Unifirst (UNF) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported EBT Margin of 4.39% for Q1 2026, down 103.0% on a YoY basis from 146.4% in Q1 2025, and down 41.91% quarter-over-quarter from 7.56% in Q4 2025.

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

Unifirst has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.39% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 103.0% year-over-year to 4.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 7.25% (down 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.03%, up 23.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.39%, down from 7.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 84.85% in Q3 2023, with the low at 4.35% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 11.54% across 5 years, with a median of 7.56% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin soared 7841 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 7593 bps.
  • Unifirst's EBT Margin stood at 8.38% in 2022, then climbed by 11 bps to 9.31% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 9.58% in 2024, then slipped by 21 bps to 7.56% in 2025, then slumped by 42 bps to 4.39% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.39% (Q1 2026), 7.56% (Q4 2025), and 8.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 22.26%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 40.59%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 14.03%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 17.02%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -7.56%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 2.80%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 2.24%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 30.26%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 4.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 4.39%
Nov 29, 2025 7.56%
Aug 30, 2025 8.37%
May 31, 2025 8.74%
Mar 1, 2025 5.42%
Nov 30, 2024 9.58%
Aug 31, 2024 8.92%
May 25, 2024 8.18%
Feb 24, 2024 4.69%
Nov 25, 2023 9.31%
Aug 26, 2023 84.85%
May 27, 2023 5.78%
Feb 25, 2023 4.35%
Nov 26, 2022 8.38%
Aug 27, 2022 6.44%
May 28, 2022 6.57%
Feb 26, 2022 4.68%
Nov 27, 2021 9.19%
Aug 28, 2021 9.54%
May 29, 2021 11.73%