UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company operates through U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid segments. It designs, manufactures, personalizes, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells a range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; and specialized protective wear, such as flame resistant and high visibility garments. The company also rents and sells industrial wiping products, floor mats, facility service products, and dry and wet mops; restroom and cleaning supplies comprising air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, sanitizers, and hand soaps; and other textile products. In addition, it provides first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies; decontaminates and cleans work clothes, and other items that is exposed to radioactive materials; and services special cleanroom protective wear and facilities. Further, it offers a range of garment service options, including full-service rental programs in which garments are cleaned and serviced; lease programs in which garments are cleaned and maintained by individual employees; and purchase programs to buy garments and related items directly. The company serves automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, food processors and service operations, light manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants, service companies, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation companies, healthcare providers, government agencies, research and development laboratories, high technology companies, and utilities operating nuclear reactors, as well as others who require employee clothing for image, identification, protection, or utility purposes. UniFirst Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 7/14/2025 | $175.00 | Underweight | Analyst |
| 4/4/2025 | $152.00 | Equal Weight → Underweight | Barclays |
| 1/4/2024 | $185.00 | Outperform → Neutral | Robert W. Baird |
| 10/6/2023 | $160.00 | Equal Weight | Barclays |
| 6/1/2023 | $185.00 | Neutral | UBS |
| 4/1/2022 | $178.00 | Neutral → Underweight | JP Morgan |
| 1/6/2022 | $215.00 → $236.00 | Neutral → Outperform | Baird |
| 1/6/2022 | $215.00 → $236.00 | Neutral → Outperform | Robert W. Baird |
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WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (the "Company" or "UniFirst") (NYSE:UNF) today confirmed it received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Cintas Corporation ("Cintas") (NASDAQ:CTAS) to acquire all the outstanding UniFirst common and Class B shares for $275.00 per share in cash on December 12, 2025. Upon receipt of Cintas' proposal, the UniFirst Board of Directors, engaged independent financial and legal advisors. Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its advisors – as communicated to Cintas – the Board is carefully reviewing and evaluating the proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best i
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) will report its Fiscal 2026 first quarter results on January 7, 2026 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2026 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company's view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. A simultaneous live webcast of the
Proposal represents 64% premium to UniFirst's 90-day average price as of December 11, 2025 Reiterates benefits to customers, employee-partners and shareholders Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) today announced that it submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) to acquire all outstanding common and class B shares of UniFirst for $275.00 per share (the "Proposal") in cash. The Proposal, which was delivered to the UniFirst Board on December 12, 2025, implies a total value for UniFirst of approximately $5.2 billion and offers UniFirst shareholders a 64% premium to UniFirst's ninety-day average closing price as of December 11, 2025. Todd Schneider, Pre
Majority of Common Stock Outstanding Supported Both Engine Nominees Less than 19% and 24% of Common Stock Outstanding, Respectively, Voted "FOR" Incoming Chairman Joseph Nowicki and Director Steven Sintros Both Engine Nominees Would Have Been Elected If All Holders Had One Vote Per Share Engine Urges the Independent Directors and Croatti Trustees to Heed Shareholders' Demand for a Strategic Review and Pursue Sale of the Company Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) ("UniFirst" or the "Company"), today commented on the results of the Company's 2026 Annu
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (the "Company" or "UniFirst") (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, today announced that the preliminary vote count from the Company's proxy solicitor indicates that the Company's nominees, Steven S. Sintros and Joseph M. Nowicki, were re-elected to the UniFirst Board of Directors (the "Board") at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board issued the following statement: The Board and management team appreciate the active dialogue we have had with our shareholders and look forward to further co
ISS, Glass Lewis, and Egan-Jones Send Strong Message to Independent Directors Joseph M. Nowicki, Sergio A. Pupkin, Raymond C. Zemlin, Cecilia McKenney, and Michael Iandoli That the Status Quo Is Untenable Engine Encourages UniFirst Former Employees and Other Stakeholders to Share Anonymous Feedback About Their Experiences at www.SaveUniFirst.com Engine Reiterates its Belief That COO Kelly Rooney Is Not Fit to Serve as UniFirst's CEO and That Cynthia Croatti Bears Responsibility for the Company's Operational and Cultural Deterioration Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corp
