Unifirst (UNF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) posted EBIT Margin of 3.63% for Q2 2026, down 13.13% on a QoQ basis from 4.18% in Q1 2026, and down 426.0% year-over-year from 1.11% in Q2 2025.
Unifirst (UNF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.63% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 426.0% year-over-year to 3.63% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 5.77% (down 191.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.59%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 3.63% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 4.18% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 83.9% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.63% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 10.82% and a median of 6.94% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin jumped 7746 bps — and 2024, when it sank 7546 bps.
- Unifirst's EBIT Margin stood at 8.01% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 8.95% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 9.18% in 2024, then declined by 21 bps to 7.29% in 2025, then plunged by 50 bps to 3.63% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNF's EBIT Margin at 3.63% in Q2 2026, 4.18% in Q1 2026, and 7.29% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | 30.62% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 4.48% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 3.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 3.63% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.18% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 8.07% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| May 25, 2024 | 8.03% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 8.95% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 83.90% |
| May 27, 2023 | 5.79% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 8.01% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 6.44% |
| May 28, 2022 | 6.59% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 9.21% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 9.66% |