UNIFIRST CORPORATION
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $281.88, UNIFIRST CORPORATION (UNF) is priced for +5.5% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed June 28, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• UniFirst rents, cleans, and delivers work uniforms and facility-service products on recurring routes, a subscription-like model its 10-K describes as renting and selling ⟦industrial wiping products, floor mats, facility service products and other non-garment items⟧ alongside the core uniform programs. • Profitability is in a deliberate dip: fiscal 2026 reflects what management calls a temporary step back as the company invests in sales, service, and digital systems and absorbs new tariffs, wit
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321 institutional managers reported holding UNF in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 82% of the company; the top 10 hold 44%. 68 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, Vanguard Group, Dimensional Fund Advisors, among others. On the short side, 537k shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 3% of shares outstanding (1.8 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
UNF has cut its share count 4.3% over the past five years, spending $173.51M on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has paid one every year in our records (17 and counting), raised 4 years straight. Cash returned over the past three years: $66.01M in dividends and $127.41M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
No open-market insider buys on file at UNF over the trailing three years. Absence is a fact about the company, not a signal. 12 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
UNF's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | -6.3% | +13.9% |
| 2023-10-27 | -0.8% | +14.1% |
| 2024-01-05 | -9.4% | +4.9% |
| 2024-04-05 | +3.8% | -6.3% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
UNF's latest 8-K filings: 2026-08-28 (items 5.02); 2026-07-01 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-06-12 (items 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01); 2026-04-01 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-03-11 (items 1.01, 5.03, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 28, 2026
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