Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Unifirst's (UNF) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.72% in Q2 2026, down 190.0% YoY from 6.36% in Q2 2025, and down 15.85% on a QoQ basis from 6.8% in Q1 2026.
Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst (UNF) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.72% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 190.0% year-over-year to 5.72% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 5.72% (down 190.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.54%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 5.72% in Q2 2026, from 6.8% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.76% in Q1 2025 to a low of 5.72% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 6.75% and a median of 6.77% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 313 bps — and 2024, when it surged 181 bps.
- Tracing UNF's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.05% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 6.16% in 2023, then rose by 24 bps to 7.63% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 6.97% in 2025, then decreased by 18 bps to 5.72% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.72% (Q2 2026), 6.8% (Q1 2026), and 6.97% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.84 Bn | 81.56 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 33.88% |
| 2 | Relx | 65.92 Bn | 65.74 Bn | - | - |
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| 4 | Global Payments | 25.34 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.55% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.15 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 7.07% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.72 Bn | 15.22 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.16 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 25.89% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.92 Bn | 9.40 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.14 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 8.58% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 5.72% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.80% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 6.97% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 7.44% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.62% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 7.76% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 7.67% |
| May 25, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 6.41% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 6.16% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 5.86% |
| May 27, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 5.90% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 6.05% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 6.18% |
| May 28, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 7.73% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 8.61% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 9.31% |