Unifirst (UNF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported Gross Margin of 35.15% for Q1 2026, up 60.0% on a YoY basis from 21.97% in Q1 2025, and down 4.33% quarter-over-quarter from 36.74% in Q4 2025.

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

Unifirst has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 35.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 60.0% year-over-year to 35.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 36.66% (up 94.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 36.59%, up 167.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 35.15%, down from 36.74% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 37.83% in Q3 2025, with the low at 779.09% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 12.82% across 5 years, with a median of 34.77% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin tumbled 81386 bps — and 2024, when it surged 81523 bps.
  • Unifirst's Gross Margin stood at 34.67% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 35.34% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 37.01% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 36.74% in 2025, then slipped by 4 bps to 35.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.15% (Q1 2026), 36.74% (Q4 2025), and 37.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 87.04%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 70.43%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 8.69%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 9.92%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 88.69%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 35.15%

Historic Data

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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%
May 29, 2021 38.27%