Unifirst (UNF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Unifirst (UNF) reported Operating Expenses of $596.5 million for Q1 2026, up 4.46% on a YoY basis from $571.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.56% quarter-over-quarter from $576.0 million in Q4 2025.

Unifirst (UNF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unifirst has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $596.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.46% year-over-year to $596.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 1.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.2 billion, changed 0.18% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $596.5 million, up from $576.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $596.5 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $464.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $540.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $549.4 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses climbed 16.5% — and 2025, when it decreased 3.58%.
  • Unifirst's Operating Expenses stood at $498.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.43% to $540.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.66% to $549.4 million in 2024, then grew by 4.85% to $576.0 million in 2025, then increased by 3.56% to $596.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $596.5 million (Q1 2026), $576.0 million (Q4 2025), and $564.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 772.78 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 1.02 Bn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.69 Bn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 237.95 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 596.49 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 596.49 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 576.01 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 564.87 Mn
May 31, 2025 562.60 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 571.01 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 549.38 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 585.82 Mn
May 25, 2024 554.88 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 562.77 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 540.39 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 535.81 Mn
May 27, 2023 543.27 Mn
Feb 25, 2023 521.98 Mn
Nov 26, 2022 498.38 Mn
Aug 27, 2022 483.16 Mn
May 28, 2022 477.85 Mn
Feb 26, 2022 464.08 Mn
Nov 27, 2021 441.37 Mn
Aug 28, 2021 420.35 Mn
May 29, 2021 410.16 Mn