UniFirst (UNF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

UNF price $253.95 +2.81 +1.12%

Ticker
UNF
Price
$253.95
Change
+2.81 +1.12%
Market cap ?
$4.59B
P/E ?
39.09
Forward P/E ?
30.27
Dividend yield ?
0.59%
Beta ?
0.61
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Stocklytics score
40
Value
31
Quality
45
Growth
44

Stocklytics score rationale: value 31, quality 45, growth 44.

Financials

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UniFirst Corporation is a prominent provider of workwear and protective uniforms, catering to businesses across the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company segments its operations into U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid divisions. At its core, UniFirst manages the entire lifecycle of work clothing. This includes designing, manufacturing…

Fair value

UNF fair value $175.82. Price $253.95. Price is 44% above fair value.

Above fair value, and more expensive than usual. A larger premium than on 92% of days in the past 5 years.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Average free cash flow, last three years 115.66M. Growth 3.57%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.70% (beta 0.8). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 18.08M. Net debt -110.98M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

Compare UNF

Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2027-01-06—2.28—645.86M
2026-10-212.612.04645.00M634.40M
2026-07-012.171.91634.40M627.66M
2026-04-011.251.19622.50M615.32M
2026-01-071.892.05621.32M615.23M
2025-10-222.282.12614.45M606.98M
2025-07-022.172.12610.78M614.78M
2025-04-021.401.35602.22M602.81M
2025-01-082.402.22604.91M606.60M
2024-10-232.492.04639.87M634.71M
2024-06-262.241.86603.33M601.29M
2024-03-271.221.43590.71M587.84M
2024-01-032.382.18593.52M589.64M
2023-10-181.751.63571.89M568.22M
2023-06-281.661.79576.67M564.19M
2023-03-290.951.35542.69M531.68M
2023-01-042.211.95541.80M527.51M
2022-10-191.791.73516.41M512.12M
2022-06-291.771.90511.55M500.61M
2022-03-301.241.63486.70M481.09M
2022-01-052.001.95486.16M480.87M
2021-10-201.821.84465.28M455.11M
2021-06-302.211.84464.32M454.37M
2021-03-311.711.68449.76M446.41M
2021-01-062.201.69446.85M312.00M
2020-10-211.661.62428.64M418.31M
2020-07-011.121.25445.52M497.23M
2020-04-011.821.65464.60M421.20M
2020-01-082.522.01465.40M371.21M
2019-10-232.401.96479.62M391.69M
2019-06-262.461.71453.72M315.39M
2019-03-271.671.52437.49M268.14M
2019-01-031.881.92438.55M423.12M
2018-10-172.061.64434.06M345.59M
2018-06-271.581.56427.38M360.40M
2018-03-281.381.14419.26M167.72M
2018-01-031.601.41415.78M351.06M
2017-10-181.441.23403.59M344.74M
2017-06-281.361.34409.83M461.46M
2017-03-291.101.00391.43M355.82M

