Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 6447.93% to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.1 billion through Feb 2026, up 6447.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.1 billion for FY2025, 2.68% up from the prior year.

Unifirst filings provide 18 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings hit $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, up from -$23.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$33.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $796.7 million, with a median of -$23.6 million recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings tumbled 101.5% in 2023 before it surged 8694.8% in 2024.
  • Unifirst's Retained Earnings stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 101.28% to -$23.9 million in 2023, then surged by 8694.8% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 101.16% to -$23.9 million in 2025, then surged by 8855.1% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Retained Earnings are $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$23.9 million (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 973.68
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 6.38 Bn
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 12.74 Bn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 8.63 Bn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -195.25 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -65.00 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 586.26 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 35.00 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.77 Bn 4.61 Bn 218.82 Mn 2.09 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 2.09 Bn
Nov 29, 2025 -23.89 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 2.08 Bn
May 31, 2025 -24.42 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 -32.95 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 2.06 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 2.03 Bn
May 25, 2024 -23.63 Mn
Feb 24, 2024 -23.04 Mn
Nov 25, 2023 -23.92 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 -23.76 Mn
May 27, 2023 -26.66 Mn
Feb 25, 2023 -27.43 Mn
Nov 26, 2022 1.87 Bn
Aug 27, 2022 -24.29 Mn
May 28, 2022 1.84 Bn
Feb 26, 2022 1.83 Bn
Nov 27, 2021 1.83 Bn
Aug 28, 2021 1.81 Bn
May 29, 2021 -22.45 Mn
Feb 27, 2021 -28.49 Mn
Nov 28, 2020 1.71 Bn
Aug 29, 2020 -31.97 Mn
May 30, 2020 1.66 Bn
Feb 29, 2020 -33.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 1.62 Bn
Aug 31, 2019 -33.69 Mn
May 25, 2019 -28.52 Mn
Feb 23, 2019 -26.01 Mn
Nov 24, 2018 -27.35 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 1.41 Bn
May 26, 2018 -27.26 Mn
Feb 24, 2018 -23.40 Mn
Nov 25, 2017 -23.45 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 1.39 Bn
May 27, 2017 1.39 Bn
Feb 25, 2017 1.37 Bn
Nov 26, 2016 1.35 Bn
Aug 27, 2016 -28.95 Mn
May 28, 2016 -25.00 Mn