Unifirst (UNF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) recorded EBITDA Margin of 9.27% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 4.30 percentage points from 13.57% a year earlier and down 0.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Unifirst's EBITDA Margin came in at 11.48% as of May 30, 2026, down 2.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 13.36%, down 0.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -2.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBITDA Margin came in at 13.39% in FY2024 (+1.98 pp), 11.41% in FY2023 (-0.74 pp), 12.15% in FY2022 (-4.37 pp) and 16.52% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBITDA Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.56 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 5.52 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 9.86% (Q2 2026), 12.95% (Q1 2026) and 13.91% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.43 Bn | 105.71 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 20.09% |
| 2 | Cintas | 86.79 Bn | 85.87 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 27.84% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.63 Bn | 32.82 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 32.67% |
| 4 | APi | 17.31 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 11.71% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.03 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 21.79% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.80 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 24.02% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.78 Bn | 12.73 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.95% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.60 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 25.36% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.82 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 9.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 9.27% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.86% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 12.95% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 13.91% |
| May 31, 2025 | 13.57% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.93% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14.38% |
| May 25, 2024 | 13.76% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 10.68% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 12.10% |
| May 27, 2023 | 11.20% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 13.01% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 11.88% |
| May 28, 2022 | 11.88% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 10.17% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 14.75% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 15.43% |
Unifirst EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();