---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000723254-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTAS"
cik: "0000723254"
company_name: "CINTAS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-15T12:31:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-15T12:35:07.120396+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cintas Q4 revenue $2.91B (+8.9% YoY), EPS $1.26; guides FY2027 revenue $12.1-12.25B

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $2.91B (+8.9% YoY); organic growth 8.4%. Full-year revenue $11.26B (+8.9%).
- Q4 diluted EPS $1.26 (+15.6%); adjusted diluted EPS $1.29 (+18.3%) excluding UniFirst deal costs.
- Gross margin 51.0% (all-time high), up 130 bps YoY. Operating margin 23.2%.
- FY2027 guidance: revenue $12.10-12.25B, adjusted diluted EPS $5.36-5.50.
- UniFirst acquisition: shareholders approved; FTC issued second request; close expected H2 calendar 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000723254-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTAS
- cik: 0000723254
- company_name: CINTAS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-15T12:31:16+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325426000025/0000723254-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325426000025/ctas-20260715.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723254-26-000025.txt

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