Dividends

Yield 0.57%. Payout ratio 22.97%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 91/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 23% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 42 separate years. Yield is 0.6%, which is modest.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-09-04$0.362026-09-042026-09-25Quarterly
2026-06-05$0.362026-06-052026-06-26Quarterly
2026-03-06$0.362026-03-062026-03-27Quarterly
2025-12-05$0.362025-12-052026-01-02Quarterly
2025-09-05$0.352025-09-052025-09-26Quarterly
2025-06-06$0.352025-06-062025-06-27Quarterly
2025-03-07$0.352025-03-072025-03-28Quarterly
2024-12-06$0.352024-12-062025-01-03Quarterly
2024-09-06$0.332024-09-062024-09-27Quarterly
2024-06-07$0.332024-06-072024-06-28Quarterly
2024-03-07$0.332024-03-082024-03-29Quarterly
2023-12-06$0.332023-12-072024-01-04Quarterly
2023-09-06$0.312023-09-072023-09-28Quarterly
2023-06-07$0.312023-06-082023-06-29Quarterly
2023-03-08$0.312023-03-092023-03-30Quarterly
2022-12-06$0.312022-12-072023-01-04Quarterly
2022-09-06$0.302022-09-072022-09-28Quarterly
2022-06-07$0.302022-06-082022-06-29Quarterly
2022-03-08$0.302022-03-092022-03-30Quarterly
2021-12-06$0.302021-12-072022-01-04Quarterly
2021-09-03$0.252021-09-072021-09-28Quarterly
2021-06-07$0.252021-06-082021-06-29Quarterly
2021-03-08$0.252021-03-092021-03-30Quarterly
2020-12-04$0.252020-12-072021-01-04Quarterly
2020-09-03$0.252020-09-072020-09-28Quarterly
2020-06-05$0.252020-06-082020-06-29Quarterly
2020-03-06$0.252020-03-092020-03-30Quarterly
2019-12-05$0.252019-12-062020-01-03Quarterly
2019-09-05$0.112019-09-062019-09-27Quarterly
2019-06-06$0.112019-06-072019-06-28Quarterly
2019-03-07$0.112019-03-082019-03-29Quarterly
2018-12-06$0.112018-12-072019-01-04Quarterly
2018-09-06$0.112018-09-072018-09-28Quarterly
2018-06-07$0.112018-06-082018-06-29Quarterly
2018-03-08$0.042018-03-092018-03-30Quarterly
2017-12-07$0.042017-12-082018-01-05Quarterly
2017-09-07$0.042017-09-082017-09-29Quarterly
2017-06-07$0.042017-06-092017-06-30Quarterly
2017-03-08$0.042017-03-102017-03-31Quarterly
2016-12-07$0.042016-12-092017-01-06Quarterly
2016-09-07$0.042016-09-092016-09-30Quarterly
2016-06-08$0.042016-06-102016-07-01Quarterly
2016-03-09$0.042016-03-112016-04-01Quarterly
2015-12-08$0.042015-12-102016-01-07Quarterly
2015-09-08$0.042015-09-102015-10-01Quarterly
2015-06-09$0.042015-06-112015-07-02Quarterly
2015-03-10$0.042015-03-122015-04-02Quarterly
2014-12-08$0.042014-12-102015-01-07Quarterly
2014-09-08$0.042014-09-102014-10-01Quarterly
2014-06-09$0.042014-06-112014-07-02Quarterly
2014-03-10$0.042014-03-122014-04-02Quarterly
2013-12-06$0.042013-12-102014-01-07Quarterly
2013-09-06$0.042013-09-102013-10-01Quarterly
2013-06-07$0.042013-06-112013-07-02Quarterly
2013-03-08$0.042013-03-122013-04-02Quarterly
2012-12-06$0.042012-12-102012-12-27Quarterly
2012-09-06$0.042012-09-102012-10-01Quarterly
2012-06-07$0.042012-06-112012-07-02Quarterly
2012-03-08$0.042012-03-122012-04-02Quarterly
2011-12-07$0.042011-12-092012-01-06Quarterly
2011-09-07$0.042011-09-092011-09-30Quarterly
2011-06-08$0.042011-06-102011-07-01Quarterly
2011-03-09$0.042011-03-112011-04-01Quarterly
2010-12-08$0.042010-12-102011-01-07Quarterly
2010-09-08$0.042010-09-102010-10-01Quarterly
2010-06-09$0.042010-06-112010-07-02Quarterly
2010-03-10$0.042010-03-122010-04-02Quarterly
2009-12-08$0.042009-12-102010-01-07Quarterly
2009-09-09$0.042009-09-112009-10-02Quarterly
2009-06-10$0.042009-06-122009-07-02Quarterly
2009-03-11$0.042009-03-132009-04-03Quarterly
2008-12-08$0.042008-12-102009-01-07Quarterly
2008-09-10$0.042008-09-122008-10-03Quarterly
2008-06-10$0.042008-06-122008-07-03Quarterly
2008-03-11$0.042008-03-132008-04-03Quarterly
2007-12-06$0.042007-12-102008-01-07Quarterly
2007-09-10$0.042007-09-122007-10-03Quarterly
2007-06-08$0.042007-06-122007-07-03Quarterly
2007-03-09$0.042007-03-132007-04-03Quarterly
2006-12-06$0.042006-12-082007-01-05Quarterly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-10-23Croatti MatthewBuy1.00K$119.00119.00K
2026-10-23Croatti MatthewSell669$281.29188.18K
2026-10-23Croatti MatthewSell1.00K$119.00119.00K
2026-03-17Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-03-16Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-03-13Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-02-17Katz David MartinSell1.46K$237.54347.76K
2026-02-09Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-02-09Ross William MastersSell1.13K$201.38227.16K
2026-02-06Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-02-06Levenstein CeceliaSell250——
2026-01-05DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell1.14K$197.92225.23K
2025-12-16Pupkin Sergio ABuy575——
2025-12-16Pupkin Sergio ABuy987$174.20171.94K
2025-12-16Rooney Kelly C.Buy3.44K——
2025-12-16Rooney Kelly C.Buy4.94K$174.20860.55K
2025-12-16Sintros Steven SBuy5.17K——
2025-12-16Sintros Steven SBuy7.41K$174.201.29M
2025-12-16CROATTI CYNTHIABuy987$174.20171.94K
2025-12-16Croatti MatthewBuy646——
2025-12-16Croatti MatthewBuy618$174.20107.66K
2025-12-16McKenney Cecilia KBuy575——
2025-12-16McKenney Cecilia KBuy987$174.20171.94K
2025-12-16Iandoli MichaelBuy987$174.20171.94K
2025-12-16NOWICKI JOSEPH MBuy575——
2025-12-16NOWICKI JOSEPH MBuy987$174.20171.94K
2025-12-16Katz David MartinBuy1.87K——
2025-12-16Katz David MartinBuy2.68K$174.20466.16K
2025-12-16O'Connor ShaneBuy2.44K——
2025-12-16O'Connor ShaneBuy3.50K$174.20609.70K
2025-12-16Ross William MastersBuy1.29K——
2025-12-16Ross William MastersBuy1.24K$174.20215.14K
2025-11-19Sintros Steven SSell287$159.8545.88K
2025-11-03Katz David MartinBuy1.30K——
2025-11-03Katz David MartinBuy1.23K——
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell1.29K$154.35198.96K
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell1.23K$156.50192.81K
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell1$156.50156
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell8$155.111.24K
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell1.23K$156.05192.41K
2025-11-03Katz David MartinSell1.30K$152.38197.64K
2025-10-31Katz David MartinBuy687——
2025-10-31Katz David MartinSell292$154.3545.07K
2025-10-31Katz David MartinSell791$154.35122.09K
2025-10-31Sintros Steven SBuy1.90K——
2025-10-31Sintros Steven SSell1.70K$154.35261.78K
2025-10-31Croatti MatthewSell272$154.3541.98K
2025-10-31Ross William MastersBuy501——
2025-10-31Ross William MastersSell213$154.3532.88K
2025-10-31Ross William MastersSell622$154.3596.01K
2025-10-31DIFILLIPPO DAVID ABuy501——
2025-10-31DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell213$154.3532.88K
2025-10-31DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell622$154.3596.01K
2025-10-31O'Connor ShaneBuy897——
2025-10-31O'Connor ShaneSell381$154.3558.81K
2025-10-31O'Connor ShaneSell915$154.35141.23K
2025-10-31Rooney Kelly C.Buy2.53K——
2025-10-31Rooney Kelly C.Sell1.10K$154.35170.56K
2025-10-31Rooney Kelly C.Sell443$154.3568.38K
2025-09-30Rooney Kelly C.Sell1.92K$167.19320.84K
2025-02-18Katz David MartinSell1.30K$210.95274.02K
2025-02-14DIFILLIPPO DAVID ABuy4.00K——
2025-02-14DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell2.84K$216.21614.69K
2025-02-14DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell1.16K$213.10246.56K
2025-02-14DIFILLIPPO DAVID ASell4.00K$104.67418.68K
2025-02-14Ross William MastersSell716$213.10152.58K
2025-02-14Ross William MastersSell344$213.1073.31K
2025-01-13Zemlin Raymond C.Buy988——
2025-01-13Zemlin Raymond C.Sell595$220.70131.32K
2025-01-13Zemlin Raymond C.Sell988$132.85131.26K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell187$191.8335.87K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell1.22K$193.01236.05K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell50$193.509.68K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell329$192.6763.39K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell3.02K$193.72584.07K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell3.50K$194.71680.90K
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell5.19K$195.851.02M
2024-11-21The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell3.90K$196.65766.74K
2024-11-20The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell3.01K$190.05572.24K
2024-11-20The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell2.27K$190.89433.70K
2024-11-20The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993Sell4.22K$191.67808.27K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SBuy4.67K——
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SBuy3.42K——
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SSell1.49K$192.83286.74K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SSell1.77K$192.60341.09K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SSell1.32K$193.52255.83K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SSell114$194.3922.16K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SSell273$192.8352.64K
2024-11-19Sintros Steven SBuy6.81K$192.831.31M
2024-11-19Katz David MartinBuy2.67K——
2024-11-19Katz David MartinBuy771——
2024-11-19Katz David MartinSell328$192.8363.25K
2024-11-19Katz David MartinBuy1.69K——
2024-11-19Katz David MartinSell2.08K$192.67400.75K
2024-11-19Katz David MartinSell587$193.08113.34K
2024-11-19Katz David MartinBuy2.46K$192.83474.17K
2024-11-19Katz David MartinSell2.67K$119.00317.37K
2024-11-19Ross William MastersBuy600——
2024-11-19Ross William MastersSell256$192.8349.36K
2024-11-19Ross William MastersBuy1.23K——

