Unifirst (UNF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) posted Gross Margin of 37.0% for Q2 2026, up 5.26% on a QoQ basis from 35.15% in Q1 2026, and up 6.0% year-over-year from 34.91% in Q2 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 37.0% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 6.0% year-over-year to 37.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 36.68% (up 52.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 36.59%, up 167.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 37.0% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, up from 35.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 37.83% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 779.09% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 10.06% and a median of 34.96% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin slumped 81386 bps — and 2024, when it surged 81523 bps.
  • Unifirst's Gross Margin stood at 34.67% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 35.34% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 37.01% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 36.74% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 37.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's Gross Margin at 37.0% in Q2 2026, 35.15% in Q1 2026, and 36.74% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
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 - -
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 59.24%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 75.16%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 8.69%
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 37.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 37.00%
Feb 28, 2026 35.15%
Nov 29, 2025 36.74%
Aug 30, 2025 37.83%
May 31, 2025 36.93%
Mar 1, 2025 34.55%
Nov 30, 2024 37.01%
Aug 31, 2024 36.14%
May 25, 2024 35.15%
Feb 24, 2024 32.93%
Nov 25, 2023 35.34%
Aug 26, 2023 -779.09%
May 27, 2023 34.20%
Feb 25, 2023 31.84%
Nov 26, 2022 34.67%
Aug 27, 2022 34.77%
May 28, 2022 34.58%
Feb 26, 2022 33.26%
Nov 27, 2021 36.21%
Aug 28, 2021 37.80%