Unifirst (UNF) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly FCF Margin fell 189.0% to 0.82% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.71% through Feb 2026, down 296.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.86% for FY2025, 30.0% up from the prior year.
Unifirst filings provide 18 years of FCF Margin readings, the most recent being 0.82% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin hit 0.82% in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 0.98% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 58.21% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 20.44% in Q3 2022.
- Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 6.42%, with a median of 2.98% recorded in 2022.
- The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin skyrocketed 7865bps in 2023 before it tumbled -4824bps in 2024.
- Unifirst's FCF Margin stood at 2.98% in 2022, then tumbled by -63bps to 1.12% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 580bps to 7.59% in 2024, then plummeted by -87bps to 0.98% in 2025, then fell by -17bps to 0.82% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's FCF Margin are 0.82% (Q1 2026), 0.98% (Q4 2025), and 6.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 18.67% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 5.16% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 19.79% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -18.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 13.98% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 6.33% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.77 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 0.82% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.82% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 0.98% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | -6.87% |
| May 31, 2025 | 20.06% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 2.71% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.59% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.97% |
| May 25, 2024 | 6.17% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 4.61% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1.12% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 58.21% |
| May 27, 2023 | 5.10% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | -4.94% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 2.98% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | -20.44% |
| May 28, 2022 | 19.39% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 1.63% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -4.78% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 5.15% |
| May 29, 2021 | 25.94% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 3.20% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 10.47% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 19.20% |
| May 30, 2020 | 15.69% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 22.47% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 5.04% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 16.87% |
| May 25, 2019 | 16.05% |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 25.04% |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 2.05% |
| Aug 25, 2018 | -7.58% |
| May 26, 2018 | 9.68% |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 19.14% |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 6.88% |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 32.78% |
| May 27, 2017 | 0.88% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 6.76% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 11.72% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 5.60% |
| May 28, 2016 | 7.49% |