# Who does Cintas Corporation pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/cintas · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-11T18:40:22.084819+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Cintas Corporation's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Alphabet (Google) plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 0 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-11).

### UniFirst (high)
- metric: acquisition enterprise value $5.5B · merger agreement dated 2026-03-10 · Approximate enterprise value of the agreed UniFirst acquisition
- note: Cintas agreed to acquire all outstanding UniFirst shares for cash and Cintas stock. The transaction carries an enterprise value of approximately $5.5 billion and remained subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approval, in the 2026 Form 10-K.
- [mentions] Uniform Bright Consulting (EN, analysis, published 2026-08-07) https://uniformbright.com/blog/uniform-bright-industry-insider-report-cintas-unifirst: "An independent industry report examining the proposed Cintas acquisition of UniFirst and consolidation in commercial uniform rental and textile services."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-07-29) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325426000028/ctas-20260531.htm: "Cintas will acquire all the outstanding shares of UniFirst in a transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion."
- [mentions] JKN (KO, news, published 2026-04-02) https://news.jkn.co.kr/post/863857: "Cintas signed an agreement on March 10, 2026 to acquire rival UniFirst for approximately $5.5 billion."
- [confirms] Cintas (EN, ir, published 2026-03-11) https://www.cintas.com/about/newsroom/details/news/2026/03/11/cintas-to-acquire-unifirst-in-5.5-billion-transaction-that-expands-service-capabilities-enhances-workday-solutions-and-advances-industry-innovation/: "UniFirst shareholders will receive $155.00 in cash and 0.7720 shares of Cintas stock for each UniFirst share they own."

### Carhartt (high)
- note: Cintas combines Carhartt workwear with its delivery and laundering service for the Ford dealership uniform program. Carhartt is the branded apparel supplier in the offering.
- [confirms] Cintas (EN, ir, published 2026-02-02) https://www.cintas.com/about/newsroom/details/news/2026/02/02/carhartt-ford-cintas-to-showcase-uniform-program-for-ford-dealer-technicians-during-national-automobile-dealers-association-show/: "The program will provide premium workwear from Carhartt, delivered through Cintas’ nationwide service and scale."
- [confirms] Carhartt (EN, ir, published 2026-01-13) https://www.carhartt.com/press-release-ford-partnership: "The two companies, alongside uniform provider Cintas, launched a new program in late 2025 to equip essential dealership technicians."

### 알파벳 (구글) (high)  → /alphabet.md
- note: Cintas uses Google Cloud for internal knowledge search and its legacy enterprise applications. It completed the migration of those on-premises applications to Google Cloud in 2023.
- [confirms] Google Cloud (EN, ir, published 2024-04-09) https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2024-04-09-Cintas-Builds-Generative-AI-Powered-Internal-Knowledge-Center-with-Google-Cloud: "Cintas Corporation and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership to support Cintas' ongoing digital transformation."

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