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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000723254-25-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTAS"
cik: "0000723254"
company_name: "CINTAS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:50:16.348625+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cintas Q2 FY2026 revenue $2.80B (+9.3%), EPS $1.21 (+11%); raises full-year guidance

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000723254-25-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTAS
- cik: 0000723254
- company_name: CINTAS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325425000038/0000723254-25-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325425000038/ctas-20251218.htm

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