Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 96.0% to 6.8% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.8% through Feb 2026, down 96.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.54% for FY2025, 27.0% down from the prior year.
Unifirst filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 6.8% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed hit 6.8% in Q1 2026 for Unifirst, down from 6.97% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.76% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 5.86% in Q3 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.81%, with a median of 6.8% recorded in 2026.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed plummeted -313bps in 2022 before it soared 181bps in 2024.
- Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.05% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 6.16% in 2023, then grew by 24bps to 7.63% in 2024, then fell by -9bps to 6.97% in 2025, then fell by -2bps to 6.8% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Return on Capital Employed are 6.8% (Q1 2026), 6.97% (Q4 2025), and 7.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.77 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | 9.27% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 8.14% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 8.41% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 8.79% |
| May 30, 2020 | 9.75% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 11.53% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 12.80% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 12.72% |
| May 25, 2019 | 11.96% |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 11.50% |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 10.65% |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 11.31% |
| May 26, 2018 | 7.89% |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 7.22% |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 7.00% |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 6.78% |
| May 27, 2017 | 10.97% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 11.79% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 12.07% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 13.29% |
| May 28, 2016 | 13.19% |