H&R Block vs UniFirst
HRB and UNF side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HRB and UNF compare
H&R Block is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as UniFirst ($6.2B against $4.3B).
On earnings, H&R Block is cheaper: it trades at 9.1× trailing earnings, against 39.1× for UniFirst.
H&R Block grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.2% versus 3.7% for UniFirst).
UniFirst keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with −8.2% at H&R Block.
Both pay dividends: H&R Block yields 3.4% and UniFirst 0.62%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HRB | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.2B | $4.3B |
| Share price | $50.01 | $235.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.8% | 51.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 104% | 19.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.61 |
| Employees | 4,600 | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 11 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.1× (better) | 39.1× |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | – | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.2× (better) | 14.6× |
| P/FCF | 8.3× (better) | 60.2× |
| PEG | 0.53 (better) | 13.62 |
| FCF yield | 12.1% (better) | 1.7% |
| Fair value | $73.78 | $151.71 |
| Margin of safety | 32.2% (better) | −55.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.2% (better) | 3.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −26.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.4% (better) | −24.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −5.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.7% (better) | 36.6% |
| Operating margin | – | 5.4% |
| Net margin | −8.2% | 4.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | – | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.10 | – |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 3.14 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.47 | 6.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% (better) | 0.62% |
| Payout ratio | – | 23.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.77% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 81.3% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 54.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$110K (better) | −$575K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 12.0% |
Go deeper
- HRB stock overview
- HRB income statement
- HRB valuation and score
- UNF stock overview
- UNF income statement
- UNF valuation and score
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