Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst's Tax Rate came in at 18.52% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 7.16 percentage points from 25.69% a year earlier and down 6.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 30, 2026, Unifirst reported Tax Rate of 22.90%, down 1.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 24.11%, up 0.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +0.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 23.18% in FY2024 (-2.14 pp), 25.33% in FY2023 (+2.31 pp), 23.02% in FY2022 (-0.22 pp) and 23.24% in FY2021 (-0.43 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q4 2018.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.76 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 5.65 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 7.16 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UNF's Tax Rate at 25.08% (Q2 2026), 26.85% (Q1 2026) and 20.20% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.43 Bn | 105.71 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 24.19% |
| 2 | Cintas | 86.79 Bn | 85.87 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 20.02% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.63 Bn | 32.82 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 12.24% |
| 4 | APi | 17.31 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 28.26% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.03 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 24.16% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.80 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 24.85% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.78 Bn | 12.73 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.60 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.31% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.82 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 18.52% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 22.02% |
Unifirst 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=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "UNF", "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=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();