Overview

* UniFirst ( UNF ) Q4 revenue beats analyst expectations despite a decline from the previous year

* Diluted EPS for Q4 decreased to $2.23 from $2.39 in the prior year

* Company repurchased 402,415 shares for $70.9 mln during fiscal 2025

Outlook

* UniFirst ( UNF ) expects fiscal 2026 revenue between $2.475 bln and $2.495 bln

* Company sees fiscal 2026 EPS between $6.58 and $6.98

* Uniform & Facility Service Solutions' organic growth expected at 2.6%

Result Drivers

* REVENUE GROWTH - Excluding the extra week in fiscal 2024, consolidated revenues increased by 3.4%

* UNIFORM & FACILITY GROWTH - Organic growth driven by new account sales and improved customer retention

* FIRST AID GROWTH - Strong growth in First Aid van business drove organic growth of 12.4%

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q4 Beat $614.44 $606.97

Revenue mln mln (4

Analysts

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Q4 EPS $2.23

Q4 Net $41.02

Income mln

Q4 $49.57

Operatin mln

g Income

Q4 $51.41

Pretax mln

Profit

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for UniFirst Corp ( UNF ) is $190.00, about 8.8% above its October 21 closing price of $173.37

* The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago

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