Cintas (CTAS) Q4 FY2026 earnings: revenue $2.9 billion, up 8.9% on the year
Cintas Corp. (CTAS) reported revenue of $2.9 billion for Q4 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 May 2026, up 8.9% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $511 million, up 14.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.26. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 29 July 2026.
Revenue
$2.9 billion
+8.9% on the year · +2.2% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
Operating margin
23.2%
22.4% a year earlier
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
Net income
$511 million
+14.0% on the year · +1.7% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$1.26
+15.6% on the year · +1.6% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.
What management said
Guidance figures: 6 new.
Fourth-quarter revenue grew 8.9%: Fourth-quarter revenue was $2.91 billion, up from $2.67 billion; organic growth, excluding acquisitions and currency effects, was 8.4%.
Operating income rose 12.7%: Operating income was $673.0 million, or 23.2% of revenue versus 22.4%. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.29, up 18.3%; diluted EPS was $1.26, up 15.6%.
Gross margin reached all-time high: Gross margin was 51.0% of revenue in the fourth quarter, up from 49.7%, and 50.7% for fiscal 2026, up from 50.0%; both are described as all-time highs.
$ million except per share. Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.
Cash flow
$ million
Q4 FY2026
Q3 FY2026
Q4 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Operating cash flow
709
621
636
+14.1%
+11.5%
Capital expenditure
96.0
90.9
115
+5.6%
-16.2%
Free cash flow
613
531
521
+15.6%
+17.7%
Free cash flow margin
21.1%
18.7%
19.5%
Cash from investing
-158
-101
-149
Cash from financing
-443
-540
-468
Depreciation and amortisation
131
129
126
+1.6%
+3.4%
Share-based compensation
31.1
34.2
30.7
-9.1%
+1.2%
Buybacks
18.9
31.6
257
-40.2%
-92.6%
Dividends paid
181
181
158
-0.1%
+14.4%
Dividend per share
n/a
$0.45
n/a
Diluted shares, weighted
404m
405m
410m
-0.1%
-1.3%
Shares outstanding at period end
400m
400m
403m
+0.0%
-0.7%
Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.
Balance sheet
$ million
Q4 FY2026
Q3 FY2026
Q4 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity
5,140
4,788
4,684
+7.3%
+9.7%
Debt
2,437
2,657
2,437
-8.3%
0.0%
Operating lease liabilities
221
207
179
+6.8%
+23.9%
Other liabilities
2,731
2,581
2,525
+5.8%
+8.2%
Total liabilities and equity
10,529
10,234
9,825
+2.9%
+7.2%
Fixed assets
1,741
1,717
1,652
+1.4%
+5.3%
Goodwill
3,544
3,499
3,400
+1.3%
+4.2%
Intangible assets
707
691
694
+2.3%
+1.8%
Cash and equivalents
289
183
264
+57.8%
+9.5%
Receivables
1,555
1,543
1,417
+0.8%
+9.7%
Inventory
446
451
447
-0.9%
-0.2%
Other assets
2,247
2,150
1,949
+4.5%
+15.3%
Total assets
10,529
10,234
9,825
+2.9%
+7.2%
Questions
What was Cintas' revenue in Q4 FY2026?
Cintas (CTAS) reported revenue of $2.9 billion for Q4 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 May 2026, up 8.9% on the same quarter a year earlier.
How much did Cintas earn in Q4 FY2026?
Net income for Q4 FY2026 was $511 million, up 14.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.26.
When did Cintas report Q4 FY2026 results?
Cintas filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 29 July 2026; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing. Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.
10-K for the period ended 31 May 2026, filed 29 July 2026: the filing.