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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Unifirst Corp.UNF · shops | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 12.8, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 34 of 258 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 55.5 |
| Solvency | Apercentile 10.0 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 38.7 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.8B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | late filer · fortress balance sheetnot computable: dilution, distress |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Oct 29, 2025345 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $259.952026-10-08; market equity $0; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Oct 29, 2025; the document on sec.gov.
UniFirst Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1950, together with its subsidiaries, hereunder referred to as “we”, “our”, the “Company”, or “UniFirst”, is one of the leading providers in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, facility management and service products, as well as first aid and safety supplies and services in North America. We design, manufacture, personalize, rent, clean, deliver, and sell a wide range of uniforms and protective clothing.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 55.5 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 32.0% | [1-2,5] | 42.6% | 65.1 | 242 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2014-08-30; latest annual assets end 2025-08-30 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (5.4%) | [1,6-8] | (4.9%) | 47.6 | 287 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.4 pts | [2,5,9-16] | 1.2 pts | 53.7 | 219 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 10.0 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-05-30 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 8.12 | [1,17-22] | 1.92 | 5.3 | 208 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.84x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2014-08-30; latest annual assets end 2025-08-30 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2016-08-27; latest annual assets end 2025-08-30 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 3.18x | [17-18] | 1.37x | 14.6 | 295 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 38.7 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 6.7% | [2,9,11,13] | 1.5% | 25.0 | 269 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | 10.0% | [17-18,20,23-28] | 7.3% | 49.0 | 152 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 4.6% | [1,8,29-30] | 3.4% | 42.1 | 272 | 2025-08-30 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | (0.6%) | |||||
| two annual share counts are required; found 0 | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.339; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Lovesac Co. (LOVE) Lovesac Co. (LOVE) Astrongest fifth; percentile 10.9 Nasdaq · Retail-Furniture Stores market equity $210.4M; last close $14.60 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 10.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 30 | Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 11.3 NYSE · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places market equity $6.1B; last close $39.77 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 11.3 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 31 | Watsco Inc. (WSO) Watsco Inc. (WSO) Astrongest fifth; percentile 11.9 NYSE · Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies last close $282.28 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 11.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 32 | Watsco Inc. (WSO-B) Watsco Inc. (WSO-B) Astrongest fifth; percentile 11.9 NYSE · Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies last close $312.75 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 11.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 33 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 12.5 Nasdaq · Retail-Variety Stores market equity $5.2B; last close $86.75 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs | 12.5 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 34 | Unifirst Corp. (UNF) Unifirst Corp. (UNF) Astrongest fifth; percentile 12.8 NYSE · Services-Personal Services last close $259.95 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 12.8 | A | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 35 | Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL) Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.2 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, NEC last close $20.09 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 13.2 | A | |
| 36 | Village Super Market Inc. (VLGEA) Village Super Market Inc. (VLGEA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.6 Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores last close $43.99 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 13.6 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 37 | Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Durable Goods, NEC last close $40.38 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 14.0 | A | |
| 38 | Amcon Distributing Co. (DIT) Amcon Distributing Co. (DIT) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.4 NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line market equity $62.0M; last close $59.17 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 14.4 | A | |
| 39 | Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG) Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.8 NYSE · Retail-Jewelry Stores market equity $4.1B; last close $105.81 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 14.8 | A |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 12.8 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 12.8 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 6.1 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A | 16.0 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 66.0% | (0.1%) | 92 | hotter than 92 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (13.8%) | (24.1%) | 69 | closer to its high than 69 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 5.3% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | not computable | 4.2% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Book value to price | not computable | 0.36 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Sales to price | not computable | 1.75 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (16.7%) | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.53 | 0.02 | 92 | ahead of 92 of 100 peers |
Inputs: EBIT $184.5M; free cash flow $142.5M; book equity $2.2B; sales $2.4B; debt $7.9M; cash $163.2M[31].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-08-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 5.5% | ✓ pass[6,8] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $296.9M | ✓ pass[7] |
| Return on assets improved | (0.2 pts) | ✗ fail[6,8,29,32] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $148.6M | ✓ pass[6-7] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,8,29] | |
| Current ratio improved | (7.0 pts) | ✗ fail[17-18,27-28] |
| No new shares issued | n/a | |
| Gross margin improved | 1.7 pts | ✓ pass[2,5,9-10] |
| Asset turnover improved | (4.2 pts) | ✗ fail[2,8-9,29] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $163.2M[33] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $239.7M[7,33-37] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 1 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 93 |
| 10-Q received Jul 8, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $56.9M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 345 |
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.8B | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.4B | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $191.8M | 2014-08-30 | 2016-10-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $7.9M | 2014-08-30 | 2014-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $1.5B | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $148.3M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $296.9M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.7B | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.4B | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $1.6B | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.2B | 2023-08-26 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $1.5B | 2023-08-26 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.0B | 2022-08-27 | 2024-11-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $1.3B | 2022-08-27 | 2024-11-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.8B | 2021-08-28 | 2023-10-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $1.1B | 2021-08-28 | 2023-10-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $924.6M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $290.4M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $2.1B | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $184.5M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $2.2B | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $609.2M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $154.3M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $140.4M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $195.4M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $47.1M | 2025-08-30 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $915.7M | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $281.4M | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.6B | 2023-08-26 | 2024-11-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.4B | 2022-08-27 | 2024-11-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 19,868,648 | 2011-07-01 | 2011-07-07 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $145.5M | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $163.2M | 2026-05-30 | 2026-07-08 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $139.3M | 2026-05-30 | 2026-07-08 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $88.5M | 2026-02-28 | 2026-04-07 | 10-Q/A | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $14.9M | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-07 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $196.5M | 2025-05-31 | 2026-07-08 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 12.8 is 7.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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