Urges Shareholders to Replace Directors Joseph Nowicki and Steven Sintros with Engine's Nominees Highlights UniFirst's Value-Destructive Rejection of Multiple Premium Acquisition Offers from Cintas in Light of the Company's Disappointing Operating Results Engine Warns Independent Directors to Not Follow Any Plans Cynthia Croatti May Have to Seek the Elevation of COO Kelly Rooney as UniFirst's Next CEO and Urges Them to Form Special Committee Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) ("UniFirst" or the "Company"), today announced that Institutional Sharehold
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, is excited to announce its 2026 NASCAR Cup Series primary sponsorship schedule with partner Hendrick Motorsports. UniFirst will be the primary sponsor of 2020 Cup Series champion and eight-time Most Popular Driver Chase Elliott and the No. 9 team for five races next season. The UniFirst No. 9—sporting its signature bold green design and iconic "U-Mark"—will debut
Calls on the Independent Directors to Form a Special Committee with its own Independent Legal and Financial Advisors given General Counsel Michael Patrick's Material Conflict Urges the Independent Directors to Collectively Resign if the Croatti Trustees Continue to Refuse a Value-Maximizing Sale of the Company Contends the Dual-Class Structure and Croatti Family's Control over UniFirst is a Textbook Example of How Poor Governance Destroys Shareholder Value Releases Investor Presentation and Launches Campaign Website at www.SaveUniFirst.com Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), a top five independent common stock shareholder of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF
Calls on Carol Croatti, Matthew Croatti, Cynthia Croatti, and Cecelia Levenstein to Finally Meet with One of the Company's Largest Independent Common Shareholders Emphasizes the Need for the Board to Explore a Sale of the Company to Secure UniFirst's Future for the Benefit of Employees, Customers, and Shareholders Asks the Trustees to Step Back and Consider Whether Their Stewardship Is Destroying Aldo and Ron Croatti's Legacies and Tarnishing the Croatti Family Name Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), a top five independent common shareholder of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) ("UniFirst" or the "Company") with ownership of approximately 3.2% of the Compan
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Analyst resumed coverage of UniFirst with a rating of Underweight and set a new price target of $175.00
Barclays downgraded UniFirst from Equal Weight to Underweight and set a new price target of $152.00
Robert W. Baird downgraded UniFirst from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $185.00
Barclays initiated coverage of UniFirst with a rating of Equal Weight and set a new price target of $160.00
UBS initiated coverage of UniFirst with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $185.00
JP Morgan downgraded UniFirst from Neutral to Underweight and set a new price target of $178.00
Baird upgraded UniFirst from Neutral to Outperform and set a new price target of $236.00 from $215.00 previously
Robert W. Baird upgraded UniFirst from Neutral to Outperform and set a new price target of $236.00 from $215.00 previously
Baird downgraded UniFirst from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $248.00 from $240.00 previously
Robert W. Baird downgraded UniFirst from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $248.00 from $240.00 previously
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Urges Shareholders to Replace Directors Joseph Nowicki and Steven Sintros with Engine's Nominees Highlights UniFirst's Value-Destructive Rejection of Multiple Premium Acquisition Offers from Cintas in Light of the Company's Disappointing Operating Results Engine Warns Independent Directors to Not Follow Any Plans Cynthia Croatti May Have to Seek the Elevation of COO Kelly Rooney as UniFirst's Next CEO and Urges Them to Form Special Committee Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, "Engine" or "we"), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) ("UniFirst" or the "Company"), today announced that Institutional Sharehold
WILMINGTON, Mass., July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, is proud to announce its inclusion on Selling Power's prestigious list of the "60 Best Companies to Sell For in 2025." This achievement marks an impressive 22 consecutive years of recognition for UniFirst. UniFirst continues to earn this distinction by fostering a sales culture grounded in its Founding Core Values of Customer Focus, Commitment to Quality, and Res
WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, facility service products, and first aid and safety supplies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Rooney as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective September 30, 2024. Rooney has extensive knowledge and experience in large-scale B2B route-based operations. Over her twenty-five plus year career, she has held operational and leadership roles of increasing responsibility. Her most recent position was as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Waste Management, a $20 billion public company. Rooney is returning to
WILMINGTON, Mass., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, is proud to be recognized on Selling Power's "Best Companies to Sell For" list for the 21st consecutive year. The list features 60 companies that lead the charge in true selling power. "We're proud to be included on Selling Power's list, which further validates our world-class sales organization and people who always deliver solutions that meet the unique needs o
WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per share (25.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.20 per share (20.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on March 30, 2021, to shareholders of record on March 9, 2021. Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, as well as the delivery of facility service programs. Together with its subsidiaries, the company also provides first aid and safety products, and manages
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WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) will report its Fiscal 2026 first quarter results on January 7, 2026 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2026 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company's view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. A simultaneous live webcast of the
WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared increased quarterly cash dividends of $0.365 per share (36.5 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.292 per share (29.2 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on January 2, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2025. Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, facility service products, as well as first aid and safety supplies and services. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company also manages specialized
WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) (the "Company," "UniFirst" or "we") today reported results for its fourth quarter and full year ended August 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding periods in the prior fiscal year. The fourth quarter and full year in fiscal 2024 included an extra week of operations as compared to fiscal 2025. Q4 2025 Financial Highlights Consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter were $614.4 million compared to $639.9 million in the prior year.Excluding the impact of the extra week of operations in fiscal 2024, consolidated revenues increased 3.4%.Operating margin was 8.1% of revenues compared to 8.4% of revenues
WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) will report its Fiscal 2025 fourth quarter results on October 22, 2025 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 22, 2025 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company's view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. A simultaneous live webcas
WILMINGTON, Mass., July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.350 per share (35.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.280 per share (28.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on September 26, 2025 to shareholders of record on September 5, 2025. Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, facility service products, as well as first aid and safety supplies and services. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company also manages specializ
WILMINGTON, Mass., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) (the "Company," "UniFirst" or "we") today reported results for its third quarter ended May 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year: Q3 2025 Financial Highlights Consolidated revenues for the third quarter increased 1.2% to $610.8 million.Operating income was $48.2 million, a decrease of 0.6%.The quarterly tax rate increased to 25.7% compared to 22.9% in the prior year.Net income increased to $39.7 million from $38.1 million in the prior year, or 4.3%.Diluted earnings per share increased to $2.13 from $2.03 in the prior year, or 4.9%.Adjusted EBITDA increased to $85.8 mil
WILMINGTON, Mass., June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) will report its Fiscal 2025 third quarter results on July 2, 2025 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 2, 2025 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company's view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. A simultaneous live webcast of the c
WILMINGTON, Mass., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.350 per share (35.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.280 per share (28.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on June 27, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 6, 2025. UniFirst also announced today that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program allowing the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its outstanding common shares, inclusive of the amount which remained available under the existing share repurchase program approved in October 2023. Repur
WILMINGTON, Mass., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) (the "Company," "UniFirst" or "we") today reported results for its second quarter ended March 1, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year: Q2 2025 Financial Highlights Consolidated revenues for the second quarter increased 1.9% to $602.2 million.Operating income was $31.2 million, an increase of 11.7%.The quarterly tax rate decreased to 25.0% compared to 26.2% in the prior year.Net income increased to $24.5 million from $20.5 million in the prior year, or 19.6%.Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.31 from $1.09 in the prior year, or 20.2%.Adjusted EBITDA increased to $
WILMINGTON, Mass., March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) will report its Fiscal 2025 second quarter results on April 2, 2025 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 2, 2025 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company's view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. A simultaneous live webcast of the
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