Cintas Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Cintas free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, Cintas generated $572.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $107.5 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $464.8 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 15.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 48.7% from the prior year's $312.5 million.
Cintas returned $496.4 million to shareholders: $180.7 million in dividends and $315.7 million in share repurchases, equal to 107% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.6 times.
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Cintas cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q1 20272026-08-31 | Q4 20262026-05-31 | Q3 20262026-02-28 | Q2 20262025-11-30 | Q1 20262025-08-31 | Q4 20252025-05-31 | Q3 20252025-02-28 | Q2 20252024-11-30 | Q1 20252024-08-31 | Q4 20242024-05-31 | Q3 20242024-02-29 | Q2 20242023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 551.71M | 510.99M | 502.50M | 495.34M | 491.14M | 448.26M | 463.50M | 448.50M | 452.03M | 414.31M | 397.58M | 374.61M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +12.33% | +13.99% | +8.41% | +10.45% | +8.65% | +8.19% | +16.58% | +19.72% | +17.39% | +19.67% | +22.02% | +15.52% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 127.33M | 130.74M | 128.67M | 127.50M | 125.94M | 126.46M | 125.52M | 121.81M | 120.39M | 73.23M | 70.83M | 69.19M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 31.05M | 31.13M | 34.25M | 32.35M | 30.35M | 30.74M | 31.80M | 32.42M | 33.37M | 32.50M | 31.31M | 22.94M |
| Change in Working Capital | -131.67M | -7.88M | -79.74M | -51.80M | -192.03M | 39.90M | -26.57M | -60.22M | -105.66M | 94.94M | 84.95M | -45.66M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 572.33M | 709.10M | 621.47M | 531.22M | 414.48M | 640.32M | 620.50M | 444.73M | 460.36M | 681.76M | 657.11M | 392.69M |
| Capital Expenditures | -107.53M | -96.00M | -90.90M | -106.25M | -101.96M | -114.62M | -99.92M | -101.42M | -92.92M | -101.91M | -107.03M | -93.83M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -117.37M | -158.28M | -101.07M | -192.85M | -116.23M | -149.27M | -125.37M | -239.52M | -109.48M | -100.06M | -221.08M | -112.36M |
| Dividends Paid | -180.70M | -180.63M | -180.74M | -182.34M | -157.77M | -157.92M | -158.14M | -157.33M | -138.24M | -137.60M | -137.47M | -138.27M |
| Share Repurchases | -315.71M | -18.88M | -31.56M | -635.57M | -266.10M | -256.67M | -26.61M | -36.72M | -614.80M | -231.89M | -45.02M | -349.85M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | -450.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.45M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -500.17M | -443.10M | -539.96M | -275.01M | -424.00M | -473.00M | -372.11M | -182.63M | -591.27M | -368.04M | -393.66M | -283.44M |
| Net Change in Cash | -45.42M | 105.81M | -17.64M | 62.70M | -125.83M | 20.55M | 121.03M | 21.02M | -240.64M | 213.53M | 42.93M | -2.57M |
| Free Cash Flow | 464.80M | 613.11M | 530.57M | 424.97M | 312.52M | 525.69M | 520.57M | 343.32M | 367.44M | 579.85M | 550.08M | 298.86M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Cintas's cash flow statement, from Q1 2027 back to Q2 2024, 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?