CINCINNATI (AP) _ Cintas Corp. (CTAS) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $258.4 million.

The Cincinnati-based company said it had net income of $2.37 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.21 per share.

The uniform rental company posted revenue of $1.78 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.76 billion.

For the current quarter ending in May, Cintas said it expects revenue in the range of $1.8 billion to $1.83 billion.

Cintas shares have fallen almost 2% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has climbed 5.5%. The stock has climbed 72% in the last 12 months.

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