Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Unifirst's Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.18% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 100.0% year-over-year to 4.18%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 6.85%, down 88.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 7.59%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 4.18% in Q1 2026 per UNF's latest filing, down from 7.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 83.9% in Q3 2023 to a low of 3.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 11.24%, with a median of 7.29% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: surged 7746bps in 2023, then crashed -7546bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 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, then plummeted by -43bps to 4.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Operating Margin are 4.18% (Q1 2026), 7.29% (Q4 2025), and 8.07% (Q3 2025).