Cintas shareholders approve director slate and executive pay at annual meeting

Published 31/10/2025, 20:04
Cintas shareholders approve director slate and executive pay at annual meeting

Cintas Corp (NASDAQ:CTAS) reported the results of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held Tuesday, according to a statement released through a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Shareholders elected all nominated directors to the board. The directors elected and their respective votes in favor were Melanie W. Barstad (330,015,653 shares), Beverly K. Carmichael (339,446,916), Karen L. Carnahan (338,267,361), Robert E. Coletti (335,332,996), Scott D. Farmer (331,552,683), Martin Mucci (337,584,609), Joseph Scaminace (306,834,407), Todd M. Schneider (342,749,858), and Ronald W. Tysoe (329,266,100). Each nominee received more votes in favor than against.

Shareholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers. The proposal received 330,468,757 votes for, 17,948,211 against, and 682,774 abstentions.

In addition, shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Cintas’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. The ratification received 347,180,490 votes for, 20,554,869 against, and 258,840 abstentions.

A shareholder proposal regarding the ability to call special shareholder meetings did not pass. Voting results showed 157,690,015 shares in favor, 190,386,157 against, and 1,023,570 abstentions.

The information in this article is based on a statement provided in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

In other recent news, Cintas Corporation has reported its first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings, which surpassed analysts’ expectations. The company achieved an earnings per share of $1.20, slightly above the forecasted $1.19, and revenue reached $2.72 billion, exceeding the anticipated $2.7 billion. Additionally, Cintas announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share, payable on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of November 14, 2025. The company also revealed a new share repurchase program, authorizing the buyback of up to $1 billion of its common stock at market prices. This new program supplements an existing one, bringing the total potential repurchase authorization to $1.7 billion. Despite these positive developments, Cintas experienced a decline in its stock, with a premarket drop following a previous session decrease. These recent developments provide investors with important insights into the company’s financial health and strategic decisions.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.