UNF PEER ANALYSIS

Unifirst Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

UNFUnifirst Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Business Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

UNFIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	UNF	BXB	WKL	TRI	REL	REN	Ind. Median
P/E	42.97	19.52	10.15●	25.39	20.72	20.86	25.99
P/B	2.26●	5.49	16.64	3.26	18.09	18.20	3.26
EV/EBITDA	16.65	10.96	8.79●	12.92	13.56	13.64	13.07
P/S	2.00●	2.67	2.17	5.02	4.46	4.49	2.66

Financial Health
Metric	UNF	BXB	WKL	TRI	REL	REN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.11●	0.67	0.65	0.60	0.49	0.49	1.16
Debt/Equity	3.9%●	108.6%	643.0%	22.7%	310.0%	310.0%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.29●	1.74	2.11	0.70	1.95	1.96	1.95

Profitability
Metric	UNF	BXB	WKL	TRI	REL	REN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.6%	13.8%	21.4%	19.8%	21.5%	21.5%●	4.6%
ROE	5.3%	29.4%	111.7%●	12.6%	70.6%	70.6%	8.5%
ROA	4.1%	11.1%	13.7%	8.3%	13.8%	13.8%●	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	11.8%	28.9%	32.4%	41.1%●	38.4%	38.4%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	UNF	BXB	WKL	TRI	REL	REN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.4%	3.4%	3.5%	5.4%●	1.7%	1.7%	3.4%
NI Growth	-23.8%	16.2%	21.2%●	-29.8%	6.8%	6.8%	4.3%
Div. Yield	0.5%	2.3%	4.4%●	2.0%	2.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Payout	16.1%	59.5%	43.0%	69.5%	57.2%	57.2%	38.6%

Valuation
Metric	UNF	DLB	AMTM	AZZ	FA	MMS	Ind. Median
P/E	42.97	20.05	35.16	14.25	420.61	8.20●	25.99
P/B	2.26	1.87	1.13●	3.38	2.78	1.80	3.26
EV/EBITDA	16.65	11.39	9.06	8.94	13.21	6.18●	13.07
P/S	2.00	3.58	0.37●	2.74	2.24	0.58	2.66

Financial Health
Metric	UNF	DLB	AMTM	AZZ	FA	MMS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.11●	2.98	1.48	1.70	2.65	2.21	1.16
Debt/Equity	3.9%	1.9%●	85.2%	40.3%	159.6%	95.9%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.29	-1.43●	3.64	0.95	4.47	1.92	1.95

Profitability
Metric	UNF	DLB	AMTM	AZZ	FA	MMS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.6%	17.9%	1.0%	19.2%●	0.5%	7.0%	4.6%
ROE	5.3%	9.4%	3.3%	26.6%●	0.7%	22.2%	8.5%
ROA	4.1%	7.5%	1.3%	14.3%●	0.2%	8.8%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	11.8%	27.9%	6.8%	34.3%●	25.6%	13.5%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	UNF	DLB	AMTM	AZZ	FA	MMS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.4%	3.4%	6.8%	4.6%	53.5%●	-1.4%	3.4%
NI Growth	-23.8%	-5.1%	—	146.3%●	—	24.4%	4.3%
Div. Yield	0.5%	2.7%●	1.5%	0.5%	0.0%	2.3%	1.4%
Payout	16.1%	54.1%	52.1%	7.3%	1.5%	18.2%	38.6%

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