Cintas Cash Flow Statement
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Cintas free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Cintas generated $2.28 billion of operating cash flow and spent $395.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.88 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 16.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 7.1% from the prior year's $1.76 billion.
Cintas returned $1.65 billion to shareholders: $701.5 million in dividends and $952.1 million in share repurchases, equal to 88% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.7 times.
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Cintas cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-05-31 | FY 20252025-05-31 | FY 20242024-05-31 | FY 20232023-05-31 | FY 20222022-05-31 | FY 20212021-05-31 | FY 20202020-05-31 | FY 20192019-05-31 | FY 20182018-05-31 | FY 20172017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.00B | 1.81B | 1.57B | 1.35B | 1.24B | 1.11B | 876.04M | 884.98M | 842.59M | 480.71M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +10.36% | +15.31% | +16.59% | +9.08% | +11.23% | +26.82% | -1.01% | +5.03% | +75.28% | -30.69% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 512.85M | 494.18M | 442.38M | 409.16M | 399.70M | 387.95M | 379.05M | 360.09M | 279.42M | 196.59M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 128.08M | 128.33M | 116.99M | 103.62M | 109.31M | 112.03M | 115.44M | 139.21M | 112.83M | 88.87M |
| Change in Working Capital | -331.45M | -152.56M | -4.43M | -246.69M | -99.32M | -220.02M | -92.81M | -212.54M | -7.37M | -56.80M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.28B | 2.17B | 2.07B | 1.59B | 1.54B | 1.36B | 1.29B | 1.07B | 964.16M | 763.89M |
| Capital Expenditures | -395.11M | -408.88M | -409.47M | -331.11M | -240.67M | -143.47M | -230.29M | -276.72M | -271.70M | -273.32M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -568.43M | -623.64M | -603.33M | -381.61M | -402.63M | -137.22M | -285.40M | -235.64M | -135.70M | -2.31B |
| Dividends Paid | -701.49M | -611.63M | -530.91M | -449.92M | -375.12M | -451.33M | -267.96M | -220.76M | -175.59M | -142.43M |
| Share Repurchases | -952.10M | -934.80M | -700.03M | -398.87M | -1.53B | -554.12M | -464.52M | -1.02B | -127.32M | -20.72M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 398.09M | 0 | 0 | 1.19B | 0 | 0 | 200.00M | 0 | 1.93B |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -450.00M | -13.45M | -50.00M | -1.20B | 0 | -200.00M | 0 | -550.00M | -250.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.68B | -1.62B | -1.25B | -1.17B | -1.54B | -879.87M | -955.21M | -873.30M | -864.14M | 1.58B |
| Net Change in Cash | 25.05M | -78.04M | 217.87M | 33.68M | -403.17M | 348.24M | 48.76M | -42.08M | -30.54M | 29.91M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.88B | 1.76B | 1.66B | 1.26B | 1.30B | 1.22B | 1.06B | 791.14M | 692.46M | 490.57M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cintas's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CTAS's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?