On the Record · Cintas
Cintas acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Cintas bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Remaining interest of an equity method investment (supply chain component, Uniform Rental and Facility Services segment)Word for word“On December 10, 2021, Cintas acquired the remaining interest of an equity method investment.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | December 10, 2021 | — |
Individually immaterial businesses acquired during the fiscal yearWord for word“Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, was $186.8 million and $46.4 million for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | fiscal 2024 | $186.8 million |
Family industrial laundry businessWord for word“In the early 1970's, Cintas acquired the family industrial laundry business.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | In the early 1970's | — |
G&K Services, Inc. (G&K)Word for word“Cintas assumed these senior notes with the acquisition of G&K Services, Inc. (G&K) in fiscal 2017, and they were recorded at fair value.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2017 | — |
Businesses acquired in fiscal 2025 (7 Uniform Rental and Facility Services, 4 First Aid and Safety Services, 17 All Other)Word for word“Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, was $232.9 million and $186.8 million for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024, respectively.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2025 | $232.9 million |
Businesses acquired in fiscal 2024 (7 Uniform Rental and Facility Services, 1 First Aid and Safety Services, 8 All Other)Word for word“Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, was $232.9 million and $186.8 million for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024, respectively.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2024 | $186.8 million |
Property and equipmentWord for word“In addition, during fiscal 2025, Cintas received cash proceeds of $24.0 million related to the sale of property and equipment.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | fiscal 2025 | $24.0 million |
UniFirst CorporationWord for word“On March 10, 2026, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement pursuant to which the Company will acquire all outstanding shares of UniFirst common stock.” 10-K for 2026 | agreed acquisition | On March 10, 2026 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-31 | $2.1 billion | $28.3 million | $1.51 billion |
| 2018-05-31 | $19.3 million | $127.8 million | $61.5 million |
| 2019-05-31 | $9.8 million | $3.2 million | $6.6 million |
| 2020-05-31 | $53.7 million | $0 | $32.4 million |
| 2021-05-31 | $10 million | — | $7.3 million |
| 2022-05-31 | $164.2 million | — | $143.3 million |
| 2023-05-31 | $46.4 million | — | $32 million |
| 2024-05-31 | $186.8 million | — | $157.2 million |
| 2025-05-31 | $232.9 million | — | $189.5 million |
| 2026-05-31 | $164.5 million | — | $144.9 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-03-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-03-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-03-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-05-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-21 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-09-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-08-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-06-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Cintas’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-07-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.