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

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DateValue
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%