Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Unifirst (UNF) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 7.29% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 189.0% year-over-year to 7.29%, compared with a TTM value of 7.12% through Nov 2025, down 51.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 7.59%, up 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 7.29% for Q4 2025 at Unifirst, down from 8.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 11.66% in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 3.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 7.45%, with a median of 7.95% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin soared 544bps in 2021, then tumbled -508bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 9.21% in 2021, then decreased by -13bps to 8.01% in 2022, then increased by 12bps to 8.95% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 9.18% in 2024, then decreased by -21bps to 7.29% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for UNF at 7.29% in Q4 2025, 8.07% in Q3 2025, and 7.89% in Q2 2025.