Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Unifirst (UNF) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.72% for Q2 2026, down 15.85% on a QoQ basis from 6.8% in Q1 2026, and down 190.0% year-over-year from 6.36% in Q2 2025.
Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.72% for 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 was 5.72% for Q2 2026 at Unifirst, down from 6.8% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.76% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 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 plunged 313 bps — and 2024, when it surged 181 bps.
- Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.05% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 6.16% in 2023, then advanced by 24 bps to 7.63% in 2024, then retreated by 9 bps to 6.97% in 2025, then dropped by 18 bps to 5.72% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNF's Return on Capital Employed at 5.72% in Q2 2026, 6.8% in Q1 2026, and 6.97% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | -48.80% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | -15.25% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 17.98% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 7.90% |
| 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% |