Unifirst (UNF) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) posted Capital Expenditures of $29.68 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 32.1% from $43.74 million a year earlier and down 22.7% from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Unifirst was $151.49 million, up 2.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it was $154.35 million, down 3.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Unifirst's Capital Expenditures was $160.42 million in FY2024 (-6.7%), $171.99 million in FY2023 (+19.2%), $144.32 million in FY2022 (+8.0%) and $133.64 million in FY2021 (+14.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with growth of 44.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 32.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $38.4 million (Q2 2026), $38.88 million (Q1 2026) and $44.52 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.54 Bn | 105.82 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 186.22 Mn |
| 2 | Cintas | 87.11 Bn | 86.19 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 107.53 Mn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.86 Bn | 33.05 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 588.19 Mn |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 31.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.10 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 6.43 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 15.12 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 69.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.72 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 112.37 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.66 Bn | 8.35 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 19.92 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.85 Bn | 4.19 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 29.68 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 29.68 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 38.40 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 38.88 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 44.52 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 43.74 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 32.52 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 33.57 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 38.48 Mn |
| May 25, 2024 | 49.04 Mn |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 33.85 Mn |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 39.05 Mn |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 47.92 Mn |
| May 27, 2023 | 49.22 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 35.80 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 39.04 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 47.06 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 37.08 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 29.13 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 31.05 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 36.99 Mn |
Unifirst Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "UNF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();