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Cintas Executive Compensation (FY26)

CTAS · Cincinnati, OH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Todd Schneider
Latest say-on-pay support
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October 28, 2025

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Chief executive total compensation — Todd Schneider: $9,249,676 → $12,158,605 (31.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.6% → 94.8% (0.8 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cintas' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Todd Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, came to $12,158,605 in fiscal 2026. Schneider's total was 31.4% higher than the $9,249,676 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Cintas' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held October 28, 2025 for fiscal 2025.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Michael Hansen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Thompson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Michael Hansen
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
D. Todd Denton
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Schneider
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Rozakis
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Michael Hansen
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
D. Todd Denton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Rozakis
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
J. Phillip Hansen
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
D. Todd Denton
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott D. Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Schneider
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Rozakis
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Garula
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
D. Todd Denton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
D. Todd DentonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
D. Todd DentonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
James N. RozakisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
James N. RozakisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. GarulaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott D. FarmerRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd M. SchneiderPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
D. Todd DentonOption◇—◇8/10/2036
Option◇—◇8/11/2035
Option◇—◇8/12/2034
Option◇—◇7/26/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
James RozakisOption◇—◇8/10/2036
Option◇—◇8/11/2035
Option◇—◇8/12/2034
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/26/2032
Scott GarulaOption◇—◇7/27/2031
Option◇—◇8/11/2035
Option◇—◇7/26/2032
Option◇—◇8/12/2034
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
Option◇—◇7/27/2031
Option◇—◇6/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/11/2035
Todd SchneiderOption◇—◇7/27/2031
RSU◇◇——
Scott FarmerRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
James Rozakis
President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Todd Schneider
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Scaminace
◇◇◇———◇
Ronald W. Tysoe
◇◇◇———◇
Melanie W. Barstad
Lead independent director
◇◇◇———◇
Karen L. Carnahan
◇◇◇———◇
Martin Mucci
◇◇◇———◇
Beverly K. Carmichael
◇◇◇———◇
Robert E. Coletti
◇◇◇———◇
Todd M. Schneider and Scott D. Farmer served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Rsus/Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025October 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2024October 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2023October 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2022October 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2021October 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2020October 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2019October 29, 2019=◇◇◇
2018October 30, 2018=◇◇◇
2017October 17, 2017=◇◇◇
2016October 18, 2016=◇◇◇
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282 figures on this page: 272 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000723254-26-000040
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Nonemployee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards Table · Summary Compensation Table
  2. 0000723254-25-000035
    Item No. 2 : The shareholders approved an advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation.
  3. 0000723254-25-000025
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0000723254-24-000055
  5. 0000723254-24-000047
    COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0000723254-23-000039
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000723254-23-000030
    COMPENSATION TABLE
  8. 0000723254-22-000034
  9. 0000723254-22-000025
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0000723254-21-000034
  11. 0000723254-20-000043
  12. 0000723254-19-000033
  13. 0000723254-18-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000723254-17-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0000723254-16-000069
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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