Does CTAS pay a dividend?

Yes. Cintas Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.97% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.87 per share.

How much does CTAS pay in dividends?

$1.87 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CTAS ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CTAS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

CTAS Dividend

Cintas Corporation

NASDAQIndustrialsStockData as of August 14, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.97%
Annual dividend: $1.87
Payout ratio: 0.35
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $191.97
Market cap: $76.8B

Is CTAS a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.97% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.35 means roughly 35% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 5 timesAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 2011, 2015, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

CTAS dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.68 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CTAS, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 14, 2026	September 15, 2026	$0.5200	Quarterly
May 15, 2026	June 15, 2026	$0.4500	Quarterly
February 13, 2026	March 13, 2026	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 14, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
May 15, 2025	June 13, 2025	$0.3900	Quarterly
February 14, 2025	March 14, 2025	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 15, 2024	December 13, 2024	$0.3900	Quarterly
August 15, 2024	September 3, 2024	$1.5600	Quarterly
May 14, 2024	June 14, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
February 14, 2024	March 15, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
November 14, 2023	December 15, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
August 14, 2023	September 15, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	June 15, 2023	$1.1500	Quarterly
February 14, 2023	March 15, 2023	$1.1500	Quarterly
November 14, 2022	December 15, 2022	$1.1500	Quarterly
August 12, 2022	September 15, 2022	$1.1500	Quarterly
May 13, 2022	June 15, 2022	$0.9500	Quarterly
February 14, 2022	March 15, 2022	$0.9500	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	December 15, 2021	$0.9500	Quarterly
August 12, 2021	September 15, 2021	$0.9500	Quarterly
May 13, 2021	June 15, 2021	$0.7500	Quarterly
February 11, 2021	March 15, 2021	$0.7500	Quarterly
November 5, 2020	December 4, 2020	$3.5100	Annual
November 7, 2019	December 6, 2019	$2.5500	Annual
November 8, 2018	December 7, 2018	$2.0500	Annual
November 9, 2017	December 8, 2017	$1.6200	Annual
November 2, 2016	December 2, 2016	$1.3300	Annual
November 4, 2015	December 4, 2015	$1.0500	Annual
November 5, 2014	December 5, 2014	$1.7000	Annual
November 6, 2013	December 11, 2013	$0.7700	Annual
November 7, 2012	December 12, 2012	$0.6400	Annual
November 8, 2011	December 14, 2011	$0.5400	Annual
November 9, 2010	December 15, 2010	$0.4900	Annual
February 8, 2010	March 10, 2010	$0.4800	Annual
February 2, 2009	March 11, 2009	$0.4700	Annual
February 4, 2008	March 12, 2008	$0.4600	Annual
February 2, 2007	March 13, 2007	$0.3900	Annual
February 3, 2006	March 14, 2006	$0.3500	Annual
February 4, 2005	March 15, 2005	$0.3200	Annual

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Frequently asked questions

Does CTAS pay a dividend?: Yes. Cintas Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.97% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.87 per share.
How much does CTAS pay in dividends?: $1.87 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CTAS ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CTAS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.