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Cintas Corporation filings document the formal disclosures of a Nasdaq-listed uniform and facility-services company, including operating results, material definitive agreements, financing arrangements, governance matters and shareholder votes. Recent Form 8-K reports cover quarterly financial results, a revolving credit facility and other material agreements, while annual meeting filings record director elections, advisory executive-compensation votes, auditor ratification and shareholder voting outcomes.
The company’s proxy materials describe board structure, executive compensation, equity awards, audit matters and shareholder voting procedures. Cintas filings also disclose capital-structure and liquidity terms, including subsidiary guarantees, covenants, letter-of-credit and swing-line mechanics, and other governance subjects tied to its route-based uniform, facility services, first aid and safety, and fire protection operations.
CARNAHAN KAREN L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cintas director Karen L. Carnahan received a grant of 163.220 Phantom Stock Units on April 14, 2026 as a deferred portion of her cash retainer fees under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit’s value equals one share of Cintas common stock at $176.14 per unit.
After this award, she holds 6,664.870 Phantom Stock Units. These units are bookkeeping entries, not actual shares, carry no voting rights, and are payable only in cash after she terminates service as a director.
Cintas Corporation director Robert E. Coletti exercised stock options to acquire additional common shares. On April 9, 2026, he exercised options for 1,996 shares at $26.86 per share and 10,548 shares at $27.10 per share, receiving an equal number of common shares.
After these exercises, he holds 26,744 Cintas common shares directly and 345,600 shares indirectly through trusts for the benefit of him and his family, with beneficial ownership of the trust shares disclaimed except to the extent of any pecuniary interest. All share amounts and exercise prices reflect Cintas’s four-for-one stock split completed on September 4, 2024.
Cintas Corporation delivered solid growth for the quarter and year-to-date. For the three months ended February 28, 2026, revenue rose 8.9% to $2,841.4 million, while net income increased to $502.5 million. Diluted EPS grew 9.7% to $1.24, helped by higher margins and share repurchases.
For the nine months, revenue was $8,359.6 million, up 9.0%, with net income of $1,489.0 million and diluted EPS of $3.65, up 10.3%. Both Uniform Rental and Facility Services and First Aid and Safety Services posted strong organic growth and margin improvement.
Cintas generated $1,567.2 million of operating cash flow, funded $299.1 million of capital expenditures, repurchased $933.2 million of stock, and paid $520.9 million in dividends. It also issued $229.5 million of commercial paper and put in place a new $2.0 billion revolving credit facility. A pending acquisition of UniFirst, valued at approximately $5.5 billion, would combine two major North American workwear and facility-services providers, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Cintas Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Cintas Corporation No. 2, entered into a new $2.0 billion revolving credit facility with a maturity date of March 27, 2031. The facility includes a $300.0 million letter of credit sub-facility and a $150.0 million swing line sub-facility.
The agreement allows additional revolving commitments or new term loans of up to $1.0 billion in total and is guaranteed by the parent company and key domestic subsidiaries. It carries interest based on Term SOFR plus 70–114 basis points or a Base Rate, and requires Cintas to keep its leverage ratio at or below 3.50 to 1.00, temporarily rising to 4.00 to 1.00 for four quarters after certain material acquisitions. In connection with this new facility, Cintas terminated and fully repaid all obligations under its prior credit agreement.
Cintas Corp ownership filing shows The Vanguard Group reports zero shares beneficially owned of Common Stock following an internal realignment.
The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries and business divisions will report beneficial ownership separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
Cintas Corporation reported strong fiscal 2026 third quarter results, with revenue rising to $2.84 billion from $2.61 billion, an 8.9% increase. Gross margin reached an all-time high of 51.0%, and operating income grew 8.2% to $659.9 million.
Net income increased to $502.5 million, while diluted EPS rose 9.7% to $1.24 from $1.13. For the first nine months, revenue grew 9.0% to $8.36 billion and diluted EPS increased 10.3% to $3.65. Free cash flow for the nine-month period was $1.27 billion.
Cintas returned $1.45 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends, including a quarterly dividend of $180.0 million. The company entered into an agreement to acquire UniFirst Corporation and raised full-year guidance, targeting revenue of $11.21–$11.24 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.86–$4.90, excluding estimated non-recurring UniFirst transaction costs.
Cintas Corp director Ronald W. Tysoe acquired 89.52 Phantom Stock Units on March 13, 2026 at a reference value of $194.28 per unit, increasing his deferred Phantom Stock balance to 38,738.94 units.
Tysoe elected to defer a portion of his cash retainer fees into these Phantom Stock Units under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit tracks the value of one Cintas common share, including dividend equivalents, but they are not actual shares, have no voting rights, and are payable only in cash after he leaves the board.
Barstad Melanie W. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cintas director Melanie W. Barstad received 10.150 Phantom Stock Units as compensation. These units were credited on March 13, 2026 at a reference value of $194.2800 per unit, bringing her total Phantom Stock Unit balance to 4,393.3800 units.
The units reflect Barstad’s election to defer a portion of her cash retainer fees into the company’s Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit tracks the value of one share of Cintas common stock, including dividend equivalents, but is not an actual share and carries no voting rights. The units are payable only in cash after she terminates service as a director, making this a routine, cash-settled compensation arrangement rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
CARNAHAN KAREN L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cintas director Karen L. Carnahan reported receiving 15.02 Phantom Stock Units tied to Cintas common stock as a grant under the company’s directors’ deferred compensation plan. After this award, she holds 6,501.64 Phantom Stock Units. These units mirror the value of one common share each but are not actual shares, carry no voting rights, and are payable only in cash after her service as a director ends.
Cintas director Robert E. Coletti reported an acquisition of phantom stock units as part of his board compensation. On this Form 4, he received 25.590 phantom stock units valued at $194.2800 per unit, bringing his total phantom stock unit balance to 11,075.990 units.
The footnote explains that Coletti elected to defer a portion of his cash retainer fees into these phantom stock units under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit tracks the value of one share of Cintas common stock but is not an actual share, carries no voting rights, and is payable only in cash after he leaves the board.