Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Unifirst has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 6.8% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 96.0% year-over-year to 6.8%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 6.8% (down 96.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.54%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.8%, down from 6.97% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.76% in Q1 2025, with the low at 5.86% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.81% across 5 years, with a median of 6.8% in 2026.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 313 bps — and 2024, when it surged 181 bps.
• Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed 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 declined by 2 bps to 6.8% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.8% (Q1 2026), 6.97% (Q4 2025), and 7.44% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.