Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.07%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.08%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.07% in Q1 2026 per UNF's latest filing, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.08% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.06% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.07%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2026.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: dropped -3bps in 2022, then increased 2bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.06% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 0.06% in 2023, then increased by 24bps to 0.08% in 2024, then dropped by -9bps to 0.07% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Return on Capital Employed are 0.07% (Q1 2026), 0.07% (Q4 2025), and 0.07% (Q3 2025).