Cintas layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Cintas reported in its annual reports, 2024 to 2026, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 46,500 to approximately 48,100.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 46,500 | May 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 48,300 | May 31, 2025 |
| 10-K for 2026 | approximately 48,100 | May 31, 2026 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
None of Cintas’s annual reports for 2024 to 2026 describes a layoff, workforce reduction or restructuring.
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs |
|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | −$2.5 million |
Cintas has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
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.