Cintas CTAS Q4 2026: Record Margins and a Fifth Straight Beat
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on July 15, 2026.
Cintas crushed Q4 with a record 51% gross margin and 4.8% EPS beat, extending its five-quarter streak of topping earnings while guiding fiscal 2027 revenue growth of 7.4% to 8.7% as the FTC review of its UniFirst acquisition advances.
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Cintas reported Q4 2026 earnings per share of $1.29, beating the $1.231 consensus estimate by roughly 4.8%. Revenue came in at $2.91 billion, about 1.1% ahead of the $2.87 billion Wall Street had expected. The quarter also produced a record 51% gross margin, a milestone that underscores how consistently the uniform-services giant has been able to expand profitability.
The result extended Cintas's streak of topping earnings estimates to five consecutive quarters. Looking back at the EPS history, beats have been a steady pattern since Q1 2025, though the margin of outperformance in Q4 2026 was the widest of the bunch. For fiscal 2027, management guided for revenue growth of 7.4% to 8.7%, signaling confidence that demand for its core services remains intact.
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One variable worth watching is the company's pending acquisition of UniFirst, which is currently under FTC review. The outcome of that review could meaningfully change the competitive landscape for workplace uniform and facility services. Until regulators signal a direction, the deal's timeline remains an open question for investors tracking Cintas's longer-term growth story.
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