Stock AnalizUnifirst Corp. UNF
Other Consumer Services · data as of November 13, 2026
Unifirst Corp. (UNF) is a consumer discretionary company listed in the US with a market value of about $4.3B. In fiscal year 2026 it had revenue of $2.5B and net income of $109M, a net margin of 4.3%.
Its overall Stock Analiz score is 2.4 out of 5 (weak). The strongest part is financial health (5/5); the weakest is value (0/5).
Key numbers: a P/E of 39.0, a price to free cash flow of 60.2, 5-year revenue growth of 7% a year, a 5-year average ROIC of 5%. A discounted cash flow model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 71% below the current price.
Score: 2.4 / 5
Checks passed
- 3-year free cash flow growth above 10% a year
- Profitable 5 years in a row
- More cash than debt, or low debt to equity
- Positive free cash flow
- Interest covered more than 5 times
- Debt below 3 years of free cash flow
- Liabilities below 60% of assets
- Pays a dividend
Checks not passed
- P/E below 25
- P/E below the industry median
- P/FCF below 20
- Price below intrinsic value (DCF, moderate assumptions)
- PEG below 1.5
- Revenue growth above 10% last year
- 3-year revenue growth above 10% a year
- Profit margin improving
Valuation
Growth and quality
Financials, last 10 years
| Fiscal year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Net income | $109M | $148M | $145M | $104M | $103M | $151M | $136M | $179M | $164M | $70M |
| Free cash flow | $71M | $143M | $135M | $44M | -$22M | $79M | $170M | $162M | $117M | $110M |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.02 | $7.98 | $7.77 | $5.53 | $5.46 | $7.94 | $7.13 | $9.33 | $8.21 | $3.44 |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 4.4% |
| ROIC | 4.5% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 4.6% |
From the company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. TTM = trailing twelve months.
What analysts expect
The average 12-month price target from 3 analysts is $281.67, 20% above the current price; targets range from $265.00 to $300.00; the consensus rating is “Hold”; expected EPS is $8.44 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2027.
Frequently asked questions
What is Unifirst’s P/E ratio?
About 39.0, based on the last twelve months of diluted earnings per share (forward P/E about 27.5).
Is Unifirst stock undervalued?
Our DCF model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 71% below the current market value. A model is a range, not a promise; try your own assumptions in the DCF calculator.
Does Unifirst pay a dividend?
Yes. The dividend yield is about 0.62%, and it has paid dividends for 10 years in our data.
Is Unifirst a good stock to buy?
We do not give buy or sell advice. Unifirst scores 2.4 out of 5 on our five checks (value, growth, track record, financial health and shareholder returns); the checks above show why.
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