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 345, holders -2 vs prior quarter. Ownership 102.73%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.2.19M56.22K+2.63%580.01M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC832.18K11.71K+1.43%220.08M
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA740.21K-35.05K-4.52%195.79M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP728.97K-15.53K-2.09%192.78M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC654.38K3.41K+0.52%173.06M
STATE STREET CORP584.09K16.21K+2.85%154.47M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC510.02K-19.59K-3.70%134.88M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC376.45K19.55K+5.48%99.57M
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC345.73K-34.31K-9.03%91.43M
MORGAN STANLEY303.36K129.74K+74.73%80.23M
WESTCHESTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC287.25K28.79K+11.14%75.97M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO278.85K108.87K+64.05%73.77M
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.277.52K-57.85K-17.25%73.39M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP261.88K-116.95K-30.87%69.26M
CITIGROUP INC251.36K90.23K+56.00%66.47M
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC.235.36K18.31K+8.44%62.24M
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.221.33K221.33KNew58.53M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC221.33K-5.07K-2.24%58.53M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC202.05K165.95K+459.71%53.44M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP188.72K1.10K+0.59%49.91M
TIG ADVISORS, LLC183.16K65.31K+55.42%48.44M
MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC174.62K2.75K+1.60%46.18M
JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP172.85K29.69K+20.74%45.99M
BIRNAM OAK ADVISORS, LP171.15K120.02K+234.74%45.26M
NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC162.67K13.62K+9.13%43.02M

