Unifirst (UNF) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) reported Net Margin of 3.14% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 3.36 percentage points from 6.50% a year earlier and down 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 30, 2026, Unifirst's Net Margin came in at 4.65%, down 1.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 6.10%, up 0.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of -1.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 5.99% in FY2024 (+1.35 pp), 4.64% in FY2023 (-0.53 pp), 5.17% in FY2022 (-3.11 pp) and 8.27% in FY2021 (+0.75 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.14 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 4.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.29% (Q2 2026), 5.53% (Q1 2026) and 6.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.43 Bn | 105.71 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 12.50% |
| 2 | Cintas | 86.79 Bn | 85.87 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 18.31% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.63 Bn | 32.82 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 5.00% |
| 4 | APi | 17.31 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 3.95% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.03 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 13.34% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.80 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 30.15% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.78 Bn | 12.73 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 1.93% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.60 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 16.44% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.82 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 3.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4.83% |
| 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% |
Unifirst Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "UNF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();