profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
UniFirst
$240.95+1.03% today
+57.4% in 1 year
1-year low $153.051-year high $301.19
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $29.39 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What UniFirst sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.00 billion in 2022 to $2.43 billion in 2025, with $148 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
UniFirst handed back 67% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $71M$25M
Free cash flow 2025$143M
Bought back its own shares$71M
Paid as dividends$25M
Cash vs. debt$204M vs. $72M
UniFirst vs. similar companies
UniFirst grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UniFirst | 29.4× · Fair price | ||
 Cintas | 45.1× · Expensive | ||
 RELX | 25.4× · Fair price | ||
 Thomson Reuters | 31.4× · Expensive | ||
 Copart | 19.2× · Fair price |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads UniFirst's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,804 | 1,826 | 2,001 | 2,233 | 2,427 | 2,432 | |
| 639 | 685 | 694 | 752 | 848 | 890 | |
| 173 | 196 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 184 | |
| 277 | 302 | 243 | 255 | 325 | 325 | |
| 136 | 151 | 103 | 104 | 145 | 148 | |
| 7.13 | 7.94 | 5.46 | 5.53 | 7.77 | 7.98 | |
| 35.4% | 37.5% | 34.7% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 36.6% | |
| 9.6% | 10.7% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 7.6% | |
| 7.5% | 8.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 6.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,199 | 2,381 | 2,428 | 2,570 | 2,696 | 2,778 |
| Cash | – | 513 | 376 | 79 | 162 | 204 |
| Total debt | – | – | 52 | 65 | 69 | 72 |
| Total liabilities | 458 | 508 | 512 | 566 | 588 | 609 |
| 1,741 | 1,873 | 1,916 | 2,004 | 2,109 | 2,169 | |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
| 7.8% | 8.3% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 6.5% | |
| 7.8% | 8.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | 212 | 123 | 216 | 295 | 297 | |
| 117 | 134 | 144 | 172 | 160 | 154 | |
| 170 | 79 | -22 | 44 | 135 | 143 | |
| Dividends paid | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| 22 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 24 | 71 | |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Valuation
- 29.4×
- 33.9×
- 12.90
- 2.1×
- 1.8×
- 30.6×
- 13.0×
- 3.3%
- 3.4%
- 0.5%
Profitability
- 36.6%
- 7.6%
- 6.1%
- 13.0%
- 5.1%
- 6.3%
- 6.2%
- 4.8%
- 6.7%
- –
Growth
- +6.2%
- +2.3%
- +4.8%
- +7.2%
- −0.5%
Financial health
- -0.2×
- 0.04
- 2.9%
- –
- 3.11
- 2.60
- 0.88
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 30%of 982
Bottom 42%of 988
Bottom 34%of 870
Bottom 47%of 985
Bottom 48%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $202.00
- Range
- $198.00 – $206.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1.25 | 1.21 | +3.3% |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 1.98 | 2.05 | −3.4% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 2.28 | 2.12 | +7.5% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 2.17 | 2.12 | +2.4% |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.40 | 1.35 | +3.7% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 2.40 | 2.27 | +5.7% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 2.49 | 2.04 | +22.1% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 2.24 | 1.86 | +20.4% |
0.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$5a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.2%2020 to 2025
Raised8 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.15 in 2015 → $1.42 in 2025
How safe it looks
16.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 17.3%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
46No pass
Benjamin Graham
63Pass
Philip Fisher
40No pass
Peter Lynch
20No pass
Joel Greenblatt
16No pass
Charlie Munger
40No pass
Terry Smith
37No pass
Questions about UniFirst
Is UniFirst a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the UniFirst AI analysis
What does UniFirst do?
UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company operates through U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid segments. It is in Specialty Business Services, based in Wilmington, MA, United States, with 16,000 employees.
Does UniFirst pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.5% a year, about 17% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $24.6 million in dividends.
Is UniFirst stock halal?
Yes. UniFirst passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 2% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has UniFirst stock done over the past year?
Up 57.4% over the past twelve months, to $240.95. It traded between $153.05 and $301.19 and is 20.0% below its high.
Who are UniFirst's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Cintas, RELX, Thomson Reuters and Copart. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with UniFirst's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.