UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q4 26	$1.21	$1.25	+3.3%	—	—	—
Q3 26	$1.61	$1.87	+16.1%	—	—	—
Q2 26	$2.12	$2.28	+7.5%	—	—	—
Q1 26	$2.09	$2.17	+3.8%	—	—	—
Q4 25	$1.34	$1.4	+4.5%	—	—	—
Q3 25	$2.21	$2.4	+8.6%	—	—	—
Q2 25	$2.05	$2.46	+20.0%	—	—	—
Q1 25	$1.86	$2.2	+18.3%	—	—	—
Q4 24	$1.43	$1.12	-21.7%	—	—	—
Q3 24	$2.18	$2.37	+8.7%	—	—	—
Q2 24	$1.63	$1.75	+7.4%	—	—	—
Q1 24	$1.75	$1.66	-5.1%	—	—	—
Q4 23	$1.38	$1.39	+0.7%	—	—	—
Q3 23	$1.95	$2.21	+13.3%	—	—	—
Q2 23	$1.73	$1.79	+3.5%	—	—	—
Q1 23	$1.9	$1.77	-6.8%	—	—	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	$8.33	—	—	$2.4B	—
FY24	—	$8.11	—	—	$2.4B	—
FY23	—	$5.77	—	—	$2.2B	—
FY22	—	$5.71	—	—	$2B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$1.5B	$1.6B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.8B	$2B	$2.2B	$2.4B	$2.4B
YoY change	+0.79%	+8.37%	+6.63%	+6.65%	-0.29%	+1.22%	+9.56%	+11.6%	+8.7%	+0.2%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

Click a row to chart it; unreported figures show a dash.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	1.5B	1.6B	1.7B	1.8B	1.8B	1.8B	2B	2.2B	2.4B	2.4B
Cost of revenue	900.4M	993.6M	1.1B	1.1B	1.2B	1.1B	1.3B	1.5B	1.6B	1.5B
Gross profit	567.6M	597.4M	639.8M	670.2M	639.2M	684.9M	694.4M	751.8M	847.6M	890M
Gross margin	38.7%	37.5%	37.7%	37%	35.4%	37.5%	34.7%	33.7%	34.9%	36.6%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	284.8M	342.4M	360.7M	334.8M	361.8M	383.2M	451.2M	496.9M	522.6M	565.1M
Operating expenses	284.8M	342.4M	360.7M	334.8M	361.8M	383.2M	451.2M	496.9M	522.6M	565.1M
Operating income	201.2M	166.1M	182.4M	232M	172.7M	195.8M	134.4M	133.6M	183.6M	184.5M
Operating margin	13.7%	10.4%	10.8%	12.8%	9.57%	10.7%	6.71%	5.98%	7.56%	7.59%
Non-operating income, net	-332K	-55.2M	-673K	-3.2M	-1.2M	-1.5M	-2.9M	-1.5M	-1.4M	1.1M
Pretax income	203.4M	115.1M	187.2M	237.9M	177.9M	196.9M	134.3M	138.8M	189.4M	195.4M
Income tax	78.3M	44.9M	23.4M	58.8M	42.1M	45.8M	30.9M	35.2M	43.9M	47.1M
Net income	125M	70.2M	163.9M	179.1M	135.8M	151.1M	103.4M	103.7M	145.5M	148.3M
Net margin	8.52%	4.41%	9.66%	9.9%	7.53%	8.27%	5.17%	4.64%	5.99%	6.1%
EBITDA	282.8M	310.8M	279M	335.3M	277.4M	301.8M	243.1M	254.8M	325M	324.9M
EPS	6.51	3.63	8.66	9.77	7.46	8.32	5.71	5.77	8.11	8.33
Diluted EPS	6.17	3.44	8.21	9.33	7.13	7.94	5.46	5.53	7.77	7.98

