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Cintas (CTAS): executive pay, fiscal 2026

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CEO total pay$12,158,605CEO Todd Schneider · source
Say-on-pay support95.72%Latest vote · source
CEO pay ratio160:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $8,797,474FY2024
  • $9,249,676FY2025
  • $12,158,605FY2026

CEO total pay was $12,158,605 in fiscal 2026, up from $9,249,676 in fiscal 2025.

FY2026: salary $1,153,067 · bonus $0 · stock awards $7,888,917 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Cintas Corp in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Todd Schneider (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Cintas Corp in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $12,158,605.
What is Cintas Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Cintas Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 160:1.
How did shareholders vote on Cintas Corp's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 95.72% of shareholders supported Cintas Corp's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Cintas Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Cintas Corp reported total board compensation of $1,507,514 for fiscal 2026.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Todd Schneider$1,153,067$0$7,888,917$0$3,073,470$0$43,151$12,158,605
Chief Executive Officer
James Rozakis800,00001,456,5151,456,3671,591,590041,6855,346,157
President and Chief Operating Officer
Scott Garula650,00001,456,51501,105,845099,6943,312,054
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
D. Todd Denton579,3180728,258728,215900,646041,0922,977,529
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Scott Farmer750,0000179,73700063,307993,044
Executive Chairman of the Board

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Todd Schneider$12,158,605$9,249,676$8,797,474↑ +2,908,929
James Rozakis5,346,1573,706,6663,893,154↑ +1,639,491
Scott Garula3,312,054———
D. Todd Denton2,977,5292,450,5032,450,335↑ +527,026
Scott Farmer993,044994,9533,548,633↓ −1,909

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The primary focus of the executive compensation program is to support the corporate objective of maximizing long-term value for shareholders and employee-partners by exceeding customer expectations. The program provides competitive total compensation to attract and retain talent, with a significant emphasis on pay-for-performance principles that reward both individual and team performance based on key financial drivers like diluted EPS and sales growth.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingfalse
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Todd SchneiderPSU2025-08-15036,430—72,860$7,888,917
James RozakisPSU2025-08-1506,726—13,4521,456,515
Scott GarulaPSU2025-08-1506,726—13,4521,456,515
D. Todd DentonPSU2025-08-1503,363—6,726728,258
Scott FarmerRSU2025-08-15——830—179,737
D. Todd DentonPSU2025-08-15011,320—22,640728,215
James RozakisPSU2025-08-15022,639—45,2781,456,367

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Todd Schneider$0$7,888,917$0100.0%
James Rozakis02,912,8820100.0%
Scott Garula01,456,5150100.0%
D. Todd Denton01,456,4730100.0%
Scott Farmer179,737000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Scott GarulaOption3,759223.88—
Scott GarulaOption6,972124.27—
Todd SchneiderOption8,24097.22—
James RozakisOption9,544122.54—
Scott GarulaOption13,996223.88—
Scott GarulaOption14,08097.22—
D. Todd DentonOption15,552223.88—
James RozakisOption16,90097.22—
D. Todd DentonOption17,999202.71—
Scott GarulaOption19,136189.91—
Scott GarulaOption21,37299.46—
James RozakisOption23,326223.88—
D. Todd DentonRSU26,185—4,484,443
D. Todd DentonOption26,48899.46—
Todd SchneiderOption27,50897.22—
James RozakisOption27,77299.46—
Scott GarulaRSU28,119—4,815,660
D. Todd DentonOption28,472189.91—
Scott GarulaOption33,792122.54—
James RozakisOption35,995202.71—
James RozakisOption37,284189.91—
James RozakisRSU37,651—6,448,110
D. Todd DentonOption39,736122.54—
James RozakisOption41,616122.54—
Scott FarmerRSU69,422—11,889,212
Todd SchneiderRSU257,730—44,138,840
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Joseph ScaminaceIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee$155,000$92,502$92,543——$340,045
Ronald W. TysoeIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Audit Committee (Chair)135,00092,50292,543——320,045
Melanie W. BarstadIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Not standing for re-election127,50092,50292,543——312,545
Martin MucciIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Audit Committee115,00092,50292,543——300,045
Karen L. CarnahanIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Audit Committee115,00092,50292,543——300,045
Beverly K. CarmichaelIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Compensation Committee112,50092,50292,543——297,545
Robert E. ColettiIndependent · Executive100,00092,50292,543——285,045
Todd M. SchneiderEmployee director—————0
Scott D. FarmerEmployee director · Board Chair · Executive—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$185,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)35,000 / 27,500 / 45,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$860,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$647,514
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,507,514

