Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cintas' (CTAS) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 20.55% in Q1 2026, down 41.0% year-on-year from 34.84% in Q1 2025, and down 2.99% quarter-over-quarter from 21.19% in Q4 2025.
Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cintas has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 20.55% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 20.55%, down 41.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 20.35% (up 61.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.96%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 20.55% for Q1 2026 at Cintas, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 20.94% (2023), against an average of 20.15%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 442 bps in 2023 and sank 340 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Cintas' Tax Rate stood at 22.11% in 2022, then dropped by 5 bps to 20.94% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 20.72% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 21.19% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 20.55% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.55% (Q1 2026), 21.19% (Q4 2025), and 17.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 20.55% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 20.06% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 21.71% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 24.81% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 5.27% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 25.72% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 30.77% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 20.22% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 25.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.55% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.55% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 21.19% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 21.19% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 17.58% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 17.58% |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.10% |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.10% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.96% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.96% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.77% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.77% |
| May 31, 2024 | 21.40% |
| May 31, 2024 | 21.40% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.88% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.88% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.94% |