Unifirst (UNF) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported FCF Margin of 0.82% for Q1 2026, down 189.0% on a YoY basis from 0.92% in Q1 2025, and down 16.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.98% in Q4 2025.

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

Unifirst has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.82% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 189.0% year-over-year to 0.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 3.71% (down 296.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.86%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.82%, down from 0.98% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 58.21% in Q3 2023, with the low at 20.44% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.42% across 5 years, with a median of 2.98% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin soared 7865 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 4824 bps.
  • Unifirst's FCF Margin stood at 2.98% in 2022, then plunged by 63 bps to 1.12% in 2023, then soared by 580 bps to 7.59% in 2024, then tumbled by 87 bps to 0.98% in 2025, then decreased by 17 bps to 0.82% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 0.82% (Q1 2026), 0.98% (Q4 2025), and 6.87% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 40.69%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 13.98%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 19.79%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 6.09%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 6.33%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 21.09%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 0.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%