Growth Metrics

Unifirst (UNF) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Unifirst's Return on Sales history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.05%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.06%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.03% in Q1 2026 per UNF's latest filing, down from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 1.17% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.03% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: surged 109bps in 2023, then plummeted -110bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.06% in 2022, then increased by 14bps to 0.07% in 2023, then decreased by 0bps to 0.07% in 2024, then fell by -22bps to 0.06% in 2025, then tumbled by -41bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNF's Return on Sales are 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.06% (Q4 2025), and 0.07% (Q3 2025).