Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Cintas (CTAS) reported Tax Rate of 20.55% for Q1 2026, down 41.0% on a YoY basis from 34.84% in Q1 2025, and down 2.99% sequentially from 21.19% in Q4 2025.

Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cintas (CTAS) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 20.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 41.0% year-over-year to 20.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 20.35% (up 61.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.96%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 20.55% in Q1 2026, from 21.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 22.81% in Q2 2022 to a low of 14.75% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.15% and a median of 20.94% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 442 bps in 2023 and tumbled 340 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CTAS's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 22.11% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 20.94% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 20.72% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 21.19% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 20.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTAS's Tax Rate at 20.55% in Q1 2026, 21.19% in Q4 2025, and 17.58% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 20.55%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -19.56%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 20.06%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.27%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 21.71%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 24.81%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 25.72%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 30.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 20.55%
Feb 28, 2026 20.55%
Feb 28, 2026 20.55%
Nov 30, 2025 21.19%
Nov 30, 2025 21.19%
Nov 30, 2025 21.19%
Aug 31, 2025 17.58%
Aug 31, 2025 17.58%
Aug 31, 2025 17.58%
May 31, 2025 22.10%
May 31, 2025 22.10%
May 31, 2025 22.10%
Feb 28, 2025 20.96%
Feb 28, 2025 20.96%
Feb 28, 2025 20.96%
Nov 30, 2024 20.72%
Nov 30, 2024 20.72%
Nov 30, 2024 20.72%
Aug 31, 2024 15.77%
Aug 31, 2024 15.77%