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Cintas

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American business services company

Cintas Corporation is an American corporation headquartered in Mason, Ohio, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of the S&P 500 Index.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

$213.68 up 0.62 (0.29%)Price as of Oct 16, 2026 at 19:58 UTC

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

$11.3BRevenue, fiscal 20266
$2.0BNet income, fiscal 20266
1968Founded1

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  • TickerCTAS on Nasdaq1
  • Industrytertiary sector of the economy1
  • HeadquartersCincinnati1
  • Websitewww.cintas.com
  • Incorporated inWA7
  • Business address6800 Cintas Blvd, P O Box 625737, Cincinnati, Oh 452627
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer7

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Photo: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons9

Cintas Corporation is an American corporation headquartered in Mason, Ohio, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of the S&P 500 Index.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

50.7%Gross margin6
23.1%Operating margin6
17.8%Net margin6
8.9%Revenue growth, 20266
38.9%Return on equity6
0.28×Debt to equity6
$1.9BFree cash flow6

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Uniform Rental And Facility Services brought in 77% of the revenue Cintas broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

  1. Uniform Rental And Facility Services$8.6B677%up 8% from 2025
  2. Business Insurance Other$2.6B623%up 12% from 2025
Products and services by year
Products and services202420252026
Uniform Rental And Facility Services$7.5B$8.0B$8.6B
Business Insurance Other$2.1B$2.4B$2.6B

Business segments

Uniform Rental And Facility Services brought in 77% of the revenue Cintas broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

  1. Uniform Rental And Facility Services$8.6B677%up 8% from 2025
  2. First Aid and Safety Services$1.4B612%up 14% from 2025
  3. Fire Protection Services$929.1M68%up 14% from 2025
  4. Uniform Direct Sales$322.1M63%down 2% from 2025
Business segments by year
Business segments202420252026
Uniform Rental And Facility Services$7.5B$8.0B$8.6B
First Aid and Safety Services$1.1B$1.2B$1.4B
Fire Protection Services$728.6M$817.5M$929.1M
Uniform Direct Sales$335.5M$328.6M$322.1M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

  • Cost of revenue49¢$5.6B
  • Selling, general and admin27¢$3.1B
  • Other costs1¢$116.3M
  • Income tax4¢$505.4M
  • Profit18¢$2.0B

Out of $11.3B in revenue.6

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

  • Capital spending17¢$395.1M
  • Dividends paid31¢$701.5M
  • Share buybacks42¢$952.1M
  • Kept or used elsewhere10¢$227.6M

Out of $2.3B of cash from operations.6

Financial statements

Revenue10111213146$11.3B in 2026+63% since 2019
0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B2019: $6.9B$6.9B20192020: $7.1B$7.1B2020+3%2021: $7.1B$7.1B2021+0%2022: $7.9B$7.9B2022+10%2023: $8.8B$8.8B2023+12%2024: $9.6B$9.6B2024+9%2025: $10.3B$10.3B2025+8%2026: $11.3B$11.3B2026+9%
Gross profit10111213146$5.7B in 2026+82% since 2019
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2019: $3.1B$3.1B20192020: $3.2B$3.2B2020+3%2021: $3.3B$3.3B2021+3%2022: $3.6B$3.6B2022+10%2023: $4.2B$4.2B2023+15%2024: $4.7B$4.7B2024+12%2025: $5.2B$5.2B2025+10%2026: $5.7B$5.7B2026+10%
Operating income10111213146$2.6B in 2026+130% since 2019
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2019: $1.1B$1.1B20192020: $1.2B$1.2B2020+3%2021: $1.4B$1.4B2021+19%2022: $1.6B$1.6B2022+15%2023: $1.8B$1.8B2023+14%2024: $2.1B$2.1B2024+15%2025: $2.4B$2.4B2025+14%2026: $2.6B$2.6B2026+10%
Net income10111213146$2.0B in 2026+126% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $885.0M$885.0M20192020: $876.0M$876.0M2020−1%2021: $1.1B$1.1B2021+27%2022: $1.2B$1.2B2022+11%2023: $1.3B$1.3B2023+9%2024: $1.6B$1.6B2024+17%2025: $1.8B$1.8B2025+15%2026: $2.0B$2.0B2026+10%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.6

Period ending2026-05-312025-05-312024-05-31
Revenue$11.3B$10.3B$9.6B
Cost of sales$5.6B$5.2B$4.9B
Selling and administrative expenses$3.1B$2.8B$2.6B
UniFirst Corporation transaction expenses$15.1M$0$0
Operating income$2.6B$2.4B$2.1B
Interest income-$5.1M-$5.6M-$5.7M
Interest expense$106.3M$101.1M$100.7M
Income before income taxes$2.5B$2.3B$2.0B
Income taxes$505.4M$451.9M$402.0M
Net income$2.0B$1.8B$1.6B
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)$4.97$4.48$3.85
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)$4.91$4.40$3.79
Dividends declared and paid per share (in dollars per share)$1.80$1.56$1.35

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The story

Early company years

Cintas Corporation began in 1929 as the Acme Industrial Laundry Company by Richard (Doc) Farmer and Amelia Farmer. They collected old, used rags from factories, laundered them, and sold them back to businesses. In the early 1940s, Doc's son Hershell, took over and replaced the old rags with shop towels, becoming a service company. By then, the company's name had changed to Acme Wiper and Industrial Laundry.

