CINTAS CORP (CTAS) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 50.7 % and a net margin of 17.8 %.
CINTAS CORP (CTAS) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 50.7 % and a net margin of 17.8 %. The same year shows an EBITDA margin of 27.7 % and an EBIT margin of 23.2 %. The free cash flow margin was 16.7 %. Against the previous year the gross margin moved +0.6 pp and the net margin +0.2 pp. Across the period the gross margin ranges between 41.3 % in 2013 and 50.7 % in 2026. The series covers 18 fiscal years, from 2009 to 2026. Margins are expressed as a percentage of net revenue and are derived from the same figures as the income statement, taken from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: May
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin (%) | — | 42.22 % | 42.23 % | 42.38 % | 41.29 % | 41.72 % | 43.32 % | 43.82 % | 44.71 % | 44.91 % | 45.39 % | 45.64 % | 46.58 % | 46.24 % | 47.34 % | 48.83 % | 50.04 % | 50.67 % |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 16.14 % | 16.46 % | 16.63 % | 17.89 % | 17.79 % | 18.92 % | 19.19 % | 19.48 % | 18.23 % | 18.98 % | 21.67 % | 21.76 % | 24.92 % | 25.30 % | 25.20 % | 26.32 % | 27.60 % | 27.74 % |
| EBIT margin (%) | 10.84 % | 11.02 % | 11.56 % | 13.16 % | 13.33 % | 14.37 % | 15.65 % | 16.03 % | 14.53 % | 14.67 % | 16.45 % | 16.41 % | 19.47 % | 20.21 % | 20.45 % | 21.56 % | 22.82 % | 23.18 % |
| Net margin (%) | 6.00 % | 6.08 % | 6.48 % | 7.26 % | 7.43 % | 8.93 % | 9.85 % | 14.46 % | 9.03 % | 13.01 % | 12.84 % | 12.36 % | 15.61 % | 15.73 % | 15.29 % | 16.38 % | 17.53 % | 17.75 % |
| FCF margin (%) | 9.63 % | 12.81 % | 4.15 % | 7.53 % | 8.39 % | 10.98 % | 8.30 % | 3.97 % | 9.22 % | 10.69 % | 11.48 % | 14.98 % | 17.11 % | 16.51 % | 14.24 % | 17.29 % | 16.99 % | 16.70 % |
