secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000723254-26-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas Q3 revenue $2.84B (+8.9% YoY), EPS $1.24; raises FY guidance; agrees to acquire UniFirst
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- Q3 revenue $2.84B (+8.9% YoY), diluted EPS $1.24 (+9.7% YoY); gross margin record 51.0%.
- Raises FY2026 revenue guidance to $11.21-$11.24B and adjusted diluted EPS to $4.86-$4.90.
- Entered agreement to acquire UniFirst Corporation on March 10, 2026; transaction expected to create substantial value.
- Returned $1.45B in capital to shareholders YTD via buybacks and dividends; quarterly dividend $180M paid March 13.
- Organic revenue growth 8.2%; operating income $659.9M (+8.2%), but operating margin 23.2% vs 23.4% due to prior-year gain.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325426000006/0000723254-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325426000006/ctas-20260325.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723254-26-000006

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