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NASDAQ: CTAS · USD

Cintas cash flow and EPS100

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$357.373M
Cintas capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2011 Q121.19% · $48.2M21.02% · $47.824M57.73% · $131.336MUnavailable0.07% · $0.148M100% · $227.508M
FY 2011 Q226.03% · $39.934M26.71% · $40.975M46.84% · $71.871MUnavailable0.42% · $0.646M100% · $153.426M
FY 2011 Q313.35% · $54.164M17.18% · $69.718M0% · $0.007MUnavailable69.47% · $281.961M100% · $405.85M
FY 2011 Q47.85% · $40.294M2.54% · $13.035M46.85% · $240.476M0% · $0M42.76% · $219.453M100% · $513.258M
FY 2012 Q114.4% · $44.421M0.28% · $0.87M85.17% · $262.639M0% · $0M0.14% · $0.444M100% · $308.374M
FY 2012 Q271.4% · $35.411M27.59% · $13.681M0.09% · $0.043MUnavailable0.93% · $0.459M100% · $49.594M
FY 2012 Q385.08% · $37.884M14.22% · $6.331M0% · $0MUnavailable0.7% · $0.313M100% · $44.528M
FY 2012 Q424.37% · $43.086M2.25% · $3.982M73.32% · $129.646M0% · $0M0.06% · $0.107M100% · $176.821M
FY 2013 Q113.45% · $47.438M0.6% · $2.13M22.1% · $77.953MUnavailable63.84% · $225.154M100% · $352.675M
FY 2013 Q228.04% · $51.624M27.76% · $51.113M44.11% · $81.222MUnavailable0.09% · $0.158M100% · $184.117M
FY 2013 Q357.21% · $52.737M12.35% · $11.382M30.27% · $27.901MUnavailable0.17% · $0.16M100% · $92.18M
FY 2013 Q457.14% · $44.687M6.07% · $4.745M36.58% · $28.605M0% · $0M0.21% · $0.164M100% · $78.201M
FY 2014 Q121.19% · $37.462M18.22% · $32.216M60.5% · $106.977MUnavailable0.09% · $0.167M100% · $176.822M
FY 2014 Q237.62% · $39.323M0.29% · $0.298M54.75% · $57.223MUnavailable7.34% · $7.67M100% · $104.514M
FY 2014 Q397.65% · $36.83M1.2% · $0.451M0.69% · $0.262MUnavailable0.46% · $0.173M100% · $37.716M
FY 2014 Q413.39% · $31.965M0.2% · $0.476M86.34% · $206.137M0% · $0.006M0.07% · $0.177M100% · $238.761M
FY 2015 Q151.55% · $68.05M1.76% · $2.328M46.55% · $61.439MUnavailable0.14% · $0.18M100% · $131.997M
FY 2015 Q293.74% · $44.975M1.43% · $0.687M4.45% · $2.134MUnavailable0.38% · $0.184M100% · $47.98M
FY 2015 Q316.03% · $50.015M3.46% · $10.783M80.48% · $251.075MUnavailable0.03% · $0.092M100% · $311.965M
FY 2015 Q418.61% · $54.68M0.58% · $1.697M80.79% · $237.322MUnavailable0.02% · $0.062M100% · $293.761M
FY 2016 Q115.44% · $62.631M29.93% · $121.434M54.62% · $221.598MUnavailable0% · $0.016M100% · $405.679M
FY 2016 Q224.67% · $59.186MUnavailable75.33% · $180.695MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $239.881M
FY 2016 Q339.61% · $85.685M14.1% · $30.494M46.29% · $100.146MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $216.325M
FY 2016 Q419.37% · $67.883M1.38% · $4.848M79.25% · $277.712M0% · $0M0% · $0M100% · $350.443M
FY 2017 Q115.69% · $78.58M2.19% · $10.991M3.77% · $18.87M28.44% · $142.444M49.91% · $250M100% · $500.885M
FY 2017 Q291.47% · $76.593M8.1% · $6.787M0.43% · $0.36MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $83.74M
FY 2017 Q395.95% · $63.448M2.8% · $1.852M1.25% · $0.824MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $66.124M
FY 2017 Q42.56% · $54.696M97.41% · $2,082.741M0.03% · $0.67MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,138.107M
FY 2018 Q111.94% · $62.517M0.06% · $0.302M6.69% · $35.04M33.54% · $175.589M47.76% · $250M100% · $523.448M
FY 2018 Q297.96% · $69.949M1.12% · $0.797M0.92% · $0.657MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $71.403M
FY 2018 Q316.9% · $63.574M2.98% · $11.199M0.36% · $1.353MUnavailable79.76% · $300M100% · $376.126M
FY 2018 Q443.74% · $75.659M4.07% · $7.048M52.19% · $90.269M0% · $0M0% · $0M100% · $172.976M
FY 2019 Q130.49% · $64.528M3.6% · $7.613M65.91% · $139.468MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $211.609M