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	571.9M	593.5M	590.7M	603.3M	639.9M	604.9M	602.2M	610.8M	614.4M	621.3M	622.5M	634.4M
Cost of revenue	378M	383.8M	396.2M	391.2M	408.6M	381.1M	394.1M	385.2M	382M	393M	403.7M	399.7M
Gross profit	193.9M	209.7M	194.5M	212.1M	231.3M	223.9M	208.1M	225.6M	232.4M	228.3M	218.8M	234.7M
Gross margin	33.9%	35.3%	32.9%	35.2%	36.1%	37%	34.6%	36.9%	37.8%	36.7%	35.2%	37%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	124.7M	122.9M	131.4M	129.1M	139.2M	133.5M	141.9M	142.7M	147M	147.8M	157.4M	175.9M
Operating expenses	124.7M	122.9M	131.4M	129.1M	139.2M	133.5M	141.9M	142.7M	147M	147.8M	157.4M	175.9M
Operating income	36.1M	53.1M	27.9M	48.5M	54M	55.5M	31.2M	48.2M	49.6M	45.3M	26M	23M
Operating margin	6.31%	8.95%	4.73%	8.03%	8.45%	9.18%	5.18%	7.89%	8.07%	7.29%	4.18%	3.63%
Non-operating income, net	22K	-716K	-575K	-522K	372K	-290K	-794K	2.7M	-513K	-259K	-250K	-365K
Pretax income	36.5M	55.3M	27.7M	49.3M	57.1M	57.9M	32.6M	53.4M	51.4M	47M	27.3M	24.4M
Income tax	8.9M	12.9M	7.3M	11.3M	12.4M	14.8M	8.2M	13.7M	10.4M	12.6M	6.9M	4.5M
Net income	27.6M	42.3M	20.5M	38.1M	44.6M	43.1M	24.5M	39.7M	41M	34.4M	20.5M	19.9M
Net margin	4.83%	7.13%	3.46%	6.31%	6.98%	7.13%	4.06%	6.5%	6.68%	5.53%	3.29%	3.14%
EBITDA	69.2M	86.9M	63.1M	83M	92M	90.3M	66.2M	82.9M	85.5M	80.5M	61.4M	58.8M
EPS	—	2.35	1.14	2.12	2.5	2.41	1.37	2.22	2.32	1.97	1.18	1.15
Diluted EPS	—	2.26	1.09	2.03	2.39	2.31	1.31	2.13	2.23	1.89	1.13	1.09

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	2.6B	2.9B	3.7B	3.7B	3.6B	4.3B	3.4B	3.3B	3.5B	3.3B	4.7B
Enterprise value	2.2B	2.9B	3.7B	3.7B	3.7B	3.9B	3.1B	3.3B	3.4B	3.2B	4.6B
Shares outstanding	20.1M	20.2M	19.8M	19.1M	18.9M	18.9M	18.9M	18.7M	18.7M	18.5M	18.5M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	20.6	41.3	22.4	20.9	26.8	28.6	32.9	31.7	24.3	22.2	41.2
P/S	1.75	1.82	2.16	2.07	2.02	2.37	1.7	1.47	1.46	1.35	1.89
P/B	1.89	1.99	2.5	2.28	2.09	2.31	1.78	1.64	1.68	1.52	2.14
EV/EBITDA	7.82	9.32	13.1	11.1	13.3	12.8	12.7	12.8	10.6	9.72	15.7
EV/Sales	1.51	1.82	2.16	2.07	2.04	2.11	1.54	1.46	1.41	1.3	1.85
Earnings yield	4.85%	2.42%	4.47%	4.79%	3.73%	3.49%	3.04%	3.15%	4.11%	4.5%	2.42%
FCF yield	4.25%	3.79%	3.2%	4.34%	4.66%	1.82%	-0.64%	1.33%	3.81%	4.33%	2.1%
PEG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.86

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	38.7%	37.5%	37.7%	37%	35.4%	37.5%	34.7%	33.7%	34.9%	36.6%	37%
Operating margin	13.7%	10.4%	10.8%	12.8%	9.57%	10.7%	6.71%	5.98%	7.56%	7.59%	4.45%
Net margin	8.52%	4.41%	9.66%	9.9%	7.53%	8.27%	5.17%	4.64%	5.99%	6.1%	4.64%
ROE	9.16%	4.83%	11.2%	10.9%	7.8%	8.07%	5.4%	5.17%	6.9%	6.84%	5.3%
ROA	7.35%	3.86%	8.89%	8.75%	6.17%	6.35%	4.26%	4.03%	5.4%	5.34%	3.35%
ROIC	12.4%	6.97%	10.9%	10.6%	7.39%	10.7%	6.5%	5.04%	7.04%	6.89%	5.25%
Return on tangible assets	12.7%	7.6%	18.5%	16.3%	11.5%	11.2%	7.7%	10.5%	12.6%	11.9%	8.94%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	5.09	4.58	3.95	4.81	4.61	4.33	4.36	3.14	3.25	3.18	3.11
Quick ratio	3.67	3.28	2.62	3.31	3.37	3.06	2.84	1.66	1.85	1.9	1.81
Debt / equity	—	—	—	0	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04
Debt / assets	—	—	—	0	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Net debt / EBITDA	—	—	—	—	—	-1.56	-1.34	-0.1	-0.33	-0.42	-0.29
Interest coverage	217	38.9	32.9	25.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Effective tax rate	38.5%	39%	12.5%	24.7%	23.7%	23.2%	23%	25.3%	23.2%	24.1%	22.9%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	73.2	78.9	85.6	94.8	95.4	96.7	106	119.5	130.1	131.3	137.2
EPS (basic)	6.51	3.63	8.66	9.77	7.46	8.32	5.71	5.77	8.11	8.33	8.33
EPS (diluted)	6.17	3.44	8.21	9.33	7.13	7.94	5.46	5.53	7.77	7.98	6.32
Book value per share	68	72.1	73.9	86	92	99.2	101.5	107.2	113	117.1	121.5
FCF per share	5.45	5.44	5.92	8.51	8.98	4.17	-1.15	2.34	7.23	7.7	4.84
Cash per share	18.1	—	—	—	—	27.2	19.9	4.79	9.38	11.3	9.34
Capex per share	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.33	8.32

