CTAS Cintas margins

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Gross margin

51%

Operating margin

23.4%

EBITDA margin

27.9%

Net margin

17.8%

The Cintas shows a gross margin of 51%, an operating margin of 23.4%, an EBITDA margin of 27.9%, and a net margin of 17.8%. Gross margin drove the improvement across the available margins, increasing by 0.9 percentage points.

CTAS margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Cintas's margins averaged 49.69% gross, 22.4% operating, 27.16% EBITDA, and 17.11% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

CTAS margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by gross margin with an increase of 0.9 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.9pp

Operating margin expansion

0.5pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0.2pp

Net margin expansion

0.3pp

CTAS Gross margin

The average gross margin for Cintas was 49.69% in the last 3 years. Currently, the current gross margin for Cintas is 51%, 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. The gross margin for Cintas moved between 47.9% in Nov 2023 and 51% in Aug 2026.

CTAS Operating margin

Cintas's operating margin averaged 22.4% over the last 3 years. Currently, Cintas's current operating margin is 23.4%, which is 1 percentage point above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Cintas's operating margin peaked at 23.4% in Aug 2026 and reached a low of 20.9% in Nov 2023.

CTAS EBITDA margin

Cintas's EBITDA margin averaged 27.16% over the last 3 years. Cintas's current EBITDA margin is 27.9% and is 0.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Cintas's EBITDA margin peaked at 27.9% in Aug 2026 and reached a low of 25.6% in Nov 2023.

CTAS Net margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Cintas recorded an average net margin of 17.11%. Cintas's current net margin is 17.8% and is 0.7 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Cintas was 17.8% in Aug 2026, while the lowest was 15.6% in Nov 2023.

CTAS margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 51%, CTAS ranks higher than the Industrials sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Industrials sector average of 32.7%, Cintas's gross margin is 56% higher.

CTAS margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Cintas's gross margin?

The current gross margin for CTAS is 51% as of Aug 31, 2026.

What is Cintas's operating margin?

As of Aug 31, 2026, CTAS has an operating margin of 23.4%.

What is Cintas's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Aug 31, 2026, CTAS recorded an EBITDA margin of 27.9%.

What is Cintas's net margin?

The current net margin for CTAS is 17.8% as of Aug 31, 2026.

What are the average margins of CTAS?

Cintas's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 49.7% gross, 22.4% operating, 27.2% EBITDA, and 17.1% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of CTAS?

Over this 5-year history, CTAS peaked at 51% gross in Aug 2026, 23.4% operating in Aug 2026, 27.9% EBITDA in Aug 2026, and 17.8% net in Aug 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of CTAS?

Looking back across 5 years, CTAS reached its lowest margins at 46.2% gross in May 2022, 19.6% operating in Nov 2021, 24.9% EBITDA in Nov 2021, and 15.1% net in Feb 2023.