Overview

* Cintas fiscal Q1 2026 revenue rises 8.7% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data

* Net income for fiscal Q1 2026 increases 8.7% to $491.1 mln

* Co raises fiscal 2026 revenue and EPS guidance, reflecting confidence in growth

Outlook

* Cintas ( CTAS ) raises fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $11.06 bln-$11.18 bln

* Cintas ( CTAS ) increases fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $4.74-$4.86

* Company assumes no future acquisitions in fiscal 2026 guidance

* Cintas ( CTAS ) expects fiscal 2026 effective tax rate to be 20%

Result Drivers

* ACQUISITIONS - Revenue growth positively impacted by 0.9% due to acquisitions

* ORGANIC GROWTH - Organic revenue growth rate was 7.8%, adjusting for acquisitions and currency fluctuations

* MARGIN EXPANSION - Gross margin increased by 20 basis points to 50.3%

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q1 Beat $2.72 $2.70

Revenue bln bln (11

Analysts

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Q1 EPS $1.2

Q1 Net $491.10

Income mln

Q1 Gross 50.3%

Margin

Q1 $617.90

Operatin mln

g Income

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 9 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cintas Corp ( CTAS ) is $226.50, about 11.4% above its September 23 closing price of $200.59

* The stock recently traded at 40 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 47 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)