---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000084839-24-000102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROL"
cik: "0000084839"
company_name: "ROLLINS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T11:18:39.395528+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rollins Q3 revenue $916M (+9% YoY); EPS $0.28; Wilson to become Executive Chairman Jan 1

## Summary
- Revenue $916M, up 9.0% YoY; organic revenue up 7.7%.
- Diluted EPS $0.28 (+7.7% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.29 (+3.6% YoY).
- Operating cash flow $147M (+15.4%); invested $24M in acquisitions.
- Gary W. Rollins to become Executive Chairman Emeritus; John F. Wilson to become Executive Chairman effective Jan 1, 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $219M (+5.5% YoY); margin 24.0% down 80 bps.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000084839-24-000102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROL
- cik: 0000084839
- company_name: ROLLINS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483924000102/0000084839-24-000102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483924000102/rol-20241023.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-24-000102
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-24-000102.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-24-000102.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d45b5f86b9
  claim: Gary W. Rollins changed role as Executive Chairman Emeritus at ROLLINS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: On October 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that, effective January 1, 2025, Gary W. Rollins will transition from Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the 'Board') to Executive Chairman Emeritus, and John F. Wilson will transition from Vice Chairman to Executive Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483924000102/0000084839-24-000102-index.htm
- claim_id: ded4810c44
  claim: John F. Wilson changed role as Executive Chairman at ROLLINS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: On October 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that, effective January 1, 2025, Gary W. Rollins will transition from Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the 'Board') to Executive Chairman Emeritus, and John F. Wilson will transition from Vice Chairman to Executive Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483924000102/0000084839-24-000102-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.