Unifirst (UNF) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.62 for Q2 2026, down 13.63% on a QoQ basis from 6.5 in Q1 2026, and down 54.53% year-over-year from 12.35 in Q2 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.62 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 54.53% year-over-year to 5.62 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 77.8 (up 632.83% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.27, down 74.94% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.62 for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 6.5 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 12.35 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 4.7 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 6.59 and a median of 7.33 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio surged 480.57% — and 2025, when it plunged 144.34%.
  • Unifirst's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.49 in 2022, then surged by 37.46% to 10.29 in 2023, then grew by 3.74% to 10.67 in 2024, then slipped by 1.29% to 10.54 in 2025, then slumped by 46.69% to 5.62 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's Interest Coverage Ratio at 5.62 in Q2 2026, 6.5 in Q1 2026, and 10.54 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 2.21
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - 2.06
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 2,081.98
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 3.31
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 17.25
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn -
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 5.62

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 5.62
Feb 28, 2026 6.50
Nov 29, 2025 10.54
Aug 30, 2025 -4.70
May 31, 2025 12.35
Mar 1, 2025 8.44
Nov 30, 2024 10.67
Aug 31, 2024 10.60
May 25, 2024 9.50
Feb 24, 2024 5.08
Nov 25, 2023 10.29
Aug 26, 2023 -2.78
May 27, 2023 2.76
Feb 25, 2023 5.05
Nov 26, 2022 7.49
Aug 27, 2022 8.31
May 28, 2022 7.17
Feb 26, 2022 5.80
Nov 27, 2021 8.14
Aug 28, 2021 -3.10