FY 2019 Q216.54% · $73.086MUnavailable83.46% · $368.661MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $441.747M
FY 2019 Q341.02% · $70.191M0.48% · $0.823M58.5% · $100.095MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $171.109M
FY 2019 Q414.37% · $68.914M0.5% · $2.41M85.12% · $408.076M0% · $0.004M0% · $0M100% · $479.404M
FY 2020 Q119.89% · $64.743M1.2% · $3.896M78.91% · $256.83MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $325.469M
FY 2020 Q293.04% · $61.424M4.07% · $2.686M2.89% · $1.911MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $66.021M
FY 2020 Q359.04% · $63.212M38.54% · $41.268M2.42% · $2.586MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $107.066M
FY 2020 Q416.37% · $40.91M2.35% · $5.87M81.29% · $203.191MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $249.971M
FY 2021 Q130.31% · $30.876M1.95% · $1.984M67.74% · $69.011M0% · $0M0% · $0M100% · $101.871M
FY 2021 Q278.54% · $26.783M14.51% · $4.948M6.95% · $2.371M0% · $0M0% · $0M100% · $34.102M
FY 2021 Q38.58% · $42.751M0.13% · $0.638M16.68% · $83.108M74.62% · $371.818M0% · $0M100% · $498.315M
FY 2021 Q48.21% · $43.06M0.47% · $2.468M76.17% · $399.631M15.15% · $79.509M0% · $0M100% · $524.668M
FY 2022 Q14.54% · $48.748M3.33% · $35.725M61.45% · $659.235M7.38% · $79.135M23.3% · $250M100% · $1,072.843M
FY 2022 Q234.39% · $59.881M5.71% · $9.945M3.15% · $5.491M56.75% · $98.814M0% · $0M100% · $174.131M
FY 2022 Q36.99% · $57.222M12.85% · $105.174M68.07% · $557.115M12.09% · $98.973M0% · $0M100% · $818.484M
FY 2022 Q45.19% · $74.821M0.93% · $13.384M21.11% · $304.032M6.82% · $98.197M65.95% · $950M100% · $1,440.434M
FY 2023 Q114.14% · $70.016M1.43% · $7.06M64.71% · $320.334M19.73% · $97.655M0% · $0M100% · $495.065M
FY 2023 Q233.14% · $76.388M3.64% · $8.397M12.3% · $28.348M50.92% · $117.362M0% · $0M100% · $230.495M
FY 2023 Q333.09% · $77.712M7.46% · $17.526M9.47% · $22.235M49.99% · $117.404M0% · $0M100% · $234.877M
FY 2023 Q433.88% · $106.993M4.23% · $13.374M8.85% · $27.948M37.2% · $117.496M15.83% · $50M100% · $315.811M
FY 2024 Q129.38% · $106.697M15.32% · $55.651M20.18% · $73.276M32.37% · $117.565M2.75% · $10M100% · $363.189M
FY 2024 Q215.54% · $93.83M3.04% · $18.346M57.95% · $349.852M22.9% · $138.274M0.57% · $3.45M100% · $603.752M
FY 2024 Q326.72% · $107.031M27.72% · $111.031M11.24% · $45.018M34.32% · $137.471M0% · $0M100% · $400.551M
FY 2024 Q421.54% · $101.911M0.38% · $1.809M49% · $231.887M29.08% · $137.599M0% · $0M100% · $473.206M
FY 2025 Q110.86% · $92.921M1.1% · $9.436M71.87% · $614.802M16.16% · $138.237M0% · $0M100% · $855.396M
FY 2025 Q223% · $101.416M32.99% · $145.448M8.33% · $36.716M35.68% · $157.327M0% · $0M100% · $440.907M
FY 2025 Q330.41% · $99.923M13.37% · $43.924M8.1% · $26.611M48.13% · $158.139M0% · $0M100% · $328.597M
FY 2025 Q411.31% · $114.624M3.36% · $34.091M25.33% · $256.671M15.58% · $157.924M44.41% · $450M100% · $1,013.31M
FY 2026 Q119.11% · $101.957M1.43% · $7.602M49.88% · $266.097M29.58% · $157.766MUnavailable100% · $533.422M
FY 2026 Q210.52% · $106.252M8.48% · $85.634M62.94% · $635.57M18.06% · $182.343MUnavailable100% · $1,009.799M
FY 2026 Q329.07% · $90.898M3.02% · $9.449M10.09% · $31.56M57.81% · $180.741MUnavailable100% · $312.648M
FY 2026 Q426.86% · $95.998M17.31% · $61.863M5.28% · $18.877M50.55% · $180.635MUnavailable100% · $357.373M
Aug 31, 2010 through May 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$709.104M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$95.998M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$613.106M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$31.126M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

