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UNIFIRST CORP UNF

NYSE · stock · Services-Personal Services · website · IPO 1950-10-24 · LEI

UNIFIRST CORP statistics & valuation

P / E30.9×
P / S1.9×
P / B2.1×
P / FCF32.2×
Net margin6.1%
FCF margin5.9%
Return on capital7.4%
Graham number -50.1%$144.77

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($144.77); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.50% 4.40% 9.70% 9.90% 7.50% 8.30% 5.20% 4.60% 6.00% 6.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.70% 6.90% 10.80% 12.80% 9.60% 10.70% 6.70% 6.00% 7.60% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.20% 4.80% 11.20% 10.90% 7.80% 8.10% 5.40% 5.20% 6.90% 6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
20.2M 20.3M 20.0M 19.2M 19.0M 19.0M 18.9M 18.8M 18.7M 18.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.30% 3.90% 8.90% 8.70% 6.20% 6.30% 4.30% 4.00% 5.40% 5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.50% 6.90% 6.90% 9.00% 9.40% 4.30% -1.10% 2.00% 5.60% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$6.17 $3.44 $8.21 $9.33 $7.13 $7.94 $5.46 $5.53 $7.77 $7.98 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNIFIRST CORP trades at about 36.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.9×–44×, median 26.6×).

20.9× 44×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.9×–44×); dot = today's 36.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin7.6%7.6%6.0%6.7%10.7%9.6%12.8%10.8%6.9%13.7%
Net margin6.1%6.0%4.6%5.2%8.3%7.5%9.9%9.7%4.4%8.5%
FCF margin5.9%5.6%2.0%-1.1%4.3%9.4%9.0%6.9%6.9%7.5%
Return on assets5.3%5.4%4.0%4.3%6.3%6.2%8.7%8.9%3.9%7.3%
Return on equity6.8%6.9%5.2%5.4%8.1%7.8%10.9%11.2%4.8%9.2%
Current ratio3.183.253.144.364.334.614.813.954.585.09

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.