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UNF Stock Forecast: UniFirst Corp. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 15 Sept 2026
$267
−1.04% on the day

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering UniFirst Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $278 — +4.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 78 of 100 as at 14 Sept 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$4.9B
Ticker Nerd rank
78 / 100
Median analyst target
$278
Analysts covering
5
Revenue$634.4M+3.9% y/y
Operating income$23.0M
Net income$19.9M
Free cash flow$21.2M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 31 May 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−3.0%
1M
−6.7%
YTD
+39.1%
1Y
+56.7%
From 52W high
−11.1%
From 52W low
+79.2%
$149
$301
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

UNF stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores UniFirst Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 14 Sept 2026
78 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Revisions
90
Volatility
87
Momentum
84
Quality
79
Issuance
72
Accruals
60
Value
37
Growth
30
Size
24

Revisions (90): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.

Growth (30): Sales and profits are flat, shrinking, or growing more slowly than they were.

Size (24): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

UNF stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on UNF, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$150$200$250$300Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26UNFHigh $280Median $278Low $262

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says5 analysts
0 Buy5 Hold0 Sell
Low $262Median $278High $280

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +4.0% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
2 Apr 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$206 → $260
12 Mar 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
6 Mar 2026BarclaysUpgradeEqual-Weight—
8 Jan 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral—
23 Oct 2025BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight—
23 Oct 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
20 Oct 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
14 July 2025JP MorganReinstatesUnderweight$175
3 July 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
4 Apr 2025BarclaysDowngradeUnderweight—
3 Apr 2025BairdMaintainsNeutral—
3 Apr 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
25 Mar 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
9 Jan 2025UBSMaintainsNeutral—
24 Oct 2024BairdMaintainsNeutral—
27 June 2024BairdMaintainsNeutral—
27 June 2024JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight—
27 June 2024UBSMaintainsNeutral—
28 Mar 2024UBSMaintainsNeutral—
29 Feb 2024BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. UNF appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

UNF vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 15 Sept 2026, UniFirst Corp. returned +56.7% against +15.9% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

UNF vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160180Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26UNFS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

UNF analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+5.0%
Analysts raising
4
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

UniFirst Corp. (UNF) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
42.7×

Cheaper than 17% of US stocks

Price / sales
2.0×

Cheaper than 53% of US stocks

Price / book
2.2×

Cheaper than 42% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
16.4×

Cheaper than 19% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.9%

Higher than 36% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−49.8%

Higher than 11% of US stocks

Gross margin
37.0%

Higher than 45% of US stocks

Operating margin
4.4%

Higher than 54% of US stocks

Net margin
4.6%

Higher than 59% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
5.3%

Higher than 54% of US stocks

Return on assets
3.3%

Higher than 67% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.5%

Higher than 10% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

UniFirst Corp. (UNF) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • UniFirst Corp. has a market value of $4.9B and an enterprise value of $4.8B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 31 May 2026: $2.5B. The latest quarter grew 3.9% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $115.8M, a 4.6% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $6.34.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 31 May 2026: $88.3M, after $151.5M of capital spending.

  • UniFirst Corp. spent $78.0M on share buybacks and $25.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 31 May 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 18.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: 42.7×; forward P/E: 33.8× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.54%, paying out 23% of earnings.

  • UniFirst Corp. employs 16,000 people — $156K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 31 May 2026 · market figures as at 15 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

UNF vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSpecialty Business Services
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
UNFUniFirst Corp.$4.9B
78
AMTMAmentum Holdings, Inc.$4.8B
68
AZZAZZ, Inc.$4.0B
81
FAFirst Advantage Corp.$3.9B
91
DLBDolby Laboratories, Inc.$5.9B
78
MMSMAXIMUS, Inc.$3.2B
75
CBZCBIZ, Inc.$3.0B
70

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own UniFirst Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest UNF news & analysis

UniFirst Launches Always U™ Workwear Collection Designed for the Active Workforce

PRNewsWire · 1 Sept 2026positive

UniFirst announced the launch of the Always U™ workwear collection, a new line combining comfort, mobility, modern design, and a women's line, positioned as a budget-friendly solution for its uniform rental programs. The collection is aimed at addressing a long-standing gap in the uniform market for the active workforce.

