UNFUniFirst
−3.2% today · +57.9% over a year
8/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 70% of the instruments we score
Trend, Stability, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 39.1). Dividend yield 0.62%.
UniFirst (UNF) belongs to the Industrials sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €3.8B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +57.9%, with an annualised volatility of 35% and a largest fall of 22%. The dividend has not been lowered for 11 years.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Industrials companies in USA (n = 327)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 89% of peers
- Betasupports the score · better than 96% of peers
- Net debt / EBITDAsupports the score · better than 89% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Sources disagree Dividend or fundamental sources disagree beyond tolerance.
Our sources disagree or are incomplete for this instrument.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 39.1
- P/B
- 1.9
- P/S
- 1.7
- EV/EBIT
- 30.1
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.7%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €3.8B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 5.0%
- Return on invested capital
- 5.2%
- Gross margin
- 36.6%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −0.69
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 0.62%
- Payout ratio
- 24%
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- 7.9%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 11
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- −3.2%
- 1 month
- −6.5%
- 1 year
- +57.9%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 34.6%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −21.7%
- Beta
- 0.63
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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Same sector and region, closest in market value.
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News and filings
- UNIFIRST CORP: 10-K — Annual report for the period ending 29 Aug 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 27 Oct 2026
- UNIFIRST CORP: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 21 Oct 2026
- UNIFIRST CORP: 8-K — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 12 Sep 2026
- UNIFIRST CORP: 8-K — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 28 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 10 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 7 → 8/10 | 7 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 7/10 | 7 · 6 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8 → 7/10 | 7 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8/10 | 7 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8/10 | 8 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8/10 | 7 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8/10 | 7 · 6 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 8/10 | 7 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 9 → 8/10 | 8 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| First rating | 9/10 | 8 · 7 | — | Available with Invest Pro |
Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.
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