Forecast

Consensus Hold from 5 analysts. Average price target $262.00, +3.2% versus the current price. Low $262.00. High $262.00.

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Analysts have an average 12-month price target of $262.00 for UniFirst (UNF), 3.2% above the current price of $253.95. Of 5 analysts covering the stock, 0 rate it Buy or Strong Buy, 5 Hold, and 0 Sell or Strong Sell, giving a consensus of Hold.

Forecasts are third-party estimates and often wrong. They are not investment advice.

UNF price target

12-month price target
Low$262.00
Average$262.00
High$262.00

The average is 3.2% above the current price of $253.95.

Is UniFirst a buy or sell?

Of 5 analysts, 0 rate UniFirst Buy or Strong Buy, 5 Hold, and 0 Sell or Strong Sell. The consensus label is Hold. That split is not a recommendation.

UniFirst earnings and revenue forecast

Analyst averages on file: 2026, EPS $7.44, revenue $2.51 billion. 2027, EPS $8.39, revenue $2.61 billion.

UNF score and fair value

The Stocklytics Score for UNF is 40 out of 100. It averages value, quality, and growth against a large-cap US universe. It is not a price target and not a buy or sell rating. Fair value is a separate estimate on the fair value tab.

UNF forecast FAQs

What is the UNF price target?

$262.00 average, with a published range of $262.00 to $262.00.

Is UniFirst a buy or sell?

The consensus is Hold from 5 analysts. This is not a recommendation.

What is the UniFirst stock forecast for 2026?

Analysts' average EPS estimate for 2026 on file is $7.44. The average revenue estimate is $2.51 billion.

What will UNF be worth in 2030?

No reliable forecast exists that far out.

When is UniFirst's next earnings report?

The next earnings date is shown on the stock page when a future report is on the calendar. This forecast does not invent a date.

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UniFirst (UNF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

UNF$253.95+2.81 +1.12%

$4.59B

Market Cap

39.09

P/E

30.27

Forward P/E

40

Score

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