Unifirst Corporation (UNF)

Return on total capital

Aug 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Nov 30, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 25, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Feb 24, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Nov 25, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 Aug 26, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Feb 25, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Nov 26, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 Aug 27, 2022
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 138,156 195,228 192,267 209,503 181,690 152,561 157,248 161,935 170,702 178,983 159,175 126,748 110,973 118,167 128,256 140,793 153,334 143,464 133,743 123,109
Long-term debt US$ in thousands
Total stockholders’ equity US$ in thousands 2,168,960 2,168,960 2,143,560 2,133,650 2,108,510 2,075,610 2,075,610 2,049,680 2,049,680 2,040,170 2,040,170 2,003,960 2,003,960 1,976,850 1,955,090 1,955,090 1,941,970 1,941,970 1,915,870 1,915,870
Return on total capital 6.37% 9.00% 8.97% 9.82% 8.62% 7.35% 7.58% 7.90% 8.33% 8.77% 7.80% 6.32% 5.54% 5.98% 6.56% 7.20% 7.90% 7.39% 6.98% 6.43%

August 31, 2025 calculation

Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $138,156K ÷ ($—K + $2,168,960K)
= 6.37%


Peer comparison

Aug 31, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Unifirst Corporation
UNF
6.37%
Aramark Holdings
ARMK
24.54%
Copart Inc
CPRT
19.20%
Dolby Laboratories
DLB
7.51%
Maximus Inc
MMS
31.60%