Unifirst (UNF) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 100.0% to 4.18% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.85% through Feb 2026, down 88.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.59% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
Unifirst filings provide 18 years of EBITDA Margin readings, the most recent being 4.18% for Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin hit 4.18% in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 7.29% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 83.9% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.82% in Q1 2023.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 11.24%, with a median of 7.29% recorded in 2025.
- The largest annual shift saw EBITDA Margin surged 7746bps in 2023 before it crashed -7546bps in 2024.
- Unifirst's EBITDA Margin stood at 8.01% in 2022, then grew by 12bps to 8.95% in 2023, then grew by 3bps to 9.18% in 2024, then dropped by -21bps to 7.29% in 2025, then crashed by -43bps to 4.18% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's EBITDA Margin are 4.18% (Q1 2026), 7.29% (Q4 2025), and 8.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 34.65% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.77 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 4.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | 11.66% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 9.05% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 12.54% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 9.52% |
| May 30, 2020 | 6.22% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 9.50% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 12.91% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 12.29% |
| May 25, 2019 | 13.27% |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 14.27% |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 16.47% |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 14.70% |
| May 26, 2018 | 16.03% |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 14.78% |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 17.18% |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 2.41% |
| May 27, 2017 | 14.08% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 13.97% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 16.64% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 20.94% |
| May 28, 2016 | 13.03% |