UNFNYSEServices-Personal ServicesFiscal year ends August 29
UNIFIRST CORP
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended May 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 8, 2026
$262.13−0.87 (-0.33%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.77B
- P/E (TTM)
- 41.3
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
36.6%+1.2 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
7.6%−2.0 pts over 5 years
Net margin
6.1%−1.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +0.2% | +6.7% | +6.2% | +5.3% | |
| Gross profit | +5.0% | +8.6% | +6.8% | +4.5% | |
| Operating income | +0.5% | +11.2% | +1.3% | -0.8% | |
| Net income | +1.9% | +12.8% | +1.8% | +1.8% | |
| EPS, diluted | +2.7% | +13.5% | +2.3% | +2.6% | |
| Free cash flow | +5.7% | – | -3.5% | +1.3% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 9.6% | 8.0% | 6.9% | |
| Return on assets | 7.7% | 6.4% | 5.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.09 | 4.61 | 3.18 | |
| Inventory turnover | 11.3× | 11.2× | 10.2× | |
| Capex to revenue | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.3% | |
| Diluted shares | 20M | 19M | 19M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Unifirst generated $1.14B from operations and spent $1.02B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 75% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.14B
Used
$1.02B
Capital expenditure$764.71M75%Dividends$109.01M11%Share buybacks$150.31M15%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin6.1%
×Asset turnover0.89×
×Equity multiplier1.28×
=Return on equity, FY20256.9%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.1% | 0.89× | 1.28× | 6.9% |
| FY2024 | 6.0% | 0.92× | 1.28× | 7.1% |
| FY2023 | 4.6% | 0.89× | 1.28× | 5.3% |
| FY2022 | 5.2% | 0.83× | 1.27× | 5.5% |
| FY2021 | 8.3% | 0.80× | 1.27× | 8.4% |
| FY2020 | 7.5% | 0.85× | 1.26× | 8.0% |
| FY2019 | 9.9% | 0.93× | 1.25× | 11.5% |
| FY2018 | 9.7% | 0.93× | 1.26× | 11.2% |
| FY2017 | 4.4% | 0.90× | 1.25× | 5.0% |
| FY2016 | 8.5% | 0.91× | 1.24× | 9.6% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$148.27M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$296.87M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year5.7% → 5.5%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$296.87M vs $148.27M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose3.25 → 3.18
- No dilutionShare count did not rise19M → 19M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year34.92% → 36.59%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.94 → 0.90