Why it matters — The new product line expands UniFirst's uniform offerings and addresses a previously underserved market segment, potentially strengthening its competitive position in the uniform rental business.

UniFirst (UNF) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

Zacks Investment Research · 21 Aug 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research upgraded UniFirst (UNF) to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. The report notes this could help drive the stock higher in the near term.

Why it matters — The upgrade signals increased positive analyst sentiment regarding UniFirst's earnings outlook.

What a Cintas Operating Chief Insider Filing Signals as the Firm Moves to Absorb UniFirst

The Motley Fool · 16 Aug 2026neutral

A Cintas operating chief disposed of 4,041 shares at $202.71 per share for roughly $819,000 on August 10. The sale was a non-discretionary disposal to satisfy tax withholding obligations following restricted stock vesting, not a discretionary investment decision.

Why it matters — UniFirst watchers would note the insider sale is tied to tax withholding rather than a discretionary decision, offering no signal about the firm's pending absorption by Cintas.

What a Cintas CEO Insider Filing Signals as It Pursues UniFirst

The Motley Fool · 15 Aug 2026neutral

The CEO of Cintas, which is pursuing UniFirst, sold 35,599 shares at $202.71 per share on August 10 for a total of about $7.2 million, representing a 5% reduction in his equity holdings.

Why it matters — Any insider sale by a key executive at a company actively pursuing UniFirst may be watched by UNF shareholders for possible signals about the acquirer's confidence or strategy.

UniFirst Returns to the Track at Richmond Raceway as Primary Sponsor of Chase Elliott's No. 9 Chevy

PRNewsWire · 11 Aug 2026positive

UniFirst Corporation will be the primary sponsor of NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott's No. 9 Chevrolet, fielded by Hendrick Motorsports, for an upcoming weekend race at Richmond Raceway.

Why it matters — The sponsorship gives UniFirst prominent brand exposure at a major NASCAR event, potentially raising awareness of its uniform and facility service offerings.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about UNF stock

What is the UNF stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering UniFirst Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $278, with estimates ranging from $262 to $280. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is UNF stock a buy right now?

Of the 5 analysts covering UniFirst Corp., 0 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks UniFirst Corp. 78 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 14 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank UNF?

As at 14 Sept 2026, UniFirst Corp. ranks 78 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (90 of 100).

Will UNF stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 5 analysts implies +4.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks UniFirst Corp. 78 out of 100 as at 14 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the UNF stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering UniFirst Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for UNF are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $262 to $280 over the next 12 months.

How has UNF stock performed over the past year?

UniFirst Corp. returned +56.7% over the 12 months to 15 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does UniFirst Corp. do?

UniFirst Corporation is a uniform and facility services company that supplies, rents, cleans, and maintains workwear, protective clothing, and related apparel for businesses across a wide range of industries. The company also provides facility service products and programs that support workplace cleanliness and safety, along with first aid and safety supplies and services.

What is the latest news on UNF?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 1 Sept 2026): "UniFirst Launches Always U™ Workwear Collection Designed for the Active Workforce". UniFirst announced the launch of the Always U™ workwear collection, a new line combining comfort, mobility, modern design, and a women's line, positioned as a budget-friendly solution for its uniform rental programs. The collection is aimed at addressing a long-standing gap in the uniform market for the active workforce.

Company

About UniFirst Corp.

UniFirst Corporation is a uniform and facility services company that supplies, rents, cleans, and maintains workwear, protective clothing, and related apparel for businesses across a wide range of industries. The company also provides facility service products and programs that support workplace cleanliness and safety, along with first aid and safety supplies and services. Its offerings include customized uniform programs, specialty garments for demanding environments, and managed services for sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, food processing, automotive, hospitality, and cleanroom operations. UniFirst Corporation serves organizations that need consistent employee image, compliance-ready protective wear, and outsourced textile and safety support, making it an important provider within the commercial services and workplace support market. Based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, UniFirst Corporation focuses on recurring service relationships built around uniform management and facility maintenance solutions.

CEO Mr. Steven S. Sintros CPA · 16,000 employees · United States · https://www.unifirst.com