Unifirst UNF
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Unifirst's (UNF) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.3 in Q2 2026, up 39.87% on a YoY basis from 0.21 in Q2 2025, and up 98.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.15 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Unifirst (UNF) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.3 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 39.87% year-over-year to 0.3; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.27 (up 82.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17, down 0.64% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.3 in Q2 2026 per UNF's latest filing, from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 7.01 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.49 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.55 across 5 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio surged 1120.77% in 2023, then sank 206.28% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then surged by 271.48% to 0.84 in 2023, then slumped by 71.48% to 0.24 in 2024, then tumbled by 206.28% to 0.26 in 2025, then surged by 217.22% to 0.3 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.3, 0.15, and 0.26 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 80.63 Bn 80.34 Bn 1.48 Bn 0.29
2 Iron Mountain 34.27 Bn 34.39 Bn 1.07 Bn -
3 Rollins 16.72 Bn 16.61 Bn 569.95 Mn 0.53
4 APi 16.37 Bn 15.51 Bn 703.00 Mn -
5 Aramark 15.43 Bn 15.00 Bn 430.34 Mn 6.55
6 FirstService 6.30 Bn 6.63 Bn 480.66 Mn 0.00
7 Unifirst 4.96 Bn 4.79 Bn 234.73 Mn 0.30
8 Geo 4.16 Bn 3.91 Bn - -
9 CoreCivic 3.45 Bn 3.34 Bn - -
10 Abm Industries 2.90 Bn 2.79 Bn 286.10 Mn 0.13
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 0.30
Feb 28, 2026 0.15
Nov 29, 2025 -0.26
Aug 30, 2025 0.12
May 31, 2025 0.21
Mar 1, 2025 0.14
Nov 30, 2024 0.24
Aug 31, 2024 0.10
May 25, 2024 0.13
Feb 24, 2024 0.18
Nov 25, 2023 0.84
Aug 26, 2023 0.23
May 27, 2023 0.16
Feb 25, 2023 7.01
Nov 26, 2022 -0.49
Aug 27, 2022 -0.47
May 28, 2022 0.66
Feb 26, 2022 0.57
Nov 27, 2021 -0.20
Aug 28, 2021 -0.37