Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) posted Tax Rate of 18.52% for Q2 2026, down 26.13% on a QoQ basis from 25.08% in Q1 2026, and down 716.0% year-over-year from 3.01% in Q2 2025.

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

Unifirst's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.52% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 716.0% year-over-year to 18.52% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 20.94% (down 351.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.61%, down 58.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 18.52% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 25.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 27.16% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 32.06% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.5% and a median of 24.83% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate plunged 5408 bps — and 2023, when it soared 5633 bps.
  • Unifirst's 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.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's Tax Rate at 18.52% in Q2 2026, 25.08% in Q1 2026, and 26.85% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 20.55%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -19.56%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 20.06%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.27%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 21.71%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 24.81%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 25.72%
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 18.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 18.52%
May 30, 2026 18.52%
May 30, 2026 18.52%
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Feb 28, 2026 25.08%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Nov 29, 2025 26.85%
Aug 30, 2025 14.49%
Aug 30, 2025 14.49%
Aug 30, 2025 14.49%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
May 31, 2025 25.69%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Mar 1, 2025 25.05%
Nov 30, 2024 25.60%
Nov 30, 2024 25.60%