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How UniFirst Corporation stacks up
UNF · against 480 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
39/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #344 of 481 · scores higher than 28% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score53 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including UNF · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 39?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 65% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 1.9% vs peer median 3.7%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 63% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.5% vs peer median 3.8%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.4% vs peer median 6.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = UNF, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | UNF | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 475 reported | 2.5% | 4.4% | 23% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 486 reported | 6.4% | 7.8% | 36% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 198 reported | 1.9% | 4.1% | 34% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 476 reported | 47.5% | 41.9% | 56% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around UNFScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score