Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Tax Rate rose 3.0% to 25.08% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.32% through Feb 2026, up 61.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 24.11% for FY2025, 93.0% up from the prior year.
Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Tax Rate readings, the most recent being 25.08% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate hit 25.08% in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 26.85% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 27.16% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 37.9% in Q3 2023.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 17.3%, with a median of 25.05% recorded in 2025.
- The largest annual shift saw Tax Rate tumbled -5408bps in 2022 before it surged 5969bps in 2024.
- Unifirst's Tax Rate stood at 25.2% in 2022, then dropped by -7bps to 23.4% in 2023, then increased by 9bps to 25.6% in 2024, then rose by 5bps to 26.85% in 2025, then decreased by -7bps to 25.08% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Tax Rate are 25.08% (Q1 2026), 26.85% (Q4 2025), and 20.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 20.55 |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 20.65 |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 24.81 |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 5.27 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 21.71 |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 25.72 |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 30.77 |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.77 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 25.08 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | -37.90 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | -37.90 |
| May 27, 2023 | 27.16 |
| May 27, 2023 | 27.16 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 24.62 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 24.62 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 25.20 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 25.20 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | -32.06 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | -32.06 |
| May 28, 2022 | 25.41 |
| May 28, 2022 | 25.41 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 18.97 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 18.97 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 24.60 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 24.60 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 22.02 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 22.02 |
| May 29, 2021 | 22.88 |
| May 29, 2021 | 22.88 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 22.67 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 22.67 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 25.00 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 25.00 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 26.58 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 26.58 |
| May 30, 2020 | 21.76 |
| May 30, 2020 | 21.76 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 24.22 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 24.22 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 22.10 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 22.10 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 24.45 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 24.45 |
| May 25, 2019 | 23.47 |
| May 25, 2019 | 23.47 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 24.91 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 24.91 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 26.25 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 26.25 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 18.44 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 18.44 |
| May 26, 2018 | 23.92 |
| May 26, 2018 | 23.92 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | -33.99 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | -33.99 |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 35.50 |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 35.50 |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 36.23 |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 36.23 |
| May 27, 2017 | 38.11 |
| May 27, 2017 | 38.11 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 39.75 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 39.75 |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 38.75 |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 38.75 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 38.07 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 38.07 |
| May 28, 2016 | 38.10 |
| May 28, 2016 | 38.10 |