Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported Tax Rate of 25.08% for Q1 2026, up 3.0% on a YoY basis from 24.35% in Q1 2025, and down 6.61% quarter-over-quarter from 26.85% in Q4 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 25.08% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 3.0% year-over-year to 25.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 24.32% (up 61.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.11%, up 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 25.08%, down from 26.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 27.16% in Q2 2023, with the low at 37.9% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 17.3% across 5 years, with a median of 25.05% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate sank 5408 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 5969 bps.
  • Unifirst's Tax Rate stood at 25.2% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 23.4% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 25.6% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 26.85% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 25.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.08% (Q1 2026), 26.85% (Q4 2025), and 20.2% (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

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Aug 30, 2025 20.20%
Aug 30, 2025 20.20%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Nov 30, 2024 25.60%
Nov 30, 2024 25.60%
Aug 31, 2024 21.79%
Aug 31, 2024 21.79%
May 25, 2024 22.86%
May 25, 2024 22.86%
Feb 24, 2024 26.20%
Feb 24, 2024 26.20%
Nov 25, 2023 23.40%
Nov 25, 2023 23.40%