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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cintas (CTAS)

Cintas raises fiscal 2026 guidance as first-quarter revenue rises 8.7% to $2.72 billion

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Cintas reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter results for the quarter ended August 31, 2025, with revenue up 8.7% and diluted EPS up 9.1% to $1.20. The company also raised its full-year fiscal 2026 revenue and diluted EPS guidance, which points to higher expected profit for shareholders.

Key points

  • Revenue was $2.72 billion, up 8.7% from $2.50 billion a year earlier; organic revenue growth was 7.8%.
  • Net income was $491.1 million, up 8.7%, and diluted EPS was $1.20 versus $1.10.
  • Fiscal 2026 revenue guidance was raised to $11.06 billion to $11.18 billion from $11.00 billion to $11.15 billion.
  • Fiscal 2026 diluted EPS guidance was raised to $4.74 to $4.86 from $4.71 to $4.85; buybacks totaled $347.4 million through September 23, 2025.

The filing

CompanyCintas (CTAS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 24, 2025, 8:34 AM ET
Accession number0000723254-25-000029

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 24, 2025.

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