Unifirst (UNF) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2016)
Unifirst's (UNF) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 2.01% in Q4 2016, up 192.0% YoY from 0.69% in Q4 2015, and up 154.74% on a QoQ basis from 0.79% in Q3 2016.
Unifirst (UNF) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst (UNF) has 7 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 2.01% in Q4 2016.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 192.0% year-over-year to 2.01% in Q4 2016, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Nov 2016 was 2.01% (up 192.0% YoY) and the FY2015 annual result came in at 0.27%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 2.01% in Q4 2016, from 0.79% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 2.01% in Q4 2016 to a low of 0.0% in Q3 2013.
- A 5-year average of 0.18% and a median of 0.03% in 2012 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2013 — Return on Invested Capital fell 3 bps — and 2016, when it soared 192 bps.
- Tracing UNF's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2012, then plunged by 77 bps to 0.0% in 2013, then soared by 1069 bps to 0.04% in 2014, then surged by 150 bps to 0.09% in 2015, then soared by 2157 bps to 2.01% in 2016.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 2.01% (Q4 2016), 0.79% (Q3 2016), and 0.3% (Q2 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.84 Bn | 81.56 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.02% |
| 2 | Relx | 65.92 Bn | 65.74 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 31.68 Bn | 28.33 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 5.09% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 25.34 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.15 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.72 Bn | 15.22 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 0.05% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.16 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 417.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.92 Bn | 9.40 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.14 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 264.68 Mn | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 234.73 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2016 | 2.01% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 0.79% |
| May 28, 2016 | 0.30% |
| Feb 27, 2016 | 0.14% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 0.09% |
| Aug 29, 2015 | 0.06% |
| May 30, 2015 | 0.05% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 0.04% |
| Nov 29, 2014 | 0.04% |
| Aug 30, 2014 | 0.01% |
| May 31, 2014 | 0.01% |
| Mar 1, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 0.00% |
| May 25, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 0.01% |
| Nov 24, 2012 | 0.01% |
| Aug 25, 2012 | 0.03% |
| May 26, 2012 | 0.02% |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 0.01% |