Unifirst (UNF) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) posted FCF Margin of 7.86% for Q2 2026, down 30.04% on a QoQ basis from 11.23% in Q1 2026, and up 386.0% year-over-year from 1.62% in Q2 2025.

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

Unifirst's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.86% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 386.0% year-over-year to 7.86% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 7.29% (down 490.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.86%, down 585.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 7.86% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 11.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 177.59% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 4.94% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 17.55% and a median of 5.99% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 17178 bps — and 2024, when it sank 14430 bps.
  • Unifirst's FCF Margin stood at 2.98% in 2022, then slumped by 63 bps to 1.12% in 2023, then surged by 580 bps to 7.59% in 2024, then sank by 87 bps to 0.98% in 2025, then soared by 701 bps to 7.86% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's FCF Margin at 7.86% in Q2 2026, 11.23% in Q1 2026, and 0.98% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - 31.67%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 40.69%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 13.98%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 23.48%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 6.09%
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 7.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 7.86%
Feb 28, 2026 11.23%
Nov 29, 2025 0.98%
Aug 30, 2025 9.09%
May 31, 2025 4.00%
Mar 1, 2025 2.71%
Nov 30, 2024 7.59%
Aug 31, 2024 33.30%
May 25, 2024 6.17%
Feb 24, 2024 4.61%
Nov 25, 2023 1.12%
Aug 26, 2023 177.59%
May 27, 2023 24.75%
Feb 25, 2023 -4.94%
Nov 26, 2022 2.98%
Aug 27, 2022 5.81%
May 28, 2022 19.39%
Feb 26, 2022 1.63%
Nov 27, 2021 -4.78%
Aug 28, 2021 -22.13%