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UNIFIRST CORP UNF

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

UNIFIRST CORP statistics & valuation

P / E41.9×
P / S1.8×
P / B2.1×
P / FCF64.8×
Net margin4.3%
FCF margin2.8%
Return on capital5.3%
Graham number -45.3%$128.82

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 ($128.82); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.40% 9.70% 9.90% 7.50% 8.30% 5.20% 4.60% 6.00% 6.10% 4.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
6.90% 10.80% 12.80% 9.60% 10.70% 6.70% 6.00% 7.60% 7.60% 5.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
4.80% 11.20% 10.90% 7.80% 8.10% 5.40% 5.20% 6.90% 6.80% 4.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
20.3M 20.0M 19.2M 19.0M 19.0M 18.9M 18.8M 18.7M 18.6M 18.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
3.90% 8.90% 8.70% 6.20% 6.30% 4.30% 4.00% 5.40% 5.30% 3.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.90% 6.90% 9.00% 9.40% 4.30% -1.10% 2.00% 5.60% 5.90% 2.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.44 $8.21 $9.33 $7.13 $7.94 $5.46 $5.53 $7.77 $7.98 $6.02 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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 39.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.9×–44×, median 26.8×).

20.9× 44×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.9×–44×); dot = today's 39.1×.

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)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin5.4%7.6%7.6%6.0%6.7%10.7%9.6%12.8%10.8%6.9%
Net margin4.3%6.1%6.0%4.6%5.2%8.3%7.5%9.9%9.7%4.4%
FCF margin2.8%5.9%5.6%2.0%-1.1%4.3%9.4%9.0%6.9%6.9%
Return on assets3.8%5.3%5.4%4.0%4.3%6.3%6.2%8.7%8.9%3.9%
Return on equity4.9%6.8%6.9%5.2%5.4%8.1%7.8%10.9%11.2%4.8%
Current ratio3.143.183.253.144.364.334.614.813.954.58

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