Unifirst (UNF) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2016)
Unifirst (UNF) posted Return on Invested Capital of 2.01% for Q4 2016, up 154.74% on a QoQ basis from 0.79% in Q3 2016, and up 192.0% year-over-year from 0.69% in Q4 2015.
Unifirst (UNF) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
Unifirst's Return on Invested Capital history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.01% for 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 was 2.01% for Q4 2016 at Unifirst, up from 0.79% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 2.01% in Q4 2016 and bottomed at 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 slipped 3 bps — and 2016, when it soared 192 bps.
- Unifirst's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2012, then slumped by 77 bps to 0.0% in 2013, then surged by 1069 bps to 0.04% in 2014, then jumped by 150 bps to 0.09% in 2015, then surged by 2157 bps to 2.01% in 2016.
- Business Quant data shows UNF's Return on Invested Capital at 2.01% in Q4 2016, 0.79% in Q3 2016, and 0.3% in Q2 2016.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | 0.01% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 5.09% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 0.02% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 0.02% |
| 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% |