Unifirst (UNF) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) posted Net Margin of 3.14% for Q2 2026, down 4.6% on a QoQ basis from 3.29% in Q1 2026, and down 336.0% year-over-year from 1.33% in Q2 2025.

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

Unifirst's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.14% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 336.0% year-over-year to 3.14% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 4.65% (down 153.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.1%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 3.14% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 3.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 64.26% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.14% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 8.44% and a median of 5.3% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin jumped 5919 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 5728 bps.
  • Unifirst's Net Margin stood at 6.27% in 2022, then increased by 14 bps to 7.13% in 2023, then declined by 0 bps to 7.13% in 2024, then declined by 22 bps to 5.53% in 2025, then tumbled by 43 bps to 3.14% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNF's Net Margin at 3.14% in Q2 2026, 3.29% in Q1 2026, and 5.53% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 17.68%
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 - 21.99%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 32.45%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -53.41%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 10.09%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 12.80%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 2.08%
10 Unifirst 5.24 Bn 5.07 Bn 234.73 Mn 3.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 3.14%
Feb 28, 2026 3.29%
Nov 29, 2025 5.53%
Aug 30, 2025 6.68%
May 31, 2025 6.50%
Mar 1, 2025 4.06%
Nov 30, 2024 7.13%
Aug 31, 2024 6.98%
May 25, 2024 6.31%
Feb 24, 2024 3.46%
Nov 25, 2023 7.13%
Aug 26, 2023 64.26%
May 27, 2023 4.21%
Feb 25, 2023 3.28%
Nov 26, 2022 6.27%
Aug 27, 2022 5.07%
May 28, 2022 4.90%
Feb 26, 2022 3.79%
Nov 27, 2021 6.93%
Aug 28, 2021 7.44%