5.08%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

4.39%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

—

Quarterly data

Cintas cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q4May 31, 2026709.196613.1131.135.08%4.39%——
FY 2026 Q3Feb 28, 2026621.4790.9530.5734.256.46%5.51%—$1.24
FY 2026 Q2Nov 30, 2025531.22106.25424.9732.357.61%6.09%—$1.21
FY 2026 Q1Aug 31, 2025414.48101.96312.5230.359.71%7.32%—$1.2
FY 2025 Q4May 31, 2025635.75114.62521.1330.745.9%4.84%——
FY 2025 Q3Feb 28, 2025622.0299.92522.131.86.09%5.11%—$1.13
FY 2025 Q2Nov 30, 2024441.4101.42339.9932.429.53%7.34%—$1.09
FY 2025 Q1Aug 31, 2024466.7392.92373.8133.378.93%7.15%—$1.1
FY 2024 Q4May 31, 2024693.04101.91591.1332.55.5%4.69%——
FY 2024 Q3Feb 29, 2024657.11107.03550.0831.315.69%4.76%—$0.96
FY 2024 Q2Nov 30, 2023392.6993.83298.8622.947.68%5.84%—$0.9
FY 2024 Q1Aug 31, 2023336.95106.7230.2530.2413.13%8.98%—$0.93
FY 2023 Q4May 31, 2023553.62106.99446.6328.296.33%5.11%——
FY 2023 Q3Feb 28, 2023425.0477.71347.3323.86.85%5.6%—$0.79
FY 2023 Q2Nov 30, 2022320.9976.39244.6125.2610.32%7.87%—$0.78
FY 2023 Q1Aug 31, 2022298.1670.02228.1426.2811.52%8.81%—$0.85
FY 2022 Q4May 31, 2022550.5774.82475.7525.625.39%4.65%——
FY 2022 Q3Feb 28, 2022393.2757.22336.0522.796.78%5.8%—$0.74
FY 2022 Q2Nov 30, 2021331.6459.88271.7624.48.98%7.36%—$0.69
FY 2022 Q1Aug 31, 2021262.1448.75213.3936.517.1%13.92%—$0.78
FY 2021 Q4May 31, 2021455.9343.06412.8728.616.93%6.28%——
FY 2021 Q3Feb 28, 2021331.8542.75289.125.828.93%7.78%—$0.59
FY 2021 Q2Nov 30, 2020260.6726.78233.8928.5512.21%10.95%—$0.66
FY 2021 Q1Aug 31, 2020312.2930.88281.4229.0610.32%9.3%—$0.7
FY 2020 Q4May 31, 2020356.9340.91316.0219.016.01%5.33%——
FY 2020 Q3Feb 29, 2020363.263.21299.9927.039.01%7.44%—$0.54
FY 2020 Q2Nov 30, 2019294.4561.42233.032912.45%9.85%—$0.57
FY 2020 Q1Aug 31, 2019276.964.74212.1640.419.04%14.59%—$0.58
FY 2019 Q4May 31, 2019397.1568.91328.2333.6610.25%8.47%——
FY 2019 Q3Feb 28, 2019326.1570.19255.9630.7712.02%9.43%—$0.46
FY 2019 Q2Nov 30, 2018181.5873.09108.528.6126.37%15.76%—$0.55
