earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Cintas Q2 FY2026 revenue $2.80B (+9.3%), EPS $1.21 (+11%); raises full-year guidance
CINTAS CORP
2026-Q2 EPS reported
$2.41
revenue$5,518,114,000
- Revenue $2.80B (+9.3% YoY); organic growth 8.6%; gross margin 50.4% (+60 bps).
- Diluted EPS $1.21 vs $1.09 YoY; operating margin 23.4% (record).
- Raises FY2026 revenue guidance to $11.15-11.22B (from $11.06-11.18B) and EPS to $4.81-4.88 (from $4.74-4.86).
- Returned $1.24B to shareholders YTD via $622.5M buybacks and $180.7M quarterly dividend.
- Q3 headwind: $15M land sale gain in prior year will not repeat.