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Unifirst Corporation UNF

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Unifirst Corporation

Overview of UniFirst Corporation

UNF NYQ
Industrials Specialty Business Services Framework: General Corporate Mid Cap
UniFirst Corporation (UNF), is a Mid Cap company, in the Specialty Business Services industry, last closed at $275.66, about 24.8% overvalued vs fair value, +60.7% 1Y return, ranked 305/669 in sector.
Metrics P/E 22.3× Rev Growth 0.2% ROE 6.9% Gross Margin 36.6% Div Yield 0.50%
USD 275.66
0.18%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 18.5%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$4.90B
Enterprise Value
$4.82B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 61%
Updated: Sep 12
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.unifirst.com
HQ Wilmington, MA
Employees 16,000
Fiscal year Aug 31

Next Events

Dividend Sep 25
Earnings Oct 21 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$182
$207
$234
Current: $275.66 -25% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$2.4B
0.2%%
Gross Profit
$890.0M
5%%
Operating Income
$184.5M
0.5%%
Net Income
$148.3M
1.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
96.1%
Good

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$95.5M
67.0% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Active Leaks
2/3
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0
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Unifirst Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
66
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative Leverage Debt serviceability is strong (score 0.81), with robust interest coverage.
  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.76), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
66
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing UNF's balance between Growth (28.2%), Profitability (32.4%), and Safety (39.4%). Growth 28% Safety 39% Profitability 32%

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Growth

54th percentile vs peers
54
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 6.7% 62p Rev Growth YoY 0.2% 36p EPS CAGR 3Y 13.5% 68p EPS Growth YoY 2.7% 46p TSR 50.9% 78p
Strengths
  • Net Debt/EBITDA in top 20% of peers (-40.4%, 82th percentile)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (3.18, 80th percentile)
  • Consistently strong margins across 6 metrics
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

61th percentile vs peers
62
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Safety

75th percentile vs peers
75
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Unifirst Corporation.

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Base
$207.32
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-24.8% vs current
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