Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 32.53% to -$39.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$179.4 million through Feb 2026, down 14.97% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$155.0 million for FY2025, 4.43% up from the prior year.

Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities readings, the most recent being -$39.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities hit -$39.4 million in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, up from -$52.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$29.8 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$257.2 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$61.9 million, with a median of -$39.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cash from Investing Activities plummeted 588.97% in 2023 before it soared 80.23% in 2024.
  • Unifirst's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$152.4 million in 2022, then surged by 74.0% to -$39.6 million in 2023, then rose by 5.45% to -$37.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 39.08% to -$52.1 million in 2025, then rose by 24.28% to -$39.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Cash from Investing Activities are -$39.4 million (Q1 2026), -$52.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$56.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn -101.07 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -57.69 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -61.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.72 Bn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -78.80 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn -162.80 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn -18.00 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.77 Bn 4.61 Bn 218.82 Mn -39.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -39.45 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -39.45 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 -52.10 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 -52.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -56.59 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -56.59 Mn
May 31, 2025 -31.24 Mn
May 31, 2025 -31.24 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 -29.77 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 -29.77 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -37.46 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -37.46 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -37.94 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -37.94 Mn
May 25, 2024 -50.85 Mn
May 25, 2024 -50.85 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 -33.83 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 -33.83 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 -39.62 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 -39.62 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 -47.89 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 -47.89 Mn
May 27, 2023 -257.19 Mn
May 27, 2023 -257.19 Mn
Feb 25, 2023 -30.20 Mn
Feb 25, 2023 -30.20 Mn
Nov 26, 2022 -152.36 Mn
Nov 26, 2022 -152.36 Mn
Aug 27, 2022 -46.70 Mn
Aug 27, 2022 -46.70 Mn
May 28, 2022 -37.33 Mn
May 28, 2022 -37.33 Mn
Feb 26, 2022 -70.96 Mn
Feb 26, 2022 -70.96 Mn
Nov 27, 2021 -31.52 Mn
Nov 27, 2021 -31.52 Mn
Aug 28, 2021 -38.24 Mn
Aug 28, 2021 -38.24 Mn
May 29, 2021 -29.63 Mn
May 29, 2021 -29.63 Mn
Feb 27, 2021 -31.17 Mn
Feb 27, 2021 -31.17 Mn
Nov 28, 2020 -42.42 Mn
Nov 28, 2020 -42.42 Mn
Aug 29, 2020 -25.62 Mn
Aug 29, 2020 -25.62 Mn
May 30, 2020 -28.94 Mn
May 30, 2020 -28.94 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 -34.86 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 -34.86 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 -68.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 -68.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 -33.99 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 -33.99 Mn
May 25, 2019 -38.31 Mn
May 25, 2019 -38.31 Mn
Feb 23, 2019 -28.86 Mn
Feb 23, 2019 -28.86 Mn
Nov 24, 2018 -23.16 Mn
Nov 24, 2018 -23.16 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 -27.84 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 -27.84 Mn
May 26, 2018 -48.64 Mn
May 26, 2018 -48.64 Mn
Feb 24, 2018 -56.03 Mn
Feb 24, 2018 -56.03 Mn
Nov 25, 2017 -21.39 Mn
Nov 25, 2017 -21.39 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 -28.50 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 -28.50 Mn
May 27, 2017 -41.06 Mn
May 27, 2017 -41.06 Mn
Feb 25, 2017 -25.13 Mn
Feb 25, 2017 -25.13 Mn
Nov 26, 2016 -138.34 Mn
Nov 26, 2016 -138.34 Mn
Aug 27, 2016 -31.68 Mn
Aug 27, 2016 -31.68 Mn
May 28, 2016 -39.00 Mn
May 28, 2016 -39.00 Mn