Unifirst (UNF) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Unifirst's (UNF) Price to Earnings stood at 41.45 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 80.6% from 22.95 a year earlier and up 32.4% from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Unifirst's Price to Earnings came in at 22.21, down 8.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Price to Earnings has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 24.24 in FY2024 (-22.7%), 31.36 in FY2023 (-5.1%), 33.05 in FY2022 (+15.6%) and 28.59 in FY2021 (+4.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings rose in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 80.6% in fiscal Q3 2026, against a decline of 26.4% in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 31.32 (Q2 2026), 22.35 (Q1 2026) and 22.21 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.55 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 234.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 41.45 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 31.32 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 22.35 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 22.21 |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.95 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 26.55 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 25.53 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 24.24 |
| May 25, 2024 | 23.57 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 27.19 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 28.64 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 31.36 |
| May 27, 2023 | 31.23 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 35.65 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 34.62 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 33.05 |
| May 28, 2022 | 27.66 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 26.43 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 25.34 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 28.59 |
Unifirst Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();