Hershell's son, Richard "Dick" Farmer, joined the family business in 1957 after graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Acme had just 12 employees at the time. In 1959, Hershell handed the business over to Dick, allowing him to expand into uniform rental. The company became Acme Uniform and Towel Supply in 1964. Dick worked with Celanese Corporation, Graniteville, and Redkap to develop a 65/35 Polycotton fabric blend. In 1968, Dick Farmer founded the Satellite Corporation. He opened the first location in Cleveland and the companies merged in 1970. In 1972, the company changed its name to Cintas and then went public in 1983.

Cintas expanded its uniform services into Canada with the acquisition of Cadet Uniform Service Ltd in 1995. Bob Kohlhepp became CEO in 1996, while Dick Farmer became chairman of the board. In 1997, Cintas entered the First Aid & Safety business. In July 1998, Dick Farmer's son Scott Farmer, who has been employed at the company since 1981, became president and chief operating officer.

2000s to present

In 2002, Cintas acquired a number of companies, including uniform rental company Omni Services, and first-aid companies Petragon, American First Aid, and Respond Industries. Cintas has hosted an annual America's Best Restroom® Contest since 2002. In 2003, Cintas acquired Kamp Fire Equipment, a distributor of fire safety products and services.

UNITE HERE was the subject of a ruling that was subsequently upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The court ruled that the labor union violated the privacy of thousands of Cintas employees in Pennsylvania, by illegally obtaining their license plate numbers in order to access their home addresses and other personal information. Another investigation involved the March 2007 death of a Tulsa, Oklahoma employee. Both unions and several Members of Congress called for stricter health and safety standards at Cintas laundry facilities.

Phillip Holloman became president and COO in 2008. Dick Farmer then became chairman emeritus, and Bob Kohlhepp became chairman of the board.

In 2015, Cintas acquired Zee Medical from McKesson Corporation for approximately $130 million. In 2016, CEO Scott Farmer became chairman of the board. In 2017, Cintas made their largest acquisition with G&K Services for $2.2 billion. Cintas has been included on the Fortune 500 list six years in a row, in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2021, Scott Farmer retired as CEO, retaining his position as executive chairman. Todd Schneider, former executive vice president and COO, was selected to replace Farmer.

On August 5, 2021, founder Dick Farmer died. In January 2025, Cintas announced plans to acquire UniFirst Corporation after repeated rejections, first dating back to February 2022. Discussions ceased in March after disagreements about the proposal. In March 2026, Cintas agreed to acquire UniFirst in a deal worth $5.5 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cintas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.8

Leadership

Who has led Cintas, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Scott D. Farmer2006–2021
  2. Todd M. Schneider2021–now

Chair

  1. Richard T. Farmer2006–2009
  2. Robert J. Kohlhepp2011–2016
  3. Scott D. Farmer2021–now

President

  1. Scott D. Farmer2006–2011
  2. James Phillip Holloman2008–2018
  3. Jim Rozakis2026–now

Chief financial officer

  1. William C. Gale2006–2014
  2. J. Michael Hansen2015–2024
  3. Scott Garula2025–now

Chief operating officer

  1. James Phillip Holloman2008–2018
  2. Todd M. Schneider2018–2020
  3. Jim Rozakis2023–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (22)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 27, 2021New chief executive Todd M. Schneider becomes CEO19
  2. Mar 29, 2006New chief executive Scott D. Farmer becomes CEO20
  3. 1968Founded Founded1

Filings

317 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 16 quarterly reports, 45 major events, 175 insider forms, 9 large holders, 67 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 7, 202610-Q EDGAR
  2. Oct 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  3. Sep 23, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Sep 17, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Sep 17, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Sep 17, 20264 EDGAR
  7. Sep 17, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Sep 15, 2026ARS 10-K EDGAR
  9. Sep 15, 2026DEFA14A EDGAR
  10. Sep 15, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
  11. Aug 28, 2026PRE 14A EDGAR
  12. Aug 27, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Aug 13, 20264/A EDGAR
  14. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  19. Aug 3, 20268-K EDGAR
  20. Jul 30, 20264 EDGAR

