How Cintas (CTAS) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Cintas (CTAS) generated $10.79B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $1.90B in net profit (17.6% margin). Its largest revenue source is Uniform Rental and Facility Services (73% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Cintas (CTAS) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Cintas (CTAS) make money?
- Cintas (CTAS) primarily makes money through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, which accounts for 73% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Cintas generated $10.79B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 17.6%.
What is Cintas (CTAS) gross profit margin?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported a gross profit margin of 50.2% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $5.42B in gross profit. This means Cintas retains 50.2% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Cintas (CTAS) operating profit margin?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported an operating profit margin of 23% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.48B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Cintas (CTAS) net profit margin?
- Cintas (CTAS) reported a net profit margin of 17.6% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.90B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Cintas (CTAS) invest in R&D?
- Cintas (CTAS) invested $30.80M in research and development in TTM through Q4 2025 (0.3% of total revenue). R&D spending reflects investment in future products, services, and technologies.
How much does Cintas (CTAS) spend on capital expenditures?
- Cintas (CTAS) spent $422.76M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (3.9% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Cintas (CTAS) free cash flow?
- Cintas (CTAS) generated $1.78B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (16.5% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Cintas (CTAS) effective tax rate?
- Cintas (CTAS) had an effective tax rate of 20.5% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.