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UNF · Unifirst Corp

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$289.00 -0.35 (-0.12%)
Market Cap
$5.22B
Shares
18.08M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$289.35 Open$287.02 Day$287.02–293.32 52W close$150.02–301.19 Avg vol 30d143K Short int758K · 4.2% float · 4.5d Short vol90% Last earningsJul 1, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 8

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Next earnings call
Sep 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Aug 29, 2026 Est
filed Jul 8, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +22%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +3%
      above
      RSI (14) 55
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 92%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +24%
      trailing
      YTD return +50%
      this year
      Relative strength +13%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $280 › 200d $237 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +52 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.19% of float · ▼ -13.5% MoM · 4.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      338 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 60
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +7%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $142.5M
      Valuation P/E 45.5
      rich
      Buyback $8.9M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $195.8M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 35%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −16%
      past year
      ATR 1.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Oct 22, 2025
      Revenues · fiscal 2026 Initiated $2.48B – $2.5B
      prior FY $2.43B midpoint +2.2% Y/Y
      Fully diluted earnings per share · fiscal 2026 Initiated $6.58 – $6.98
      prior FY $7.98 midpoint −15.0% Y/Y
      Consolidated Operating Income · fiscal 2026 Initiated $158.8M
      Uniform & Facility Service Solutions' operating margin · fiscal 2026 Initiated 6.6%
      Uniform & Facility Service Solutions' organic revenue growth · fiscal 2026 Initiated 2.6%
      Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2026 Initiated $319.7M
      Uniform & Facility Service Solutions' Adjusted EBITDA margin · fiscal 2026 Initiated 13.3%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 31, 2024
      Organic growth in our Core Laundry Operations · fiscal 2025 1.3% – 2.3%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Consolidated revenues full-year fiscal 2024
      guided $2.42B – $2.44B
      $2.43B In line
      Fully diluted earnings per share fiscal 2024
      guided $6.52 – $7.16
      $7.77 Beat +13.6%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +22% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      55 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      92% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $280 › 200d $237 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +52 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.19% of float · ▼ -13.5% MoM · 4.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      338 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $150 Now $289 · 92% Range high $301
      vs 200-day avg +22% vs 50-day avg +3%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Revenue Growth % 3.9% Thirteen Weeks Ended May 30, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $66.8M second quarter of fiscal 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Business Services — same industry group
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      this stock
      $5.22B +50.0% +6.6% 45.5 4.2%
      CTAS
      Cintas Corp
      $81.38B +8.0% +6.4% 2.8%
      RELX
      Relx PLC
      $62.04B -13.2% 0.2%
      TRI
      Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
      $45.87B -20.4% 3.1%
      CPRT
      Copart Inc
      $30.93B -13.5% +24.7% 20.9 4.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      338
      % held
      81.5%
      Net QoQ
      -593.1K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      306
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      758.3K
      Days to cover
      4.5d
      Change
      -118.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      90%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      139
      Value
      $40.8K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Greg Gianforte
      Amount
      $50.0K–$100.0K
      Traded
      Mar 31, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.4B
      Net income (FY)
      $148.3M
      EPS diluted
      $7.98
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      Remaining
      $8.9M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 8, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $347.8K
      Shares
      1.5K
      Filed
      Feb 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 1, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      UNF -0.2% -0.4% +24.4% -1.2% +50.0%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +0.2% -3.3% +12.8% -4.2% +37.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.365 / share · ex Jun 5, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.365 / share · ex Sep 4, 2026
      Raised 4.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.445 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.50%
      Buyback program · as of Feb 28, 2026
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $91.10M
      Remaining
      $8.90M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 717954 CUSIP 904708104 13F (30d) 312 filings 308 filers Visit website Investor relations