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.35%	6.08%
Capex / operating cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52%	63.2%
Payout ratio	2.3%	4.13%	2.57%	4.61%	11.6%	12%	20.1%	21.3%	16%	16.6%	22.8%
Dividend yield	0.11%	0.1%	0.11%	0.22%	0.43%	0.42%	0.61%	0.67%	0.66%	0.75%	0.56%

Yield

0.56%

trailing twelve months

Frequency

Quarterly

Last dividend

$0.365

ex-dividend Sep 4, 2026

Payout ratio

23%

of earnings

Dividend growth

8 years

consecutive annual raises

Dividend per share

Split-adjusted payout per share by ex-dividend date.

Recent payouts

Ex-dividend	Amount
Sep 4, 2026	$0.365
Jun 5, 2026	$0.365
Mar 6, 2026	$0.365

Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	$571.9M	$593.5M	$590.7M	$603.3M	$639.9M	$604.9M	$602.2M	$610.8M	$614.4M	$621.3M	$622.5M	$634.4M
YoY change	+10.7%	+9.55%	+8.85%	+4.62%	+11.9%	+1.92%	+1.95%	+1.23%	-3.97%	+2.71%	+3.37%	+3.87%

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	363.8M	—	—	—	—	512.9M	376.4M	89.6M	175.1M	209.2M
Receivables	156.6M	187.2M	200.8M	203.5M	190.9M	208.3M	249.2M	279.1M	278.9M	285.3M
Inventory	217M	230.4M	264.6M	285.2M	260.5M	325.1M	370.9M	396.7M	394.9M	372.9M
Total current assets	777.6M	814.2M	784.8M	913.8M	969.3M	1.1B	1.1B	840.1M	915.7M	924.6M
Property, plant & equipment	539.8M	525.1M	548M	574.5M	625.2M	659.8M	715.2M	819.1M	868.3M	899.7M
Goodwill & intangibles	718.6M	895.7M	959.8M	947.8M	1B	1B	1.1B	1.6B	1.5B	1.5B
Total assets	1.7B	1.8B	1.8B	2B	2.2B	2.4B	2.4B	2.6B	2.7B	2.8B
Accounts payable	50.9M	64.7M	73.5M	77.9M	64M	81.4M	82.1M	92.7M	92.5M	95M
Short-term debt	—	—	—	—	12.6M	13M	13.6M	17.7M	18.2M	17.8M
Total current liabilities	152.6M	177.8M	198.5M	189.8M	210.1M	254.7M	243.7M	267.2M	281.4M	290.4M
Long-term debt	—	—	—	0	29.3M	30.2M	38.1M	47M	50.6M	54.6M
Total liabilities	337.2M	365.9M	378.4M	406.1M	457.9M	508.1M	512.1M	566M	587.9M	609.2M
Shareholders' equity	1.4B	1.5B	1.5B	1.6B	1.7B	1.9B	1.9B	2B	2.1B	2.2B
Total debt	—	—	—	0	41.8M	43.2M	51.7M	64.8M	68.8M	72.4M
Net debt	—	—	—	—	—	-469.7M	-324.7M	-14.7M	-92.8M	-131.1M

