Cintas beats Q2 revenue estimates, raises fiscal outlook

Cintas

18/12/2025 13:39

Overview

Uniform supplier's fiscal Q2 revenue rose 9.3%, beating analyst expectations

Fiscal Q2 diluted EPS increased 11% yr/yr

Company repurchased $622.5 mln in shares during fiscal Q2

Outlook

Cintas raises full-year revenue guidance to $11.15 bln-$11.22 bln

Cintas increases full-year EPS guidance to $4.81-$4.88

Company expects fiscal 2026 interest expense to rise due to refinancing

Result Drivers

ORGANIC GROWTH - Cintas reported an 8.6% organic revenue growth rate for Q2, excluding acquisitions and currency impacts

MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Gross margin increased by 10.6%, with a 60 basis point rise in gross margin percentage

TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS - CEO Todd Schneider attributed strong results to ongoing technology investments and strategy execution

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Beat
$2.80 bln
$2.77 bln (14 Analysts)
Q2 EPS
$1.21
Q2 Net Income
$495.30 mln
Q2 Gross Margin
50.40%
Q2 Operating Income
$655.70 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 13 "hold" and 1 "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 is $221.00, about 17.9% above its December 17 closing price of $187.37

The stock recently traded at 37 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 42 three months ago

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