unifirst corp. - UNF

UNF

Close Chg Chg %
279.13 2.08 0.74%

Closed Market

281.21

+2.08 (0.74%)

Volume: 343.38K

Last Updated:

Oct 23, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: unifirst corp. - UNF

UNF Key Data

Open

$281.90

Day Range

275.50 - 284.83

52 Week Range

147.88 - 306.67

Market Cap

$4.76B

Shares Outstanding

17.37M

Public Float

14.45M

Beta

0.61

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

45.54

EPS

$6.31

Yield

52.33%

Dividend

$0.37

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Sep 4, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

306.30K

 

UNF Performance

1 Week
 
6.95%
 
1 Month
 
8.57%
 
3 Months
 
-4.43%
 
1 Year
 
74.23%
 
5 Years
 
42.09%
 

UNF Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 4
Full Ratings ➔

About unifirst corp. - UNF

UniFirst Corp. engages in the provision of workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing. It operates through following segments: the United States and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing (MFG), Specialty Garments, First Aid, and Corporate. The U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells uniforms, protective clothing, and non-garment items. The MFG segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items. The Specialty Garments segment is involved in nuclear and cleanroom applications and provides cleanroom cleaning services. The First Aid segment focuses on first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies. The Corporate segment includes distribution, sales and marketing, information systems, engineering, materials management, manufacturing planning, finance, budgeting, human resources, and other general and administrative costs and interest expense. The company was founded by Aldo Croatti in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

UNF At a Glance

UniFirst Corp.
68 Jonspin Road
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
Phone 1-978-658-8888 Revenue 2.52B
Industry Other Consumer Services Net Income 109.49M
Sector Consumer Services 2026 Sales Growth 3.741%
Fiscal Year-end 08 / 2027 Employees N/A
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UNF Valuation

P/E Current 45.535
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 46.845
Price to Sales Ratio 2.033
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 24.99
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 17.889
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.989
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.016

UNF Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 8.219
Total Asset Turnover 0.893

UNF Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.141
Quick Ratio 1.873
Cash Ratio 0.623

UNF Profitability

Gross Margin 30.951
Operating Margin 5.392
Pretax Margin 5.631
Net Margin 4.339
Return on Assets 3.877
Return on Equity 4.979
Return on Total Capital 4.739
Return on Invested Capital 4.85

UNF Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 3.64
Total Debt to Total Capital 3.512
Total Debt to Total Assets 2.827
Long-Term Debt to Equity 2.796
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 2.698
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Unifirst Corp. - UNF

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.23B 2.43B 2.43B 2.52B
Sales Growth
+11.61% +8.71% +0.20% +3.74%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.60B 1.72B 1.68B 1.74B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
123.19M 143.67M 142.51M 144.47M
Depreciation
108.49M 124.87M 125.51M 128.97M
Amortization of Intangibles
14.70M 18.80M 17.00M 15.50M
COGS Growth
+13.26% +7.42% -2.23% +3.46%
Gross Income
629.39M 704.81M 748.20M 780.96M
Gross Income Growth
+7.60% +11.98% +6.16% +4.38%
Gross Profit Margin
+28.19% +29.04% +30.76% +30.95%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
495.88M 521.32M 563.82M 644.91M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
495.88M 521.32M 563.82M 644.91M
SGA Growth
+10.04% +5.13% +8.15% +14.38%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
133.51M 183.49M 184.38M 136.04M
Non Operating Income/Expense
5.33M 5.89M 11.00M 6.03M
Non-Operating Interest Income
6.74M 7.24M 9.77M 7.23M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
138.84M 189.38M 195.38M 142.07M
Pretax Income Growth
+3.36% +36.40% +3.17% -27.28%
Pretax Margin
+6.22% +7.80% +8.03% +5.63%
Income Tax
35.16M 43.91M 47.10M 32.58M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 9.96M 36.94M 42.26M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 2.52M 1.23M 1.91M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 22.11M 4.47M 2.29M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- 568.00K 1.27M 642.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
103.67M 145.47M 148.27M 109.49M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
103.67M 145.47M 148.27M 109.49M
Net Income Growth
+0.26% +40.32% +1.92% -26.16%
Net Margin Growth
+4.64% +5.99% +6.10% +4.34%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
103.67M 145.47M 148.27M 109.49M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
103.67M 145.47M 148.27M 109.49M
EPS (Basic)
5.7693 8.1067 8.3256 6.2977
EPS (Basic) Growth
+0.99% +40.51% +2.70% -24.36%
Basic Shares Outstanding
17.97M 17.95M 17.81M 17.39M
EPS (Diluted)
5.5257 7.7694 7.9797 6.0173
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+1.17% +40.60% +2.71% -24.59%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
18.76M 18.72M 18.58M 18.20M
EBITDA
256.70M 327.16M 326.89M 280.51M
EBITDA Growth
+4.94% +27.45% -0.08% -14.19%
EBITDA Margin
+11.50% +13.48% +13.44% +11.12%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 290.00
Number of Ratings 4 Current Quarters Estimate 2.272
FY Report Date 11 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 8.389
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.61 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 8.10 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.334
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 4 4
Mean Estimate 2.27 1.57 8.39 9.33
High Estimates 2.36 1.64 8.99 10.08
Low Estimate 2.22 1.47 7.53 8.75
Coefficient of Variance 2.89 5.54 7.30 5.92

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 4 4 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Unifirst Corp. - UNF

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 19, 2026 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,461 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $237.54 per share 1,534,745.94
Feb 11, 2026 William Masters Ross Executive Vice President 3,849 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $201.38 per share 775,111.62
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,067 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $154.35 per share 936,441.45
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,059 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $155.11 per share 939,811.49
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 7,292 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,060 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $156.5 per share 948,390.00
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,059 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $156.5 per share 948,233.50
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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