Unifirst UNF
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Unifirst (UNF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst's (UNF) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 3.63% in Q2 2026, down 426.0% YoY from 1.11% in Q2 2025, and down 13.13% on a QoQ basis from 4.18% in Q1 2026.

Unifirst (UNF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst (UNF) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 3.63% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA Margin retreated to 3.63% in Q2 2026, from 4.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 83.9% in Q3 2023 to a low of 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 EBITDA Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA Margin jumped 7746 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 7546 bps.
  • Tracing UNF's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.01% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 8.95% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 9.18% in 2024, then slipped by 21 bps to 7.29% in 2025, then slumped by 50 bps to 3.63% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 3.63% (Q2 2026), 4.18% (Q1 2026), and 7.29% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.69 Bn 81.40 Bn 1.48 Bn 23.17%
2 Relx 64.97 Bn 64.80 Bn - -
3 Copart 32.09 Bn 28.74 Bn 732.88 Mn 37.53%
4 Global Payments 24.80 Bn 19.40 Bn 2.03 Bn 10.15%
5 Rb Global 16.24 Bn 15.72 Bn 935.50 Mn 17.07%
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 4.26%
7 UL Solutions 15.20 Bn 14.77 Bn 417.00 Mn 18.38%
8 Rentokil Initial 11.80 Bn 9.27 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.05 Bn 5.38 Bn 264.68 Mn 11.25%
10 Unifirst 5.23 Bn 5.06 Bn 234.73 Mn 3.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%