Cintas Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of May 2026: 1.39x

Cintas Corporation cash flow quality index. Cintas Corporation (CTAS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.39x as of May 2026. Operating cash flow of $709.10 Million exceeds net income of $510.99 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Cintas Corporation financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.39x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$709.10 Million
USD

Net Income

$510.99 Million
USD

Data as of

May 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Cintas Corporation (1990–2026)

Cash flow quality index of Cintas Corporation from 1990 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Cintas Corporation across 37 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Cintas Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cintas Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2026)

Cintas Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Cintas Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CTAS operating cash flow.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2026 1.14x $2.28 Billion $2.00 Billion ▼ -4.8%
2025 1.20x $2.17 Billion $1.81 Billion ▼ -9.7%
2024 1.32x $2.08 Billion $1.57 Billion ▲ +11.6%
2023 1.19x $1.60 Billion $1.35 Billion ▼ -4.7%
2022 1.24x $1.54 Billion $1.24 Billion ▲ +1.6%
2021 1.22x $1.36 Billion $1.11 Billion ▼ -16.9%
2020 1.47x $1.29 Billion $876.04 Million ▲ +22.2%
2019 1.21x $1.07 Billion $884.98 Million ▲ +5.4%
2018 1.14x $964.16 Million $842.59 Million ▼ -28.0%
2017 1.59x $763.89 Million $480.71 Million ▲ +136.6%
2016 0.67x $465.85 Million $693.52 Million ▼ -50.2%
2015 1.35x $580.28 Million $430.62 Million ▼ -17.0%
2014 1.62x $607.97 Million $374.44 Million ▼ -7.3%
2013 1.75x $552.75 Million $315.44 Million ▲ +11.0%
2012 1.58x $469.86 Million $297.64 Million ▲ +14.4%
2011 1.38x $340.89 Million $246.99 Million ▼ -47.0%
2010 2.60x $561.57 Million $215.62 Million ▲ +12.6%
2009 2.31x $523.52 Million $226.36 Million ▲ +42.5%
2008 1.62x $544.54 Million $335.40 Million ▲ +20.9%
2007 1.34x $449.39 Million $334.54 Million ▼ -4.8%
2006 1.41x $461.89 Million $327.18 Million ▲ +2.4%
2005 1.38x $414.21 Million $300.52 Million ▼ -26.4%
2004 1.87x $509.71 Million $272.20 Million ▲ +41.1%
2003 1.33x $330.69 Million $249.25 Million ▼ -17.7%
2002 1.61x $377.43 Million $234.25 Million ▲ +45.1%
2001 1.11x $246.96 Million $222.45 Million ▼ -16.8%
2000 1.33x $258.03 Million $193.39 Million ▼ -8.7%
1999 1.46x $203.10 Million $138.90 Million ▲ +51.4%
1998 0.97x $118.70 Million $122.90 Million ▼ -24.7%
1997 1.28x $116.40 Million $90.80 Million ▼ -14.2%
1996 1.49x $112.40 Million $75.20 Million ▲ +24.5%
1995 1.20x $75.30 Million $62.70 Million ▼ -12.2%
1994 1.37x $71.40 Million $52.20 Million ▼ -24.7%
1993 1.82x $81.60 Million $44.90 Million ▲ +5.0%
1992 1.73x $63.20 Million $36.50 Million ▲ +23.8%
1991 1.40x $43.90 Million $31.40 Million ▼ -13.7%
1990 1.62x $43.10 Million $26.60 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.