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

Unifirst (UNF) posted Free Cash Flow of $49.9 million for Q2 2026, down 28.7% on a QoQ basis from $69.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 103.99% year-over-year from $24.4 million in Q2 2025.

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

Unifirst's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $49.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 103.99% year-over-year to $49.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $181.7 million (down 39.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $142.5 million, down 49.84% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $49.9 million for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from $69.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $213.1 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$26.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $49.9 million and a median of $33.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow sank 437.73% — and 2024, when it soared 593.43%.
  • Unifirst's Free Cash Flow stood at $16.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 59.01% to $6.6 million in 2023, then surged by 593.43% to $45.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 86.72% to $6.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 717.56% to $49.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's Free Cash Flow at $49.9 million in Q2 2026, $69.9 million in Q1 2026, and $6.1 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 Mn
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 - 661.00 Mn
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 503.31 Mn
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 172.60 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 178.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 298.98 Mn
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 49.86 Mn

Historic Data

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May 30, 2026 49.86 Mn
May 30, 2026 49.86 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 69.92 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 69.92 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 6.10 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 6.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 55.87 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 55.87 Mn
May 31, 2025 24.44 Mn
May 31, 2025 24.44 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 213.06 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 213.06 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