The uniform rental company reported 8.9% revenue growth and 15.6% EPS increase, beating fiscal 2027 outlook expectations.
Cintas Corporation reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.91 billion, up 8.9% year over year, driven by strong organic growth of 8.4%. Gross margin reached 51%, a record high and 130 basis points above the prior year, while operating income rose 12.7% to $673 million.
Adjusted operating margin expanded 120 basis points to 23.6%, excluding transaction costs from the pending UniFirst acquisition. Diluted earnings per share increased 15.6% to $1.26, with adjusted EPS up 18.3% to $1.29. Full-year revenue totaled $11.26 billion, an 8.9% increase from fiscal 2025.
CEO Todd Schneider highlighted the company’s 55th year of top- and bottom-line growth in the past 57 years, citing resilience across macroeconomic conditions. The results reinforce Cintas’s fiscal 2027 outlook for continued sales and earnings gains.