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) Return on assets

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Unifirst Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 3.88%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.88% (fiscal 2026) to 9.21% (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.19%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 3.88% (1.54)
FY2025 5.42% (0.10)
FY2024 5.52% 1.37
FY2023 4.15% (0.15)
FY2022 4.30% (2.30)
FY2021 6.60% 0.21
FY2020 6.39% (2.82)
FY2019 9.21% 0.26
FY2018 8.95% 4.96
FY2017 3.99% (3.74)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.88% High 9.21%
Ten-year median 5.96%
Current reading's percentile 8

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
MMS Maximus, Inc. compare 8.40%
AZZ AZZ Inc. compare 7.34%
DLB Dolby Laboratories compare 7.12%
UNF Unifirst Corporation 3.88%
ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare 3.06%
CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare 3.01%
AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare 1.77%
FA First Advantage Corporation compare 0.66%
TIC Acuren Corporation compare −3.74%
Specialty Business Services industry median 0.00%
Industrials sector median 1.19%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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