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Cash & short-term investments	89.6M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	209.2M	129.5M	157.5M	168.9M
Receivables	279.1M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	285.3M	293.4M	291.6M	295.6M
Inventory	396.7M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	372.9M	380.4M	383.7M	385.8M
Total current assets	840.1M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	924.6M	872.7M	903.1M	919.9M
Property, plant & equipment	819.1M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	899.7M	908.1M	925.9M	929.5M
Goodwill & intangibles	1.6B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5B	1.5B	1.5B	1.5B
Total assets	2.6B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.8B	2.8B	2.8B	2.8B
Accounts payable	92.7M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95M	90.6M	92.1M	89.6M
Short-term debt	17.7M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.8M	19M	20.2M	20.8M
Total current liabilities	267.2M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	290.4M	264M	290.4M	295.7M
Long-term debt	47M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54.6M	58M	59.7M	64.2M
Total liabilities	566M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	609.2M	590.1M	617.1M	622.6M
Shareholders' equity	2B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.2B	2.2B	2.2B	2.2B
Total debt	64.8M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72.4M	76.9M	79.9M	85M
Net debt	-14.7M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-131.1M	-47M	-71.9M	-78.2M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	125M	70.2M	163.9M	179.1M	135.8M	151.1M	103.4M	103.7M	145.5M	148.3M
Depreciation & amortization	81.6M	88.9M	96.7M	103.3M	104.7M	106M	108.8M	121.2M	141.4M	140.4M
Stock-based compensation	5.6M	12.5M	4.6M	5.8M	6M	7M	9.1M	9.1M	9.8M	12.2M
Change in working capital	5.5M	-21.5M	-62M	-31.2M	63.3M	-65.1M	-86.3M	-28.4M	-1.5M	18.2M
Operating cash flow	229.3M	151.9M	196.8M	260M	301.8M	201.3M	155.6M	230.6M	303.7M	296.9M
Capital expenditure	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-154.3M
Investing cash flow	-16.4M	-124.5M	-41.2M	-4.5M	-40.9M	-7.8M	-42.2M	-315.7M	-1.8M	-155M
Dividends paid	-2.9M	-2.9M	-4.2M	-8.3M	-15.7M	-18.1M	-20.8M	-22.1M	-23.3M	-24.6M
Share repurchases	0	0	-146M	-30.5M	-21.7M	-11.2M	-44.4M	0	-23.8M	-70.9M
Financing cash flow	-11M	-5.3M	-153.4M	-41.5M	-41.2M	-34.3M	-69.3M	-25.8M	-50.4M	-101.2M
Net change in cash	201.9M	22.2M	2.2M	214M	219.7M	159.2M	44.1M	-110.9M	251.5M	40.7M
Free cash flow	109.4M	109.7M	117.3M	162.3M	170M	78.7M	-21.7M	43.8M	134.9M	142.5M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Net income	27.6M	42.3M	20.5M	38.1M	44.6M	43.1M	24.5M	39.7M	41M	34.4M	20.5M	19.9M
Depreciation & amortization	33.1M	33.7M	35.2M	34.6M	38M	34.8M	34.9M	34.7M	35.9M	35.2M	35.4M	35.8M
Stock-based compensation	2.2M	2.5M	2.3M	2.3M	2.6M	2.8M	3.2M	3M	3.1M	2.6M	3.7M	3.4M
Change in working capital	7.6M	-28.5M	5.1M	5.2M	16.7M	-5.9M	5.3M	-870K	19.7M	-17.4M	541K	-11.4M
Operating cash flow	82.5M	51.3M	64.7M	84M	103.7M	77M	69.1M	78.6M	100.4M	14.9M	73.6M	50.9M
Capital expenditure	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-44.5M	-38.9M	-38.4M	-29.7M
Investing cash flow	31K	-571K	26K	-1.8M	537K	-3.9M	2.8M	12.5M	-56.6M	-52.1M	-39.4M	-30.5M
Dividends paid	-5.6M	-5.6M	-5.9M	-5.9M	-5.9M	-5.9M	-6.3M	-6.2M	-6.2M	-6.1M	-6.3M	-6.3M
Share repurchases	0	-255K	-7.9M	-7.8M	-7.8M	-6.4M	-6.2M	-13.1M	-45.3M	-32.7M	0	0
Financing cash flow	-5.6M	-8.1M	-14.2M	-13.9M	-14.2M	-15.6M	-13.3M	-19.5M	-52.8M	-42.1M	-7.3M	-8.5M
Net change in cash	76.9M	42.6M	50.6M	68.3M	90M	57.5M	58.5M	71.7M	-9M	-79.3M	26.9M	11.8M
Free cash flow	25M	6.6M	27.2M	37.3M	63.8M	24.6M	37.7M	24.4M	55.9M	-24M	35.2M	21.2M

Date	Ratio
Jan 20, 1994	2:1
Dec 4, 1989	2:1

UniFirst Corporation Financials

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P/E

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