unifirst corp. - UNF

UNF

Close Chg Chg %
171.61 -0.34 -0.20%

Open Market

171.27

-0.34 (0.20%)

Volume: 39.34K

Last Updated:

Sep 16, 2025, 3:11 PM EDT

Company Overview: unifirst corp. - UNF

UNF Key Data

Open

$172.68

Day Range

170.53 - 172.68

52 Week Range

156.34 - 243.70

Market Cap

$3.06B

Shares Outstanding

17.83M

Public Float

14.78M

Beta

0.86

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.07

EPS

$8.50

Yield

80.42%

Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Sep 5, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

87.49K

 

UNF Performance

1 Week
 
0.02%
 
1 Month
 
-1.17%
 
3 Months
 
-6.53%
 
1 Year
 
-8.82%
 
5 Years
 
-8.23%
 

UNF Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 6
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 2.43B
Industry Other Consumer Services Net Income 145.47M
Sector Consumer Services 2024 Sales Growth 8.705%
Fiscal Year-end 08 / 2025 Employees 16,000
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UNF Valuation

P/E Current 21.075
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 24.415
Price to Sales Ratio 1.463
Price to Book Ratio 1.608
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.03
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.531
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.419
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.02

UNF Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 151,708.938
Income Per Employee 9,092.125
Receivables Turnover 8.705
Total Asset Turnover 0.922

UNF Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.189
Quick Ratio 1.786
Cash Ratio 0.622

UNF Profitability

Gross Margin 29.036
Operating Margin 7.559
Pretax Margin 7.802
Net Margin 5.993
Return on Assets 5.525
Return on Equity 7.075
Return on Total Capital 6.681
Return on Invested Capital 6.911

UNF Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 3.263
Total Debt to Total Capital 3.16
Total Debt to Total Assets 2.552
Long-Term Debt to Equity 2.398
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 2.322
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Annual Financials for Unifirst Corp. - UNF

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.83B 2.00B 2.23B 2.43B
Sales Growth
+1.23% +9.56% +11.61% +8.71%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.25B 1.42B 1.60B 1.72B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
107.39M 110.34M 123.19M 143.67M
Depreciation
- - - -
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Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
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COGS Growth
-1.77% +13.48% +13.26% +7.42%
Gross Income
578.57M 584.93M 629.39M 704.81M
Gross Income Growth
+8.38% +1.10% +7.60% +11.98%
Gross Profit Margin
+31.68% +29.24% +28.19% +29.04%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
382.71M 450.65M 495.88M 521.32M
Research & Development
- - - -
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Other SG&A
382.71M 450.65M 495.88M 521.32M
SGA Growth
-0.12% +17.75% +10.04% +5.13%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
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EBIT after Unusual Expense
195.86M 134.28M 133.51M 183.49M
Non Operating Income/Expense
1.01M 42.00K 5.33M 5.89M
Non-Operating Interest Income
2.57M 2.85M 6.74M 7.24M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
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Pretax Income
196.87M 134.32M 138.84M 189.38M
Pretax Income Growth
+10.67% -31.77% +3.36% +36.40%
Pretax Margin
+10.78% +6.71% +6.22% +7.80%
Income Tax
45.76M 30.92M 35.16M 43.91M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
45.14M 11.36M 9.96M 36.94M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.71M 1.84M 2.52M 1.23M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(1.94M) 17.55M 22.11M 4.47M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
848.00K 180.00K 568.00K 1.27M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
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Consolidated Net Income
151.11M 103.40M 103.67M 145.47M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
151.11M 103.40M 103.67M 145.47M
Net Income Growth
+11.30% -31.57% +0.26% +40.32%
Net Margin Growth
+8.27% +5.17% +4.64% +5.99%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Net Income After Extraordinaries
151.11M 103.40M 103.67M 145.47M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
151.11M 103.40M 103.67M 145.47M
EPS (Basic)
8.325 5.713 5.7693 8.1067
EPS (Basic) Growth
+11.54% -31.38% +0.99% +40.51%
Basic Shares Outstanding
18.15M 18.10M 17.97M 17.95M
EPS (Diluted)
7.9373 5.4616 5.5257 7.7694
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+11.32% -31.19% +1.17% +40.60%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
19.04M 18.93M 18.76M 18.72M
EBITDA
303.25M 244.63M 256.70M 327.16M
EBITDA Growth
+18.07% -19.33% +4.94% +27.45%
EBITDA Margin
+16.60% +12.23% +11.50% +13.48%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation UNDERWEIGHT Average Target Price 178.25
Number of Ratings 6 Current Quarters Estimate 2.506
FY Report Date 11 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 8.706
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.139 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 8.084 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.399
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 6 3
Mean Estimate 2.51 1.57 8.71 9.40
High Estimates 2.59 1.59 9.03 9.64
Low Estimate 2.45 1.52 8.58 9.16
Coefficient of Variance 2.40 2.08 1.92 2.57

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 2 2 1
MEAN Underweight Underweight Hold

Insider Actions for Unifirst Corp. - UNF

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 20, 2025 David Martin Katz Executive VP, Sales/Marketing 6,455 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $210.95 per share 1,361,682.25

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