Debt, Derivatives and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2026

Debt, Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Cintas' outstanding debt is summarized as follows:


(In thousands)	Interest Rate			Fiscal Year Issued	Fiscal Year Maturity	February 28, 2026		May 31, 2025

Debt due within one year
Commercial paper	3.81	%	(1)	2026	2026	$	229,490	$	—




Total debt due within one year						$	229,490	$	—

Debt due after one year


Senior notes	3.70	%		2017	2027	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,000
Senior notes	4.20	%		2025	2028	400,000		400,000
Senior notes	4.00	%		2022	2032	800,000		800,000
Senior notes	6.15	%		2007	2037	236,550		236,550

Debt issuance costs						(9,249)		(11,551)
Total debt due after one year						$	2,427,301	$	2,424,999

(1)Variable rate debt instrument. The rate presented is the weighted average variable borrowing rate at February 28, 2026.

Cintas' senior notes are recorded at cost, net of debt issuance costs. The fair value of the long-term debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable market prices. The carrying value and fair value of Cintas' debt as of February 28, 2026 were $2,436.6 million and $2,459.4 million, respectively, and as of May 31, 2025 were $2,436.6 million and $2,404.7 million, respectively. During the nine months ended February 28, 2026, Cintas issued $229.5 million, net of commercial paper.

Cintas Corporation No. 2 (Corp. 2) entered into a credit agreement which supports our commercial paper program on March 27, 2026 (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement has capacity under the revolving credit facility of $2.0 billion and contains a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $300.0 million and a swing line sub-facility of up to $150.0 million. The Credit Agreement has an accordion feature that provides Cintas with the ability to request increases to the borrowing commitments under the revolving credit facility up to $1.0 billion in the aggregate, subject to customary conditions. The maturity date of the revolving credit facility is March 27, 2031. In connection with the entry into the Credit Agreement, on March 27, 2026, Corp. 2 terminated all commitments and repaid all obligations under its existing Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to such date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”). Upon the termination of the Existing Credit Agreement, all of the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement were terminated. As of February 28, 2026 there was $229.5 million of commercial paper outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 3.81% and no borrowings on our Existing Credit Agreement. As of May 31, 2025, there was no commercial paper outstanding and no borrowings on our Existing Credit Agreement. The fair value of the commercial paper, if any, which approximates carrying value, is estimated using level 2 inputs based on general market prices and interest rates.

Cintas uses interest rate locks to manage its overall interest expense as interest rate locks effectively change the interest rate of specific debt issuances. The interest rate locks are entered into to protect against unfavorable movements in the benchmark treasury rate related to forecasted debt issuances. Cintas used interest rate locks, which represent cash flow hedges, to hedge against movements in the treasury rates at the time Cintas issued its senior notes in fiscal 2007, fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2022. The amortization of the interest rate locks resulted in a decrease to other comprehensive income of $1.5 million for both the three months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025. For both the nine months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025, the amortization of the interest rate locks resulted in a decrease to other comprehensive income of $4.6 million.

During fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2020, Cintas entered into interest rate lock agreements for forecasted debt issuances. The aggregate notional value of outstanding cash flow hedges was $500.0 million at both February 28, 2026 and May 31, 2025. The fair values of the outstanding interest rate locks, for forecasted debt issuances, are summarized as follows:


Fiscal Year of Issuance (In thousands)	February 28, 2026		May 31, 2025
	Other Assets, net		Other Assets, net

2022	$	56,918	$	61,230
2020	$	35,844	$	41,320

The changes in fair value of the interest rate locks are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. These interest rate locks had no impact on net income or cash flows for the three and nine months ended February 28, 2026 or 2025.

Cintas has certain covenants related to debt agreements. These covenants limit Cintas' ability to incur certain liens, to engage in sale-leaseback transactions and to merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of Cintas' assets. These covenants also require Cintas to maintain certain debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and interest coverage ratios. Cross-default provisions exist between certain debt instruments. If a default of a significant covenant were to occur, the default could result in an acceleration of the maturity of the indebtedness, impair liquidity and limit the ability to raise future capital. Cintas was in compliance with all of the debt covenants for all periods presented.