CTAS Cintas margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 75

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 59

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 22

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 86

Gross margin

50.7%

Operating margin

23.1%

EBITDA margin

27.7%

Net margin

17.8%

The Cintas shows a gross margin of 50.7%, an operating margin of 23.1%, an EBITDA margin of 27.7%, and a net margin of 17.8%. Gross margin improved by 0.7 percentage points, while other available margins were stable.

CTAS margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Cintas's margins averaged 49.57% gross, 22.31% operating, 27.09% EBITDA, and 17.05% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

CTAS margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin expanded by 0.7 percentage points, operating margin by 0.3 percentage points, and net margin by 0.3 percentage points, while EBITDA margin was unchanged.

Gross margin expansion

0.7pp

Operating margin expansion

0.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0pp

Net margin expansion

0.3pp

CTAS Gross margin

The average gross margin for Cintas was 49.57% in the last 3 years. Currently, the current gross margin for Cintas is 50.7%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. The gross margin for Cintas moved between 47.9% in Nov 2023 and 50.7% in May 2026.

CTAS Operating margin

Cintas's operating margin averaged 22.31% over the last 3 years. Currently, Cintas's current operating margin is 23.1%, which is 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Cintas's operating margin peaked at 23.1% in May 2026 and reached a low of 20.9% in Nov 2023.

CTAS EBITDA margin

Cintas's EBITDA margin averaged 27.09% over the last 3 years. Cintas's current EBITDA margin is 27.7% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Cintas's EBITDA margin peaked at 27.7% in May 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 17.05%. Cintas's current net margin is 17.8% and is 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Cintas was 17.8% in May 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 50.7%, 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 55% 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 50.7% as of May 31, 2026.

What is Cintas's operating margin?

As of May 31, 2026, CTAS has an operating margin of 23.1%.

What is Cintas's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending May 31, 2026, CTAS recorded an EBITDA margin of 27.7%.

What is Cintas's net margin?

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

What are the average margins of CTAS?

Cintas's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 49.6% gross, 22.3% operating, 27.1% 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 50.7% gross in May 2026, 23.1% operating in May 2026, 27.7% EBITDA in May 2026, and 17.8% net in May 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.