The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

UNF

Concerning the House

UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. It operates in three segments: Uniform & Facility Service Solutions; First Aid & Safety Solutions; and Other. The company offers uniforms, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; specialized protective wear comprising flame resistant and high visibility garments; and first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies, as well as safety training services. It also engages in the rent and sale of non-garment items and services that include industrial wiping products, floor mats, dry and wet mops, and other textile products, as well as the wholesale distribution and pill packaging operations for non-prescription medicines. In addition, the company provides garment service options, including full-service rental and lease programs. Further, it offers restroom and cleaning supplies, such as air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, hand soaps, and sanitizers. Additionally, it provides specialized services, including decontamination and cleaning of work clothes and other items that have been exposed to radioactive materials and services special cleanroom protective wear. The company serves automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants and food-related businesses, business service companies, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation companies, energy producing operations, and healthcare providers, as well as others that require employee clothing on the job for image, identification, protection, or utility purposes. UniFirst Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

United States · www.unifirst.com

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.43B+17.2%
Operating income$184.50M+1.5%
Net income$148.27M+5.2%
Cash from ops$215.76M+5.4%
Quotation

$287.91

-2.12 (-0.7%)

52w hi$301.19
52w lo$149.30
Vol53.78K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.50

Short+0.82
Medium+0.55
Long-0.23

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

UniFirst Corporation

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Market cap$5.21B
Enterprise value$5.16B
Trailing P/E45.56x
Forward P/E35.99x
EV / EBITDA17.63x
P / S (ttm)2.09x
Profit margin4.6%
Return on equity5.3%
Revenue growth+3.9%
Earnings growth-48.5%
Debt / equity3.87
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.56
Corr SPX0.25
Annual vol36.5%
Annual ret+28.7%
Sharpe0.79
Max DD-34.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.03
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.53
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$291.73$291.98$287.71$287.9153.78K
Aug 12$290.45$292.64$289.78$290.03115.50K
Aug 11$288.77$293.64$288.77$291.48169.80K
Aug 10$290.40$291.41$288.34$289.6487.10K
Aug 7$289.16$291.21$288.11$290.37113.50K