The 317 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

27 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 26 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jul 22, 2026TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale4,363$199.90$872.2KForm 4
Jul 16, 2026Barstad Melanie W.DirectorSale9,142$202.94$1.9MForm 4
Apr 20, 2026TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale4,666$178.87$834.6KForm 4
Jul 30, 2025TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale5,084$223.47$1.1MForm 4
Jul 30, 2025TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale5,084$223.47$1.1MForm 4
Jul 28, 2025Schneider Todd M.CEO and DirectorSale17,301$220.90$3.8MForm 4
Jul 21, 2025MUCCI MARTINDirectorBuy1,200$222.55$267.1KForm 4
Apr 14, 2025TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale8,521$208.96$1.8MForm 4
Apr 7, 2025Rozakis JimPresident & COOSale2,000$190.37$380.7KForm 4
Jul 29, 2024Schneider Todd M.CEO and DirectorSale6,896$764.05$5.3MForm 4
Jul 24, 2024Adolph Gerald SDirectorSale1,100$765.72$842.3KForm 4
May 7, 2024Rozakis JimPresident & COOSale1,318$693.71$914.3KForm 4
May 7, 2024TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale2,291$693.95$1.6MForm 4
Dec 22, 2023Hansen J. MichaelVP & CFOSale9,774$596.91$5.8MForm 4
Oct 13, 2023Barstad Melanie W.DirectorSale1,968$514.17$1.0MForm 4
Aug 2, 2023Thompson Michael LawrenceExecutive Vice President & CAOSale5,050$498.35$2.5MForm 4
Jul 26, 2023SCAMINACE JOSEPHDirectorSale2,084$516.86$1.1MForm 4
Jul 14, 2023Adolph Gerald SDirectorSale2,686$496.25$1.3MForm 4
Feb 6, 2023Hansen J. MichaelVP & CFOSale1,618$441.85$714.9KForm 4
Jan 18, 2023TYSOE RONALD WDirectorSale2,647$441.48$1.2MForm 4

All 27 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.26,578,230$4.5B0.1%−391,437
Vanguard Capital Management LLC22,210,590$3.8B0.1%+126,185
State Street Corp15,818,329$2.7B0.1%+437,986
Invesco Ltd.13,578,341$2.3B0.2%+591,092
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC13,447,131$2.3B0.1%+150,706
Geode Capital Management, LLC9,549,575$1.6B0.1%+30,622
Fmr LLC6,323,643$1.1B0.0%−607,524
Goldman Sachs Group Inc4,698,626$799.1M0.1%+763,354
Norges Bank4,361,704$741.8M0.1%New
Morgan Stanley4,253,139$723.4M0.0%+18,928
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc /oh/4,252,487$723.3M3.6%−54
Bank of New York Mellon Corp3,788,415$644.3M0.1%+1,577,199
Northern Trust Corp3,660,030$622.5M0.1%−171,619
Franklin Resources Inc3,464,497$589.2M0.1%+1,070,615
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership2,750,368$467.8M0.2%+709,611
Nuveen, LLC2,484,784$422.6M0.1%+4,192
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.2,435,206$414.2M0.3%+1,408,621
Ameriprise Financial Inc2,419,289$411.0M0.1%+146,303
Impax Asset Management Group plc2,413,313$410.5M2.7%+909,746
Nordea Investment Management Ab2,403,360$404.7M0.3%−343,995
Two Sigma Investments, LP2,360,937$401.5M0.3%+1,256
Royal Bank Of Canada2,310,001$392.9M0.1%−547,741
Legal & General Group Plc2,270,454$386.2M0.1%−76,166
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2,182,460$371.2M0.0%+105,559
Amundi2,165,438$368.3M0.1%−236,924

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

21 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Sep 23, 2025Val T. HoyleDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+9.8%Report
Sep 11, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+12.9%Report
May 12, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseSale$50,001 - $100,000+33.9%Report
May 8, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HousePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+37.2%Report
Apr 7, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseBuy$50,001 - $100,000−40.9%Report
Jan 7, 2025Rick LarsenDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−17.9%Report
Dec 11, 2024Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−25.8%Report
Oct 29, 2024Val T. HoyleDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−30.5%Report
May 20, 2024Rick W. AllenRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−23.1%Report
May 3, 2024Tommy TubervilleRepublican, SenateSale$1,001 - $15,000+24.1%Report
May 25, 2023Zoe LofgrenDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+2.0%Report
Mar 6, 2023Daniel S. GoldmanDemocratic, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000+1.4%Report
Jan 31, 2023Daniel S. GoldmanDemocratic, HouseSale$15,001 - $50,000−2.8%Report
Jan 21, 2022Tommy TubervilleRepublican, SenateSale$15,001 - $50,000−49.0%Report
Jan 14, 2022Tommy TubervilleRepublican, SenateSale$15,001 - $50,000−49.0%Report
Sep 30, 2021Tommy TubervilleRepublican, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000+44.7%Report
Sep 2, 2021Zoe LofgrenDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+45.3%Report
Aug 9, 2021Zoe LofgrenDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+43.2%Report
Feb 16, 2021Peter Meijer, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−51.0%Report
Jan 28, 2021John A. Yarmuth, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+59.1%Report
Mar 23, 2020Zoe LofgrenDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−198.1%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

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