# Unifirst Corporation (UNF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $275.17, market value $5.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 43.5×** (5-yr avg 27.5×, 3-yr avg 25.7×). Unifirst Corporation trades at 43.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 27.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 34.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 12.73**. A PEG of 12.73 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.7×**. Enterprise value is 16.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.8%** (5-yr avg 2.2%). Free cash flow equals 1.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.1%**. 6.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.8%**. 6.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 4.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.2%** (3-yr 6.7%/yr, 5-yr 6.2%/yr). Revenue grew 0.2% over the last year, against 6.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 2.7%** (3-yr 13.5%/yr, 5-yr 2.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 2.7%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Unifirst Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 3.18** (quick 3.18). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.18 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.36**. A Z-score of 7.36 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.53%** ($1.45 per share, trailing). Unifirst Corporation yields 0.53%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 17%** (28% of free cash flow). 17% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 10**. 10 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.2%/yr** (1-yr 5.6%). The dividend has grown 7.2% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 54.8%** (YTD 43.0%, 3-mo 1.9%). The shares are up 54.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.3%** (86.4% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 32**. An RSI of 32 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.30** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.30 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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