Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 32.28 | 60.88 | 51.95 | 22.82 | 19.93 | 22.13 | 41.02 | 21.74 | 19.84 | 20.01 | 38.30 | 18.98 | 29.95 | 33.09 | 51.70 | 26.53 | 32.42 | 31.02 | 46.58 | 27.12 | 31.47 |
| — | +175.1% | +26.7% | +5.0% | +0.5% | +10.6% | +7.1% | +14.5% | -33.8% | -39.5% | -25.9% | -28.5% | -7.6% | +6.7% | +11.0% | -2.2% | +3.0% | +23.7% | +31.5% | +24.2% | +8.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.72 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 1.76 | 1.88 | 2.34 |
| — | +32.7% | +3.1% | -18.5% | -3.7% | +14.0% | +25.6% | +14.2% | -4.3% | -9.2% | -22.0% | -18.4% | -12.0% | -8.8% | -3.5% | -11.5% | -29.9% | -33.1% | -31.3% | -8.1% | +9.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.21 | 2.20 | 1.96 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.61 | 1.87 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.64 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.33 |
| — | +36.3% | +4.6% | -17.4% | -10.1% | +10.2% | +22.4% | +11.3% | +1.8% | -9.6% | -19.0% | -14.9% | -6.9% | -1.0% | +4.5% | -3.8% | -23.9% | -28.5% | -29.5% | -6.5% | +10.7% | |
| P/FCF | 33.11 | 57.03 | 30.31 | — | 14.98 | 35.89 | 26.61 | 38.17 | 13.89 | 20.40 | 28.78 | 121.61 | 33.05 | 27.21 | 1379.92 | — | — | 113.44 | 107.88 | — | — |
| — | +58.9% | +13.9% | — | +7.9% | +75.9% | -7.5% | -68.6% | -58.0% | -25.0% | -97.9% | — | — | -76.0% | +1179.2% | — | — | +219.3% | +370.2% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.91 | 20.22 | 17.10 | 9.53 | 8.98 | 10.17 | 14.69 | 10.10 | 9.38 | 9.09 | 12.12 | 9.30 | 11.82 | 12.14 | 17.26 | 12.09 | 12.46 | 14.63 | 15.19 | 11.18 | 13.51 |
| — | +98.9% | +16.4% | -5.7% | -4.2% | +11.8% | +21.2% | +8.6% | -20.7% | -25.1% | -29.8% | -23.1% | -5.1% | -17.0% | +13.6% | +8.2% | -7.8% | +27.3% | -1.8% | +14.2% | +13.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 24.66 | 51.64 | 38.40 | 16.45 | 15.31 | 15.78 | 29.78 | 15.75 | 15.12 | 15.18 | 28.07 | 14.52 | 22.58 | 24.05 | 36.96 | 18.76 | 23.10 | 26.60 | 33.54 | 18.01 | 21.93 |
| — | +227.1% | +28.9% | +4.4% | +1.2% | +4.0% | +6.1% | +8.5% | -33.0% | -36.9% | -24.0% | -22.6% | -2.3% | -9.6% | +10.2% | +4.2% | +5.3% | +54.5% | +31.7% | +25.2% | +16.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 30.8% | 37.0% | 35.2% | 36.7% | 37.8% | 36.9% | 34.6% | 37.0% | 30.2% | 29.3% | 26.9% | 35.3% | 33.9% | 34.2% | 31.8% | 34.7% | 34.8% | 29.3% | 33.3% | 36.2% | 37.8% |
| — | +0.2% | +1.7% | -0.7% | +25.2% | +26.2% | +28.6% | +4.7% | -10.9% | -14.5% | -15.6% | +1.9% | -2.5% | +16.9% | -4.3% | -4.3% | -8.0% | -23.5% | -6.7% | -5.4% | +2.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 7.6% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 8.4% | 8.0% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 9.7% |
| — | -54.0% | -19.4% | -20.6% | -4.5% | -1.8% | +9.6% | +2.5% | +33.9% | +38.7% | +24.0% | +11.7% | -2.0% | -12.1% | -17.9% | -13.0% | -33.3% | -43.5% | -48.6% | -26.5% | +1.5% | |
| Net Margin | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 7.4% |
| — | -51.7% | -19.0% | -22.4% | -4.3% | +3.0% | +17.3% | -0.1% | +44.4% | +49.9% | +5.5% | +13.8% | -4.7% | -14.1% | -13.4% | -9.6% | -31.9% | -45.8% | -47.7% | -26.1% | +1.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| — | -50.5% | -17.6% | -21.9% | -11.5% | -0.4% | +14.3% | -2.9% | +53.7% | +49.4% | +9.5% | +18.9% | +1.3% | -6.3% | -6.0% | -1.6% | -26.4% | -42.8% | -46.6% | -25.0% | +1.7% | |
| ROA | 5.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| — | -50.9% | -18.0% | -22.2% | -11.2% | +0.1% | +14.9% | -2.4% | +53.9% | +48.1% | +7.9% | +17.6% | +0.2% | -6.2% | -5.3% | -1.3% | -26.3% | -43.0% | -46.9% | -25.4% | +1.2% | |
| ROIC | 6.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| — | -54.1% | -20.0% | -20.4% | -8.9% | -0.5% | +11.8% | +3.7% | +47.0% | +33.6% | +16.5% | +1.6% | +8.1% | +3.0% | -22.0% | -16.8% | -48.5% | -57.1% | -50.3% | -26.1% | +5.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| — | +12.6% | +10.7% | +12.5% | +2.3% | +3.6% | -5.6% | -4.2% | +1.0% | +1.8% | +36.6% | +31.0% | +19.8% | +21.6% | -7.8% | +4.9% | +17.0% | +20.7% | +21.7% | +2.5% | -4.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.22 | 1.45 | 1.30 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 1.07 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.70 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 1.05 | 0.63 | 0.60 |
| — | +60.5% | +21.4% | +27.0% | +10.6% | +7.9% | -4.2% | -4.3% | -19.5% | -14.3% | +12.9% | +12.3% | +10.9% | +16.8% | -5.8% | +9.9% | +39.9% | +65.3% | +71.0% | +25.2% | -2.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.23 | 3.12 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 3.51 | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.29 | 3.32 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.36 | 4.27 | 4.31 | 4.52 | 4.33 |
| — | -9.6% | -7.9% | -8.1% | -4.2% | +5.0% | +2.6% | +5.8% | +3.5% | +4.4% | -28.5% | -24.5% | -28.0% | -26.5% | +6.6% | -2.7% | +0.7% | -4.9% | -4.7% | -3.1% | -6.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.83 | 2.61 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 2.02 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 2.95 | 2.85 | 2.84 | 2.81 | 2.88 | 3.10 | 3.06 |
| — | +28.5% | -10.0% | -11.4% | -1.0% | +14.2% | +12.4% | +13.4% | +11.5% | +10.8% | -40.0% | -37.5% | -41.6% | -42.9% | +2.1% | -8.2% | -7.0% | -14.3% | -13.9% | -9.6% | -9.4% | |
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UniFirst Corporation's current P/E is 32.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 38.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
UniFirst Corporation's current operating margin is 7.6%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking UniFirst Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.