stockrowUnifirst 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
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Unifirst Corporation (UNF) Return on invested capital
Unifirst Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 4.17%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.17% (fiscal 2026) to 13.0% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.65% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.81%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.17% | (1.71) |
| FY2025 | 5.88% | (0.05) |
| FY2024 | 5.93% | 1.57 |
| FY2023 | 4.36% | (1.09) |
| FY2022 | 5.45% | (3.55) |
| FY2021 | 9.00% | 0.47 |
| FY2020 | 8.53% | (3.02) |
| FY2019 | 11.6% | 2.01 |
| FY2018 | 9.54% | 3.29 |
| FY2017 | 6.25% | (6.31) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| MMS Maximus, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| AZZ AZZ Inc. compare | 9.55% |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 8.06% |
| ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare | 5.82% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.57% |
| CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare | 4.20% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation | 4.17% |
| FA First Advantage Corporation compare | 3.59% |
| TIC Acuren Corporation compare | −0.83% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 0.65% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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