Cintas Top Line Grows by Nearly Nine Percent

CINCINNATI -- Cintas Corporation, a provider of services that keep facilities and employees clean and safe, saw third quarter revenue of $2.84 billion, a nearly nine percent increase compared to $2.61 billion in last year’s third quarter.

The company posted a profit of $502.5 million, or $1.25 a share, on sales of $2.84 billion, compared to $463.4 million, or $1.14 a share, on sales of $2.61 billion in last year’s third quarter.

Todd M. Schneider, Cintas’ president and CEO, said, “We delivered another successful quarter with record revenues and strong operating margins. Our 8.2 percent organic growth and all-time-high gross margins in each of our three route-based businesses reflect the outstanding performance of our employee-partners and the clear impact of our investments in technology, capacity and talent. These results continue to showcase the strength and resilience of Cintas' value proposition."

On March 10, 2026, Cintas agreed to acquire UniFirst Corporation, which raises annual revenue expectations to $11.24 billion.

“We are excited about the substantial value we expect to create for shareholders and customers through the UniFirst transaction and we look forward to welcoming UniFirst Team Partners to Cintas once we complete the transaction.”

The third quarter of fiscal 2026 effective tax rate was 20.6 percent compared to 21.0 in last year's third quarter. The tax rates in both quarters were impacted by certain discrete items, primarily the tax accounting impact for stock-based compensation.

On March 13, 2026, Cintas paid an aggregate quarterly dividend of $180.0 million to shareholders. During the first nine months of fiscal 2026, Cintas has returned $1.45 billion in capital to its shareholders in the form of share buybacks and dividends.

The company has assets of $10.2 billion, and liabilities of $5.4 billion.

For more, go to cintas.com.