
Cintas to Acquire UniFirst in $5.5B Deal Expanding Workwear Services and North American Footprint
Cintas will acquire UniFirst for about $5.5 billion, paying $310 per UniFirst share in cash and stock, to create a larger North American leader in uniforms, facility services and safety programs. The combined company aims to expand service capabilities through integrated processing capacity, route networks and technology, delivering roughly $375 million of operating cost synergies within four years and being EPS-accretive by the end of the second full year after closing. The deal, funded with cash on hand and committed financing, is expected to close in the second half of 2026 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals, with UniFirst stockholders receiving $155 in cash and 0.7720 Cintas shares per UniFirst share and an anticipated net leverage around 1.5x. Leaders from both firms emphasize cultural alignment and opportunities for UniFirst employees as the merger advances.








