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Ticker
UNF

Price
238.27
Stock movement up
+2.49 (1.21%)
Company name
Unifirst Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Specialty Business Services
Market cap
3.03B
Ent value
3.44B
Price/Sales
1.25
Price/Book
1.40
Div yield
0.70%
Div growth
7.19%
Growth years
8
FCF payout
11.79%
Trailing P/E
20.28
Forward P/E
26.60
PEG
-
EPS growth
2.28%
1 year return (CAGR)
-7.91%
3 year return (CAGR)
2.03%
5 year return (CAGR)
-1.03%
10 year return (CAGR)
7.50%
Last updated: 2026-02-12

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.46
Dividend yield0.70%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield0.97%
Average yield0.69%
Minimum yield0.39%
Discount to avg yield1.43%
Upside potential1.45%
Yield as % of max yield71.85%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.70%
Current yield distribution55.63%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.39%
Yield at 90%0.46%
Yield at 80%0.61%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.71%
Yield at 20%0.79%
Yield at 10%0.82%
Yield at 0% (Max)0.97%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth8 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share1.46
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date5 Dec 2025
EPS (TTM)7.67
EPS (1y forward)7.80
EPS growth (5y)2.28%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
UNFS&P500
DGR MR4.29%-13.74%
DGR TTM5.60%6.60%
DGR 3 years5.36%7.31%
DGR 5 years7.19%4.69%
DGR 10 years25.16%6.30%
DGR 15 years16.14%8.16%
Time since last change announced118 days
EPS growth (5y)2.28%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM17.82%11.79%
Average--
Forward18.60%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E20.28
Price to OCF5.79
Price to FCF11.70
Price to EBITDA12.45
EV to EBITDA14.12

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.25
Price to Book1.40
EV to Sales1.41

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count14.53M
EPS (TTM)7.67
FCF per share (TTM)11.59

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)2.45B
Gross profit (TTM)894.39M
Operating income (TTM)174.28M
Net income (TTM)139.53M
EPS (TTM)7.67
EPS (1y forward)7.80

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)36.52%
Operating margin (TTM)7.12%
Profit margin (TTM)5.70%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash123.98M
Net receivables293.40M
Total current assets852.45M
Goodwill669.20M
Intangible assets104.23M
Property, plant and equipment908.10M
Total assets2.75B
Accounts payable90.55M
Short/Current long term debt76.94M
Total current liabilities263.95M
Total liabilities590.10M
Shareholder's equity2.16B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)252.44M
Capital expenditures (TTM)159.66M
Free cash flow (TTM)210.86M
Dividends paid (TTM)24.86M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity6.45%
Return on Assets5.07%
Return on Invested Capital6.40%
Cash Return on Invested Capital9.67%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open206.69
Daily high209.59
Daily low204.60
Daily Volume288K
All-time high257.35
1y analyst estimate183.00
Beta0.71
EPS (TTM)7.67
Dividend per share1.46
Ex-div date5 Dec 2025
Next earnings date1 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
UNFS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-7.41%-1.82%
Highest price drop-74.58%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Jun 20009 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.68%-10.84%
Avg time to new high30 days12 days
Max time to new high1439 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
UNF (Unifirst Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
3.03B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. It operates in three segments: Uniform & Facility Service Solutions; First Aid & Safety Solutions; and Other. The company offers uniforms, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; specialized protective wear comprising flame resistant and high visibility garments; and first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies, as well as safety training services. It also engages in the rent and sale of non-garment items and services that include industrial wiping products, floor mats, dry and wet mops, and other textile products, as well as the wholesale distribution and pill packaging operations for non-prescription medicines. In addition, the company provides garment service options, including full-service rental and lease programs. Further, it offers restroom and cleaning supplies, such as air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, hand soaps, and sanitizers. Additionally, it provides specialized services, including decontamination and cleaning of work clothes and other items that have been exposed to radioactive materials and services special cleanroom protective wear. The company serves automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants and food-related businesses, business service companies, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation companies, energy producing operations, and healthcare providers, as well as others that require employee clothing on the job for image, identification, protection, or utility purposes. UniFirst Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Employees
16000
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Steven S. Sintros
Country
USA
City
Wilmington
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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