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Personal services · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Aug 29
Unifirst reported revenue of $2.4B in the fiscal year ended Aug 2025, up 0.2% from the year before. Operating income was $184M, an operating margin of 7.6%, and net income was $148M. Operating cash flow of $297M less capital expenditure of $154M left free cash flow of $143M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Aug 2021 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,826 | 2,001 | 2,233 | 2,427 | 2,432 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,141 | 1,306 | 1,481 | 1,580 | 1,542 |
| Gross profit | 685 | 694 | 752 | 848 | 890 |
| Selling, general & admin | 383 | 451 | 497 | 523 | 565 |
| Operating income | 196 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 184 |
| Net interest incomeBanks | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.8 |
| Pre-tax income | 197 | 134 | 139 | 189 | 195 |
| Income tax | 45.8 | 30.9 | 35.2 | 43.9 | 47.1 |
| Net income | 151 | 103 | 104 | 145 | 148 |
| Diluted EPS | 7.94 | 5.46 | 5.53 | 7.77 | 7.98 |
| Diluted shares | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
| Fiscal year | Aug 2021 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 513 | 376 | 79.4 | 162 | 204 |
| Receivables | 208 | 249 | 279 | 279 | 285 |
| Inventory | 144 | 151 | 148 | 157 | 145 |
| Current assets | 1,104 | 1,064 | 840 | 916 | 925 |
| Net PP&E | 618 | 665 | 757 | 802 | 830 |
| Goodwill | 430 | 457 | 648 | 649 | 658 |
| Total assets | 2,381 | 2,428 | 2,570 | 2,696 | 2,778 |
| Payables | 81.4 | 82.1 | 92.7 | 92.5 | 95.0 |
| Current liabilities | 255 | 244 | 267 | 281 | 290 |
| Total liabilities | 508 | 512 | 566 | 588 | 609 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,873 | 1,916 | 2,004 | 2,109 | 2,169 |
| Fiscal year | Aug 2021 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 212 | 123 | 216 | 295 | 297 |
| Capital expenditure | 134 | 144 | 172 | 160 | 154 |
| Free cash flow | 78.7 | −21.7 | 43.8 | 135 | 143 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 106 | 109 | 121 | 141 | 140 |
| Stock-based compensation | 7.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| Acquisitions | 8.4 | 44.2 | 306 | 0.2 | 11.9 |
| Share buybacks | 11.2 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 70.9 |
| Dividends paid | 18.1 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 24.6 |
| Fiscal year | Aug 2021 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 9.6% | 11.6% | 8.7% | 0.2% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −31.4% | −0.6% | 37.4% | 0.5% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −31.2% | 1.3% | 40.5% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 37.5% | 34.7% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 36.6% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 8.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 9.2% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 7.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.3% | −1.1% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.40x | 1.19x | 2.08x | 2.03x | 2.00x |
| Receivable days | 42 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 43 |
| Inventory days | 46 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 34 |
| Payable days | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
| Current ratio | 4.33x | 4.36x | 3.14x | 3.25x | 3.18x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.