Unifirst (UNF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst's Operating Margin was 3.63% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 4.26 percentage points from 7.89% a year earlier and down 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Unifirst's Operating Margin was 5.77% through May 30, 2026, down 1.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 7.59%, up 0.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -1.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 7.56% in FY2024 (+1.58 pp), 5.98% in FY2023 (-0.73 pp), 6.71% in FY2022 (-4.01 pp) and 10.72% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 2.24 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 5.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UNF's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.18% (Q2 2026), 7.29% (Q1 2026) and 8.07% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.43 Bn | 105.71 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.96% |
| 2 | Cintas | 86.79 Bn | 85.87 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.63 Bn | 32.82 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.41% |
| 4 | APi | 17.31 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 7.76% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.03 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 18.67% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.80 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.78 Bn | 12.73 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.60 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.59% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.82 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 3.63% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 3.63% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.18% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 8.07% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| May 25, 2024 | 8.03% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 8.95% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 6.31% |
| May 27, 2023 | 5.79% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 8.01% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 6.44% |
| May 28, 2022 | 6.59% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 9.21% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 9.66% |
Unifirst Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "UNF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();