Medline, Inc. MDLN Effective tax rates

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 40.92% and 7.16% for the three months ended June 27, 2026 and June 28, 2025, respectively, and 28.08% and 6.02% for the six months ended June 27, 2026 and June 28, 2025, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate can differ from the 21% U.S. federal statutory rate due to a number of factors, including the operating partnership, tax incentives, foreign rate differences, state income taxes, non-deductible expenses, and non-taxable income. The increase in the effective income tax rate as compared to prior year is primarily driven by the Reorganization in connection with the IPO, which resulted in a greater portion of income being subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company executed the Reorganization, resulting in Medline Inc. becoming the sole general partner of Medline Holdings, with its sole material asset being a controlling equity interest in Medline Holdings. Following the IPO, Medline Inc. is required to pay U.S. federal and state income taxes as a corporation on its share of Medline Holdings’ taxable income.