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Cintas stock buybacks
CTAS$1.0Bbought back in the 12 months to Aug 31, 2026
Cintas bought back $1.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $873M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.2% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $2.4M |
| Q1 '21 | $83.1M |
| Q2 '21 | $399.6M |
| Q3 '21 | $659.2M |
| Q4 '21 | $5.5M |
| Q1 '22 | $557.1M |
| Q2 '22 | $304.0M |
| Q3 '22 | $320.3M |
| Q4 '22 | $28.3M |
| Q1 '23 | $22.2M |
| Q2 '23 | $27.9M |
| Q3 '23 | $73.3M |
| Q4 '23 | $349.9M |
| Q1 '24 | $45.0M |
| Q2 '24 | $231.9M |
| Q3 '24 | $614.8M |
| Q4 '24 | $36.7M |
| Q1 '25 | $26.6M |
| Q2 '25 | $256.7M |
| Q3 '25 | $266.1M |
| Q4 '25 | $635.6M |
| Q1 '26 | $31.6M |
| Q2 '26 | $18.9M |
| Q3 '26 | $315.7M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 431.9M |
| Q1 '21 | 432.0M |
| Q2 '21 | 430.9M |
| Q3 '21 | 423.8M |
| Q4 '21 | 424.5M |
| Q1 '22 | 422.6M |
| Q2 '22 | 417.5M |
| Q3 '22 | 413.3M |
| Q4 '22 | 413.4M |
| Q1 '23 | 413.7M |
| Q2 '23 | 413.6M |
| Q3 '23 | 414.3M |
| Q4 '23 | 413.1M |
| Q1 '24 | 412.7M |
| Q2 '24 | 413.8M |
| Q3 '24 | 410.5M |
| Q4 '24 | 410.7M |
| Q1 '25 | 410.3M |
| Q2 '25 | 409.7M |
| Q3 '25 | 409.3M |
| Q4 '25 | 406.4M |
| Q1 '26 | 404.7M |
| Q2 '26 | 404.3M |
| Q3 '26 | 404.3M |
$316Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$873Mnet of stock compensation ($129M)
−1.2%diluted shares, 1 year
−5.7%diluted shares, 5 years
$724Mdividends, 12 months
49%of free cash flow ($2.0B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
397.1Mshares outstanding (Sep 30, 2026)
Share counts are adjusted for a stock split (4-for-1).
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Questions
- Does Cintas buy back its stock?
- Cintas bought back $1.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $873M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.2% from a year earlier.
- How much did Cintas spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
- $952M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Is Cintas's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −5.7% over five fiscal years and −1.2% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Aug 31, 2026, filed Oct 7, 2026 · open on SEC.gov