Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cintas' Tax Rate was 20.02% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 2.44 percentage points from 17.58% a year earlier but down 1.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cintas (CTAS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cintas' Tax Rate was 20.73% through Aug 31, 2026, up 0.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 20.17%, up 0.21 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +6.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 19.96% in FY2025 (-0.41 pp), 20.37% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 20.38% in FY2023 (+2.84 pp) and 17.55% in FY2022 (+3.82 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 14.75% (fiscal Q1 2023) and 22.81% (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.62 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.71 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 3.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CTAS's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 21.20% (Q4 2026), 20.55% (Q3 2026) and 21.19% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.71 Bn | 133.12 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 24.19% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.51 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 20.02% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.96 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 12.24% |
| 4 | Rollins | 16.86 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 25.73% |
| 5 | APi | 16.77 Bn | 13.80 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 28.26% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.87 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 24.85% |
| 7 | Gartner | 14.80 Bn | 8.50 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.31% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.56 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding | 9.44 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 21.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 20.02% |
| May 31, 2026 | 21.20% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.55% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 21.19% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 17.58% |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.10% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.96% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.77% |
| May 31, 2024 | 21.40% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.88% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 19.17% |
| May 31, 2023 | 22.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 22.12% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 22.11% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14.75% |
| May 31, 2022 | 22.81% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 18.20% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 18.01% |
API Access
Cintas Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "CTAS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=CTAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();