UniFirst
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
19.67
Price/Sales ratio
1.29
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$8.93

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
17.3520.4739.6622.0420.0626.3927.4832.0430.1424.3321.2420.06
Price/Sales ratio
1.481.741.752.121.981.982.271.651.391.451.271.98
Price/Book Value ratio
1.731.871.912.462.182.052.211.721.551.671.462.05
Price/Cash Flow ratio
9.5012.3312.7515.7012.7312.5019.5627.0214.4811.9810.4612.50
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
17.1523.4025.3730.7922.1321.0852.80-152.9371.3926.2522.9322.13
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
5.19133.11-0.890.171.10-1.112.38-1.0228.680.691.581.10
Dividend Yield
0.13%0.11%0.10%0.11%0.22%0.43%0.43%0.62%0.70%0.65%0.77%0.22%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
39.26%38.66%37.54%37.71%37.03%35.43%37.50%34.70%33.66%34.91%30.41%35.43%
Operating Profit Margin
13.75%13.70%6.93%10.75%12.82%9.57%10.72%6.71%5.97%7.56%7.55%9.57%
Pretax Profit Margin
13.81%13.85%7.23%11.03%13.14%9.85%10.78%6.71%6.21%7.80%7.80%9.85%
Net Profit Margin
8.53%8.51%4.41%9.66%9.90%7.52%8.27%5.16%4.64%5.99%5.99%7.52%
Effective Tax Rate
38.24%38.52%39.02%12.47%24.70%23.67%23.24%23.01%25.32%23.18%23.18%23.67%
Return on Assets
8.10%7.34%3.85%8.89%8.74%6.17%6.34%4.25%4.03%5.39%5.39%6.17%
Return On Equity
10.00%9.16%4.83%11.18%10.91%7.79%8.06%5.39%5.17%6.89%7.03%7.79%
Return on Capital Employed
14.85%12.98%6.71%11.08%12.49%8.68%9.20%6.14%5.79%7.60%7.59%8.68%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.595.094.573.954.814.614.33N/AN/AN/A3.254.61
Quick Ratio
2.393.673.282.623.313.373.052.841.651.851.853.37
Cash ratio
1.502.381.961.362.02-0.19-0.161.540.290.570.57-0.19
Days of Sales Outstanding
38.0538.9242.9443.2041.0438.6241.6345.4545.6141.9241.9341.04
Days of Inventory outstanding
91.1187.9684.6491.3891.3881.63103.97103.6097.7391.2385.3281.63
Operating Cycle
129.16126.89127.58134.58132.43120.25145.61149.06143.35133.16127.25120.25
Days of Payables Outstanding
20.9720.6223.7625.3824.9620.0626.0122.9422.8421.3719.9920.06
Cash Conversion Cycle
108.19106.26103.81109.19107.46100.19119.59126.12120.50111.78107.26100.19
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.000.00N/A0.000.000.00
Debt Equity Ratio
0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.000.00N/A0.000.000.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.000.00N/A0.000.000.00
Interest Coverage Ratio
229.53217.00-25.83-32.90-25.54N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-25.54
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
163.83N/AN/AN/AN/A22.8016.339.01N/A16.1816.1822.80
Company Equity Multiplier
1.231.241.251.251.241.261.271.261.281.271.271.24
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.150.140.130.130.150.150.110.060.090.120.120.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.550.520.500.500.570.590.37-0.170.200.450.450.59
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
163.83N/AN/AN/AN/A22.8016.339.01N/A16.1816.1822.80
Short Term Coverage Ratio
163.83N/AN/AN/AN/A22.8016.339.01N/A16.1816.1822.80
Dividend Payout Ratio
2.30%2.30%4.12%2.57%4.61%11.56%12.00%20.10%21.31%16.04%16.04%4.61%