Unifirst (UNF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.13 for Q2 2026, up 757.45% on a QoQ basis from 0.01 in Q1 2026, and down 40.54% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q2 2025.
Unifirst (UNF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.13 for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 40.54% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.08 (up 86.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.17, up 112.27% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.13 for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, up from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.75 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.03 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.07 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 870.13% — and 2023, when it sank 130.29%.
- Unifirst's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then jumped by 160.29% to 0.75 in 2023, then tumbled by 97.12% to 0.02 in 2024, then surged by 684.53% to 0.17 in 2025, then fell by 25.29% to 0.13 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNF's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.13 in Q2 2026, 0.01 in Q1 2026, and 0.17 in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.34 |
| 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 | - | -0.42 |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.12 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 0.39 |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 0.16 |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 0.11 |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 0.13 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.01 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.02 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 0.08 |
| May 27, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | -0.03 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 0.21 |
| May 28, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -0.04 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | -0.04 |