Unifirst (UNF) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) reported Retained Earnings of $2.13 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 2.6% from $2.08 billion a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Unifirst (UNF) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2010, Unifirst's Retained Earnings record includes 65 quarters.
- Retained Earnings has increased for 16 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Retained Earnings came in at $2.08 billion in FY2025 (+2.7%), $2.03 billion in FY2024 (+5.1%), $1.93 billion in FY2023 (+4.4%) and $1.85 billion in FY2022 (+2.1%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 33 quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings has ranged between 0.8% (fiscal Q3 2026) and 6.7% (fiscal Q1 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $2.11 billion (Q3 2026), $2.09 billion (Q2 2026) and $2.08 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 24.94 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 13.42 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.83 Bn |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 748.80 Mn |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 787.00 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 828.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 652.31 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.43 Bn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.33 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 241.12 Mn | 2.13 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.13 Bn |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.11 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.09 Bn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.06 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1.96 Bn |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| May 27, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 1.87 Bn |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| May 28, 2022 | 1.84 Bn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 1.83 Bn |
Unifirst Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();