FY 2019 Q1Aug 31, 2018162.9964.5398.4646.1746.9%28.33%—$0.47
FY 2018 Q4May 31, 2018303.375.66227.6426.7911.77%8.83%——
FY 2018 Q3Feb 28, 2018281.8663.57218.2830.8414.13%10.94%—$0.68
FY 2018 Q2Nov 30, 2017124.6469.9554.6926.5748.59%21.32%—$0.31
FY 2018 Q1Aug 31, 2017254.3762.52191.8528.6314.92%11.26%—$0.49
FY 2017 Q4May 31, 2017280.1354.7225.4325.2911.22%9.03%——
FY 2017 Q3Feb 28, 2017182.0463.45118.592420.23%13.18%—$0.27
FY 2017 Q2Nov 30, 2016144.1376.5967.5418.827.84%13.05%—$0.32
FY 2017 Q1Aug 31, 2016157.5978.5879.0120.7826.3%13.19%—$0.32
FY 2016 Q4May 31, 2016168.6967.88100.8122.1221.95%13.12%——
FY 2016 Q3Feb 29, 201632.1285.69-53.5716.93—52.71%—$0.26
FY 2016 Q2Nov 30, 2015121.9559.1962.7716.3226.01%13.39%—$0.77
FY 2016 Q1Aug 31, 2015143.0862.6380.4523.9229.73%16.72%—$0.22
FY 2015 Q4May 31, 2015202.6354.68147.9510.997.43%5.42%——
FY 2015 Q3Feb 28, 201585.0750.0235.0611.2332.04%13.2%—$0.2
FY 2015 Q2Nov 30, 2014144.3744.9899.412.5112.58%8.66%—$0.25
FY 2015 Q1Aug 31, 2014148.268.0580.1512.2815.32%8.29%—$0.23
FY 2014 Q4May 31, 2014222.231.97190.237.634.01%3.43%—$0.26
FY 2014 Q3Feb 28, 2014163.4936.83126.667.626.02%4.66%—$0.17
FY 2014 Q2Nov 30, 2013139.7239.32100.47.647.61%5.47%—$0.18
FY 2014 Q1Aug 31, 201382.5637.4645.16.9815.49%8.46%—$0.16
FY 2013 Q4May 31, 2013184.4144.69139.726.654.76%3.61%—$0.17
FY 2013 Q3Feb 28, 2013141.0852.7488.345.586.31%3.95%—$0.15
FY 2013 Q2Nov 30, 2012132.451.6280.775.646.98%4.26%—$0.16
FY 2013 Q1Aug 31, 201294.8747.4447.435.4511.49%5.74%—$0.15
FY 2012 Q4May 31, 2012162.1543.09119.065.294.44%3.26%—$0.15
FY 2012 Q3Feb 29, 2012131.7637.8893.875.275.61%4%—$0.15
FY 2012 Q2Nov 30, 2011119.435.4183.995.236.23%4.38%—$0.14
FY 2012 Q1Aug 31, 201156.5644.4212.144.5237.25%7.99%—$0.13
FY 2011 Q4May 31, 2011132.9340.2992.645.395.82%4.05%—$0.12
FY 2011 Q3Feb 28, 201198.7354.1644.564.019.01%4.07%—$0.1
FY 2011 Q2Nov 30, 201073.9339.93342.758.1%3.72%—$0.1
FY 2011 Q1Aug 31, 201035.348.2-12.93.05—8.63%—$0.1
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · CTAS, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.