Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Equity Ratio fell 0.58% to 0.78 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.78 through Feb 2026, down 0.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.78 for FY2025, 0.16% changed from the prior year.

Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Equity Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.78 for Q1 2026.

  • Equity Ratio hit 0.78 in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 0.79 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Equity Ratio topped out at 0.8 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.78 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Equity Ratio over 5 years is 0.79, with a median of 0.78 recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Equity Ratio increased 1.2% in 2023 before it dropped 1.83% in 2024.
  • Unifirst's Equity Ratio stood at 0.79 in 2022, then fell by 1.05% to 0.78 in 2023, then increased by 0.72% to 0.79 in 2024, then dropped by 0.52% to 0.79 in 2025, then decreased by 0.76% to 0.78 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Equity Ratio are 0.78 (Q1 2026), 0.79 (Q4 2025), and 0.78 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 0.16
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 70.46
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.47
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 0.92
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.45
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 0.37
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.45
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.24
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.42
10 Unifirst 4.77 Bn 4.61 Bn 218.82 Mn 0.78

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.78
Nov 29, 2025 0.79
Aug 30, 2025 0.78
May 31, 2025 0.79
Mar 1, 2025 0.78
Nov 30, 2024 0.79
Aug 31, 2024 0.78
May 25, 2024 0.78
Feb 24, 2024 0.78
Nov 25, 2023 0.78
Aug 26, 2023 0.78
May 27, 2023 0.78
Feb 25, 2023 0.80
Nov 26, 2022 0.79
Aug 27, 2022 0.79
May 28, 2022 0.79
Feb 26, 2022 0.79
Nov 27, 2021 0.79
Aug 28, 2021 0.79
May 29, 2021 0.79
Feb 27, 2021 0.79
Nov 28, 2020 0.79
Aug 29, 2020 0.79
May 30, 2020 0.79
Feb 29, 2020 0.79
Nov 30, 2019 0.79
Aug 31, 2019 0.80
May 25, 2019 0.81
Feb 23, 2019 0.81
Nov 24, 2018 0.81
Aug 25, 2018 0.79
May 26, 2018 0.80
Feb 24, 2018 0.82
Nov 25, 2017 0.81
Aug 26, 2017 0.80
May 27, 2017 0.00
Feb 25, 2017 -0.01
Nov 26, 2016 0.00
Aug 27, 2016 0.80
May 28, 2016 0.00