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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000084839-26-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROL"
cik: "0000084839"
company_name: "ROLLINS INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T20:07:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T20:09:18.245874+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rollins Q3 revenue $1.1B, up 6.2%; EPS $0.33 down 2.9% as operating margin falls 140 bps

## Summary
- Revenue $1.1B, up 6.2% YoY, with organic revenue up 4.4%; operating income $223M (-1.0%) and operating margin 20.5%, down 140 bps.
- Net income $158M (-3.4%); adjusted net income $163M (-3.1%). Diluted EPS $0.33 (-2.9%); adjusted EPS $0.34 (-2.9%).
- Adjusted operating income $231M (-0.6%) at a 21.2% margin; adjusted EBITDA $257M (-0.7%) at 23.5% margin, down 170 bps YoY.
- Operating cash flow $242M (+26.4%) and free cash flow $235M (+28.8%), boosted by $63M from tax refund timing tied to tax credit planning.
- Q3 capital deployment: $27M acquisitions, $6M capex, $120M share repurchases and $87M dividends paid.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000084839-26-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROL
- cik: 0000084839
- company_name: ROLLINS INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T20:07:30+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483926000042/0000084839-26-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483926000042/rol-20261021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-26-000042
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-26-000042.txt

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