/S6.5×-2.0×

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Cintas (CTAS) reported share buybacks of $31.56M in Q4 2025.
How has Cintas's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Cintas's share buybacks increased by 18.6% year-over-year, from $26.61M to $31.56M.
What is the long-term trend for Cintas's share buybacks?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cintas's share buybacks has grown at a -15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $934.8M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.