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Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2026
Goodwill, Service Contracts And Other Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts by reportable operating segment and All Other for the nine months ended February 28, 2026, are as follows:
Goodwill (In thousands) | Uniform Rental and Facility Services |  | First Aid and Safety Services |  | All Other |  | Total
Balance as of June 1, 2025 | $ | 2,913,991 |  |  | $ | 298,145 |  |  | $ | 188,091 |  |  | $ | 3,400,227 |
Goodwill acquired | 11,118 |  |  | 2,170 |  |  | 83,568 |  |  | 96,856 |
Foreign currency translation | 1,791 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1,945 |
Balance as of February 28, 2026 | $ | 2,926,900 |  |  | $ | 300,463 |  |  | $ | 271,665 |  |  | $ | 3,499,028 |
Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Amount of Service Contracts by Operating Segment |
Service Contracts (In thousands) | Uniform Rental and Facility Services |  | First Aid and Safety Services |  | All Other |  | Total
Balance as of June 1, 2025 | $ | 273,847 |  |  | $ | 14,138 |  |  | $ | 21,843 |  |  | $ | 309,828 |
Service contracts acquired | 2,120 |  |  | 1,404 |  |  | 15,301 |  |  | 18,825 |
Service contracts amortization | (36,339) |  |  | (2,262) |  |  | (3,646) |  |  | (42,247) |
Foreign currency translation | 325 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 340 |
Balance as of February 28, 2026 | $ | 239,953 |  |  | $ | 13,295 |  |  | $ | 33,498 |  |  | $ | 286,746 |
Schedule of Information Regarding Service Contracts and Other Assets | Information regarding Cintas’ service contracts, net and other assets, net is as follows:
| As of February 28, 2026 |  |  | As of May 31, 2025
(In thousands) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  |  | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $ | 1,097,889 |  |  | $ | 811,143 |  |  | $ | 286,746 |  |  |  | $ | 1,078,305 |  |  | $ | 768,477 |  |  | $ | 309,828 |
Capitalized contract costs (1) | $ | 997,167 |  |  | $ | 700,672 |  |  | $ | 296,495 |  |  |  | $ | 896,632 |  |  | $ | 621,351 |  |  | $ | 275,281 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements and other | 248,058 |  |  | 78,832 |  |  | 169,226 |  |  |  | 262,610 |  |  | 75,249 |  |  | 187,361 |
Other assets | $ | 1,245,225 |  |  | $ | 779,504 |  |  | $ | 465,721 |  |  |  | $ | 1,159,242 |  |  | $ | 696,600 |  |  | $ | 462,642 |
(1) The current portion of capitalized contract costs, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated condensed balance sheets as of February 28, 2026 and May 31, 2025, is $96.1 million and $96.5 million, respectively.
Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense | As of February 28, 2026, the estimated future amortization expense for service contracts and other assets, excluding any future acquisitions and commissions to be earned, is as follows:
Fiscal Year (In thousands) |  |
2026 (remaining three months) |  | $ | 41,233 |
2027 |  | 147,708 |
2028 |  | 119,680 |
2029 |  | 101,289 |
2030 |  | 84,178 |
Thereafter |  | 196,970 |
Total future amortization expense |  | $ | 691,058 |

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