UNF

NYSE UniFirst Corporation
Oct 5, 2026 · 7:21 PM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$252.89 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $252.89, $3.80 below the day’s high of $256.69

YTD change
+31.10%
vs 20-day SMA
-4.03%
vs 200-day SMA
-0.32%

Price ranges

Previous day
$248.52 $255.74
open $252.65 close $251.78
-$0.87 (-0.34%)
Today
$251.62 $256.69
open $251.62 now $252.89
+$1.27 (+0.50%)
Past week
$248.52 $267.00
from $259.09 now $252.89
-$6.20 (-2.39%)
Past month
$248.52 $291.17
from $275.10 now $252.89
-$22.21 (-8.07%)
This year
$186.61 $306.67
from $192.90 now $252.89
+$59.99 (+31.10%)

Price & Performance

-4.22 (-1.65%) / 6M

$245.62$265.52$285.41$305.31Apr 6Jul 6Oct 2

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 17.5% away from all-time highs of $306.67
  • UNF is up 31% since the beginning of the year
  • UNF is up 50% over the past 12 months
  • UNF is down 8% over the past 1 month
  • 6% of all UNF investors are betting against UNF
  • Number of investors short UNF has gone up 37% versus last month

UNF reads not so good: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is +52.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $2.17
Earnings momentum -6.4% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -6.4%

Valuation

P/E ratio 39.86
Enterprise value $4.5B
Beta 0.69

Balance sheet & scale

Income$115.8K
Revenue$2.5B
Cash$168.9M
Debt$85.0K
Income / Debt 1.36×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Other Services (except Public Administration)
Sub Sector Personal and Laundry Services
Market cap $3.7B

UniFirst Corp. engages in the provision of workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing. It operates through following segments: the United States and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing (MFG), Specialty Garments, First Aid, and Corporate. The U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells uniforms, protective clothing, and non-garment items. The MFG segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items. The Specialty Garments segment is involved in nuclear and cleanroom applications and provides cleanroom cleaning services. The First Aid segment focuses on first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies. The Corporate segment includes distribution, sales and marketing, information systems, engineering, materials management, manufacturing planning, finance, budgeting, human resources, and other general and administrative costs and interest expense. The company was founded by Aldo Croatti in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

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