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Cintas key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Cintas had return on equity of 40.7% and a net margin of 17.8%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010May 20102011May 20112012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017May 20172018May 20182019May 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin6.1%6.5%7.3%7.4%8.9%9.9%14.5%9.0%13.0%12.8%12.4%15.6%15.7%15.3%16.4%17.5%17.8%17.8%
Return on equity8.5%10.2%13.4%14.5%17.0%20.9%36.7%23.2%30.6%28.5%28.1%32.1%35.3%37.6%38.4%40.3%40.7%39.8%
Return on assets5.4%5.9%7.0%7.4%8.5%10.0%16.7%8.8%12.0%12.1%11.6%14.0%15.1%16.1%17.7%19.1%19.7%19.5%
Effective tax rate37.3%37.1%36.8%36.8%37.1%37.2%36.4%33.5%6.8%19.9%17.2%13.7%17.5%20.4%20.4%20.0%20.2%20.7%
SG&A as % of revenue30.6%30.7%29.2%28.0%27.4%27.7%27.8%28.7%29.6%28.7%29.2%27.1%26.0%26.9%27.3%27.2%27.4%27.4%
Dividends ÷ net income34.3%29.1%23.8%25.3%24.9%46.9%16.6%29.6%20.8%24.9%30.6%40.6%30.4%33.4%33.8%33.7%35.1%35.2%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

3 of 6 checks passed · August 31, 2026
What it owns · $10.7bn
Short-term assets $3.9bnLonger-term assets $6.7bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $7.9bn
Short-term liabilities $2.7bnShareholders' equity $5.2bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.9bn of assets due within a year against $2.7bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $244m of cash against $2.4bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 47% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 41% to 47% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $2.4bn of operating cash flow against $2.4bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $2.7bn against $107m of interest.

From Cintas's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

82 /100

Strong moat

How hard Cintas's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 15.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 14 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 44.6%, moving by 3.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 16 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 19.9%; its worst year was 14.4%.

  • Cash conversion 18 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 16.0% of revenue.

  • Discipline 18 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 4.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.4% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (86 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Cintas's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cintas.