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Cintas as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CTAS

11 companies name CTAS as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses CTAS in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CTAS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Cintas Corp2026Todd Schneider$1,153,067$7,888,917$0$3,073,470$12,158,605

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-10-27336,738,91015,045,083247,33595.72%Passed
20252025-10-28330,468,75717,948,211682,77494.85%Passed
20242024-10-29332,677,95915,339,680366,60195.59%Passed
20232023-10-2486,516,8612,154,071117,88997.57%Passed
20222022-10-2586,957,2122,381,01354,23097.28%Passed
20212021-10-2687,896,0912,338,52246,22297.41%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-10-2795.72%a
20252025-10-2894.85%b
20242024-10-2995.59%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have no effect on Proposals 1, 2, or 4.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have no effect on Proposals 1, 2, or 4.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)160 : 1
CEO total compensation$12,158,605
Median employee compensation$75,766
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2026 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Dividend-equivalent accruals2026-09-15—60—~11,9173 insiders, 3 accrual rows
Ronald W. TysoeDirector2026-09-15A101.5219920,197Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-10-27A133.8521528,751Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-10-27A116.3821524,998Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Melanie W. BarstadDirector2026-10-27A148.421531,876Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Martin MucciDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Dividend-equivalent accruals2026-10-28—9,888——6 insiders, 6 accrual rows
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Joseph ScaminaceDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald W. TysoeDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Beverly K. CarmichaelDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

View all 19 transactions
InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-09-15A17.82$199$3,545Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-09-15A29.711995,911Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald W. TysoeDirector2026-09-15A101.5219920,197Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Melanie W. BarstadDirector2026-09-15A12.371992,461Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-10-27A133.8521528,751Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-10-27A116.3821524,998Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Melanie W. BarstadDirector2026-10-27A148.421531,876Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Martin MucciDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Karen L. CarnahanDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Joseph ScaminaceDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Joseph ScaminaceDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald W. TysoeDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald W. TysoeDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Beverly K. CarmichaelDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert E. ColettiDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Martin MucciDirector2026-10-28A1,64800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Beverly K. CarmichaelDirector2026-10-28A45900CommonForm 4 ↗
Sources (48 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Todd Schneider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 12,158,605. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, James Rozakis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 5,346,157. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Scott Garula. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 3,312,054. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, D. Todd Denton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 2,977,529. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Scott Farmer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 993,044. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Todd Schneider PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Rozakis PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Scott Garula PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, D. Todd Denton PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Scott Farmer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, D. Todd Denton PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Rozakis PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 160 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joseph Scaminace. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 340,045. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ronald W. Tysoe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 320,045. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Melanie W. Barstad. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 312,545. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Martin Mucci. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,045. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Karen L. Carnahan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,045. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Beverly K. Carmichael. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 297,545. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert E. Coletti. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 285,045. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Todd M. Schneider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Scott D. Farmer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Karen L. Carnahan 2026-09-15. Form 4, filed 2026-09-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert E. Coletti 2026-09-15. Form 4, filed 2026-09-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ronald W. Tysoe 2026-09-15. Form 4, filed 2026-09-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Melanie W. Barstad 2026-09-15. Form 4, filed 2026-09-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Karen L. Carnahan 2026-10-27. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert E. Coletti 2026-10-27. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Melanie W. Barstad 2026-10-27. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Martin Mucci 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Karen L. Carnahan 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Karen L. Carnahan 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert E. Coletti 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Joseph Scaminace 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Joseph Scaminace 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ronald W. Tysoe 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ronald W. Tysoe 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Beverly K. Carmichael 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert E. Coletti 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Martin Mucci 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Beverly K. Carmichael 2026-10-28. Form 4, filed 2026-10-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-10-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.72% (votes for as printed: 336,738,910). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-10-31. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.85% (votes for as printed: 330,468,757). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-11-01. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.59% (votes for as printed: 332,677,959). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 860,000 + equity 647,514 + all other 0 = 1,507,514, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Cintas Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Cintas Corp's own proxy. As printed: 12,158,605. View filing ↗
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