Unifirst UNF
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst's (UNF) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 18.52% in Q2 2026, down 716.0% on a YoY basis from 3.01% in Q2 2025, and down 26.13% quarter-over-quarter from 25.08% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Unifirst (UNF) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 18.52% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 716.0% year-over-year to 18.52%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 22.9% (down 156.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.11%, up 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 18.52% in Q2 2026 per UNF's latest filing, from 25.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 27.16% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 18.52% in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 23.78% across 5 years, with a median of 24.83% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Tax Rate surged 565 bps in 2023, then slumped 716 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 25.2% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 23.4% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 25.6% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 26.85% in 2025, then tumbled by 31 bps to 18.52% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 18.52%, 25.08%, and 26.85% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 80.63 Bn 80.34 Bn 1.48 Bn 21.20%
2 Iron Mountain 34.27 Bn 34.39 Bn 1.07 Bn 12.24%
3 Rollins 16.72 Bn 16.61 Bn 569.95 Mn 24.16%
4 APi 16.37 Bn 15.51 Bn 703.00 Mn 28.26%
5 Aramark 15.43 Bn 15.00 Bn 430.34 Mn 27.92%
6 FirstService 6.30 Bn 6.63 Bn 480.66 Mn 27.07%
7 Unifirst 4.96 Bn 4.79 Bn 234.73 Mn 18.52%
8 Geo 4.16 Bn 3.91 Bn - 28.73%
9 CoreCivic 3.45 Bn 3.34 Bn - 21.89%
10 Abm Industries 2.90 Bn 2.79 Bn 286.10 Mn 21.36%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 18.52%
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Aug 30, 2025 20.20%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Nov 30, 2024 25.60%
Aug 31, 2024 21.79%
May 25, 2024 22.86%
Feb 24, 2024 26.20%
Nov 25, 2023 23.40%
Aug 26, 2023 24.27%
May 27, 2023 27.16%
Feb 25, 2023 24.62%
Nov 26, 2022 25.20%
Aug 27, 2022 21.25%
May 28, 2022 25.41%
Feb 26, 2022 18.97%
Nov 27, 2021 24.60%
Aug 28, 2021 24.48%