UniFirst vs Vestis
UNF and VSTS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How UNF and VSTS compare
UniFirst is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Vestis ($4.4B against $1.9B).
UniFirst grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus −0.39% for Vestis).
UniFirst keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with −0.20% at Vestis.
UniFirst pays a dividend yielding 0.60%; Vestis does not pay one.
UniFirst scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 3 for Vestis), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | UNF | VSTS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.4B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $241.49 | $14.19 |
| Change, 1 year | 57.8% | 164% |
| Change, 5 years | 22.8% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.62 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 15K | 1,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.1× | – |
| P/S | 1.7× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | 12.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 61.7× | 13.7× (better) |
| PEG | 13.98 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.6% | 7.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $152.99 | $12.86 |
| Margin of safety | −57.8% | −10.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.7% (better) | −0.39% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −26.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.6% (better) | 26.3% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 4.3% (better) | −0.20% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 5.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.0% (better) | −0.60% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% (better) | 4.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.24 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.36 |
| Current ratio | 3.14 (better) | 2.17 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.44 (better) | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.60% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 23.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 0.75% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.3% | 97.9% |
| Held by insiders | 54.2% | 17.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$575K | $9.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.0% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- UNF stock overview
- UNF income statement
- UNF valuation and score
- VSTS stock overview
- VSTS income statement
- VSTS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.