Unifirst (UNF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) posted Operating Expenses of $611.4 million for Q2 2026, up 2.49% on a QoQ basis from $596.5 million in Q1 2026, and up 8.67% year-over-year from $562.6 million in Q2 2025.
Unifirst (UNF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $611.4 million for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.67% year-over-year to $611.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 3.52% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, changed 0.18% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $611.4 million for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, up from $596.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $611.4 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $464.1 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $544.5 million and a median of $552.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses rose 16.5% — and 2025, when it declined 3.58%.
- Unifirst's Operating Expenses stood at $498.4 million in 2022, then increased by 8.43% to $540.4 million in 2023, then grew by 1.66% to $549.4 million in 2024, then rose by 4.85% to $576.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.14% to $611.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNF's Operating Expenses at $611.4 million in Q2 2026, $596.5 million in Q1 2026, and $576.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 788.55 Mn |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | 6.06 Bn |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | -1.20 Bn |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 772.78 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.99 Bn |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 243.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 4.69 Bn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 611.37 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 611.37 Mn |
| 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 |