Cintas (CTAS) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.47% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.47%.
Cintas
CTAS
TTM buyback yield
1.47%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.47%
5Y share count change
-4.1%
TTM buyback spend
$1.19B
SBC coverage (TTM)
9.32x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 9.32x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $934.80M | $128.33M | $806.47M | 0.41B | -0.8% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | $700.03M | $116.99M | $583.05M | 0.41B | -0.0% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $398.87M | $103.62M | $295.24M | 0.41B | -2.0% | 0.83% |
| 2022 | $1.53B | $109.31M | $1.42B | 0.42B | -2.0% | 3.74% |
| 2021 | $554.12M | $112.03M | $442.09M | 0.43B | 0.6% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | $464.52M | $115.44M | $349.08M | 0.43B | -2.3% | 1.78% |
| 2019 | $1.02B | $139.21M | $877.09M | 0.44B | -0.3% | 4.36% |
| 2018 | $127.32M | $112.83M | $14.48M | 0.44B | 1.9% | 0.65% |
| 2017 | $20.72M | $88.87M | −$68.14M | 0.43B | -2.0% | 0.16% |
| 2016 | $780.15M | $79.29M | $700.86M | 0.44B | -6.5% | 7.75% |
| 2015 | $551.97M | $47.00M | $504.97M | 0.47B | -3.4% | 5.62% |
| 2014 | $370.60M | $29.88M | $340.72M | 0.49B | -2.3% | 4.99% |
| 2013 | $215.68M | $23.31M | $192.37M | 0.50B | -4.2% | 3.86% |
| 2012 | $392.33M | $20.31M | $372.02M | 0.52B | -11.3% | 8.44% |
| 2011 | $443.69M | $15.20M | $428.49M | 0.59B | -4.1% | 10.29% |
| 2010 | $969.00K | $15.35M | −$14.38M | 0.61B | -0.3% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | $25.85M | $11.95M | $13.89M | 0.61B | -1.6% | 0.72% |
| 2008 | $191.48M | $0.00 | $191.48M | 0.62B | -2.6% | 4.24% |
| 2007 | $198.95M | $0.00 | $198.95M | 0.64B | -5.0% | 3.28% |
| 2006 | $323.41M | $0.00 | $323.41M | 0.67B | -2.7% | 4.76% |
| 2005 | $58.20M | $0.00 | $58.20M | 0.69B | -2.1% | 0.85% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.71B | 2.8% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.69B | -0.2% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.69B | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.68B | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.68B | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.68B | 3.9% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.65B | -3.8% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.68B | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.59B | — | — |
| 1995 | $7.10M | $0.00 | $7.10M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $1.11B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Cintas buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Cintas (CTAS) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Cintas spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.19B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Cintas's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.47% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Cintas's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.47% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Cintas diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Cintas's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).