Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 4.46% to $596.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.3 billion through Feb 2026, up 1.72% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.2 billion for FY2025, 0.18% changed from the prior year.

Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $596.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses hit $596.5 million in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, up from $576.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $596.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $464.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $540.5 million, with a median of $549.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses grew 16.5% in 2022 before it fell 3.58% in 2025.
  • Unifirst's Operating Expenses stood at $498.4 million in 2022, then grew by 8.43% to $540.4 million in 2023, then rose by 1.66% to $549.4 million in 2024, then increased by 4.85% to $576.0 million in 2025, then rose by 3.56% to $596.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Operating Expenses are $596.5 million (Q1 2026), $576.0 million (Q4 2025), and $564.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 6.06 Bn
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 732.96 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 1.02 Bn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.69 Bn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.77 Bn 4.61 Bn 218.82 Mn 596.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Feb 27, 2021 409.07 Mn
Nov 28, 2020 390.81 Mn
Aug 29, 2020 387.84 Mn
May 30, 2020 417.81 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 420.47 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 405.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 420.70 Mn
May 25, 2019 393.51 Mn
Feb 23, 2019 375.04 Mn
Nov 24, 2018 388.12 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 392.64 Mn
May 26, 2018 380.30 Mn
Feb 24, 2018 377.31 Mn
Nov 25, 2017 363.87 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 413.98 Mn
May 27, 2017 371.06 Mn
Feb 25, 2017 355.28 Mn
Nov 26, 2016 340.35 Mn
Aug 27, 2016 307.01 Mn
May 28, 2016 319.88 Mn