Unifirst (UNF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported Free Cash Flow of $5.1 million for Q1 2026, down 68.78% on a YoY basis from $16.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 16.48% quarter-over-quarter from $6.1 million in Q4 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 68.78% year-over-year to $5.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $91.5 million (down 43.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $142.5 million, up 5.69% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $5.1 million, down from $6.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $122.5 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$105.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $19.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $16.3 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 540.16% — and 2024, when it soared 593.43%.
  • Unifirst's Free Cash Flow stood at $16.2 million in 2022, then sank by 59.01% to $6.6 million in 2023, then soared by 593.43% to $45.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 86.72% to $6.1 million in 2025, then fell by 16.48% to $5.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $5.1 million (Q1 2026), $6.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$42.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 503.31 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 172.60 Mn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 150.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 298.98 Mn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 220.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 83.44 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 5.09 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 5.09 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 5.09 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 6.10 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 6.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -42.23 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -42.23 Mn
May 31, 2025 122.54 Mn
May 31, 2025 122.54 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 16.31 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 16.31 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 45.91 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 45.91 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 63.78 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 63.78 Mn
May 25, 2024 37.25 Mn
May 25, 2024 37.25 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 27.20 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 27.20 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 6.62 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 6.62 Mn