Unifirst (UNF) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Net Margin fell 77.0% to 3.29% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 5.49% through Feb 2026, down 64.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.1% for FY2025, 10.0% up from the prior year.
Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 3.29% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin hit 3.29% in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 5.53% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 117.0% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.28% in Q1 2023.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 11.86%, with a median of 5.53% recorded in 2025.
- The largest annual shift saw Net Margin soared 11193bps in 2023 before it tumbled -11003bps in 2024.
- Unifirst's Net Margin stood at 6.27% in 2022, then grew by 14bps to 7.13% in 2023, then dropped by 0bps to 7.13% in 2024, then dropped by -22bps to 5.53% in 2025, then crashed by -41bps to 3.29% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Net Margin are 3.29% (Q1 2026), 5.53% (Q4 2025), and 6.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 17.68% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 31.20% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 12.80% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -76.01% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 10.09% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.77 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 3.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 117.00% |
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | 9.05% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 7.24% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 9.38% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 7.36% |
| May 30, 2020 | 4.78% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 7.46% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 10.37% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 9.59% |
| May 25, 2019 | 1.69% |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 1.76% |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 7.33% |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 8.05% |
| May 26, 2018 | 1.48% |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 11.15% |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 1.64% |
| Aug 26, 2017 | -0.24% |
| May 27, 2017 | 1.19% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 4.56% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 7.26% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 1.96% |
| May 28, 2016 | 8.16% |