Unifirst Corporation

UNF Industrials Specialty Business Services

Unifirst Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $2.5 billion, up 3.74% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+4.97%
EPS
−13.8%
Free cash flow
−31.1%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

252.77 3.35 −1.31%
Market cap
$4.5B
P/E
40.7×
Fwd P/E
40.0×
Dividend yield
0.57%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
7.04
Beneish M
−2.59
Dividend safety
90/100

Unifirst Corporation (UNF) Net margin

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Unifirst Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 4.34%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.34% (fiscal 2026) to 9.90% (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 1.82% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.53%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 4.34% (1.76)
FY2025 6.10% 0.11
FY2024 5.99% 1.35
FY2023 4.64% (0.53)
FY2022 5.17% (3.10)
FY2021 8.27% 0.74
FY2020 7.53% (2.37)
FY2019 9.90% 0.24
FY2018 9.66% 5.25
FY2017 4.41% (4.11)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 5.38% 2.24
May 2026 3.14% (0.15)
Feb 2026 3.29% (2.24)
Nov 2025 5.53% (1.15)
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Against its own ten years

Low 4.34% High 9.90%
Ten-year median 6.82%
Current reading's percentile 2

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
DLB Dolby Laboratories compare 16.7%
AZZ AZZ Inc. compare 9.59%
MMS Maximus, Inc. compare 7.07%
CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare 4.96%
UNF Unifirst Corporation 4.34%
ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare 1.82%
FA First Advantage Corporation compare 1.51%
AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare 1.44%
TIC Acuren Corporation compare −5.94%
Specialty Business Services industry median 1.82%
Industrials sector median 2.53%
Market median 1.22%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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