Unifirst (UNF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.2 for Q1 2026, down 36.74% on a YoY basis from 0.32 in Q1 2025, and up 19.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q4 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 36.74% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.1 (down 2.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17, up 0.75% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.2, up from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.75 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.17 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.12 across 5 years, with a median of 0.11 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 1714.93% — and 2025, when it sank 265.0%.
  • Unifirst's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2022, then surged by 1268.71% to 0.75 in 2023, then slumped by 84.81% to 0.11 in 2024, then jumped by 48.55% to 0.17 in 2025, then grew by 19.62% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.17 (Q4 2025), and 0.15 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.34
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn -
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.33
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.13
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.12
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.11
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.05
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 0.82
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.20
Nov 29, 2025 0.17
Aug 30, 2025 -0.15
May 31, 2025 0.01
Mar 1, 2025 0.32
Nov 30, 2024 0.11
Aug 31, 2024 0.09
May 25, 2024 0.03
Feb 24, 2024 0.18
Nov 25, 2023 0.75
Aug 26, 2023 0.23
May 27, 2023 0.16
Feb 25, 2023 -0.17
Nov 26, 2022 0.06
Aug 27, 2022 -0.06
May 28, 2022 0.01
Feb 26, 2022 0.11
Nov 27, 2021 -0.20
Aug 28, 2021 0.19
May 29, 2021 0.03