Cintas Set for September 23 Earnings With Fiscal 2027 Guidance of $12.10 Billion to $12.25 Billion

Insider Monkey·22 Sep 2026·

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Cintas Corporation heads into its September 23 fiscal first-quarter earnings report with Jim Cramer telling Mad Money viewers the uniform and business-services company is coming in with "a full head of steam." The company closed fiscal 2026 with revenue of $11.26 billion, up 8.9%, and organic revenue growth of 8.3%, while fourth-quarter revenue rose 8.9% to $2.91 billion and gross margin hit an all-time high of 51%. For fiscal 2027, Cintas expects revenue of $12.10 billion to $12.25 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $5.36 to $5.50, representing revenue growth of 7.4% to 8.7% and adjusted EPS growth of 8.5% to 11.3%. The pending UniFirst acquisition adds cost pressure: fiscal 2027 net interest expense is expected at approximately $105 million versus $101.2 million in fiscal 2026, mainly from bridge-loan financing, and the guidance excludes both the deal's expected impact and nonrecurring transaction costs. Cintas closed at $197.64 on September 18 with a forward P/E of 36.23 as of September 17, and Insider Monkey's tracking of more than 1,000 hedge funds showed 64 holders in the second quarter versus 63 in the prior quarter, with Arrowstreet Capital raising its stake 35% to 2.75 million shares.

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Cintas guides fiscal 2027 revenue of $12.10-12.25B and adjusted EPS of $5.36-5.50 after closing fiscal 2026 with 8.9% revenue growth and record 51% gross margin.

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UniFirst is only mentioned as Cintas's pending acquisition, which adds bridge-loan interest cost pressure to Cintas's fiscal 2027 guidance.

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