Unifirst (UNF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.12% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 1.41 percentage points from 5.53% a year earlier and down 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unifirst (UNF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Unifirst reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.42%, down 0.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -0.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.52% in FY2024 (+1.38 pp), 4.15% in FY2023 (-0.15 pp), 4.30% in FY2022 (-2.30 pp) and 6.60% in FY2021 (+0.20 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 1.37 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024, against a drop of 2.13 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 4.88% (Q2 2026), 5.05% (Q1 2026) and 5.35% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 11.69% |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 19.26% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 2.00% |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 3.66% |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 16.32% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.76% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 17.39% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 10.44% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.53 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 4.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.88% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 5.35% |
| May 31, 2025 | 5.53% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 5.53% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 5.42% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 5.44% |
| May 25, 2024 | 4.87% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 4.07% |
| May 27, 2023 | 4.11% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 4.20% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 4.25% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 4.27% |
| May 28, 2022 | 4.64% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 5.35% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 5.98% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 6.41% |
API Access
Unifirst Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();