UniFirst Future Growth

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UniFirst is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 13.3% and 4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 13.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 7.1% in 3 years.

Key information

13.3%

Earnings growth rate

13.7%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services earnings growth	14.9%
Revenue growth rate	4.0%
Future return on equity	7.1%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	29 Mar 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

We Discuss Why UniFirst Corporation's (NYSE:UNF) CEO Will Find It Hard To Get A Pay Rise From Shareholders This Year

Jan 04

Be Wary Of UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 25

UniFirst raises dividend by 3% to $0.31

Oct 25

UniFirst Non-GAAP EPS of $1.79 beats by $0.06, revenue of $516.4M beats by $4.82M, raises FY guidance

Oct 19

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 27

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Sep 12

What Is UniFirst Corporation's (NYSE:UNF) Share Price Doing?

Aug 06

UniFirst declares $0.30 dividend

Jul 12

UniFirst Non-GAAP EPS of $1.77 misses by $0.13, revenue of $511.55M beats by $10.94M

Jun 29

Here's What's Concerning About UniFirst's (NYSE:UNF) Returns On Capital

Jun 14

Is UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

May 24

Should You Think About Buying UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Now?

Apr 10

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About UniFirst's (NYSE:UNF) Returns On Capital

Feb 11

Is There Now An Opportunity In UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF)?

Dec 28

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Nov 09

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:UNF - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
8/31/2026	2,587	165	N/A	N/A	1
8/31/2025	2,495	142	157	312	4
8/31/2024	2,423	131	99	236	4
2/24/2024	2,333	115	88	258	N/A
11/25/2023	2,285	112	62	234	N/A
8/26/2023	2,233	104	44	216	N/A
5/27/2023	2,178	102	5	177	N/A
2/25/2023	2,112	103	-17	142	N/A
11/26/2022	2,056	104	-10	143	N/A
8/27/2022	2,001	103	-22	123	N/A
5/28/2022	1,950	112	-21	114	N/A
2/26/2022	1,902	129	2	129	N/A
11/27/2021	1,866	143	45	167	N/A
8/28/2021	1,826	151	79	212	N/A
5/29/2021	1,790	148	147	269	N/A
2/27/2021	1,771	127	157	278	N/A
11/28/2020	1,786	129	157	287	N/A
8/29/2020	1,804	136	170	287	N/A
5/30/2020	1,855	150	165	288	N/A
2/29/2020	1,863	176	160	290	N/A
11/30/2019	1,836	189	177	302	N/A
8/31/2019	1,809	179	162	282	N/A
5/25/2019	1,764	168	150	262	N/A
2/23/2019	1,737	157	132	240	N/A
11/24/2018	1,719	168	98	215	N/A
8/25/2018	1,696	164	117	230	N/A
5/26/2018	1,666	124	113	230	N/A
2/24/2018	1,648	112	100	222	N/A
11/25/2017	1,621	76	N/A	202	N/A
8/26/2017	1,591	70	N/A	218	N/A
5/27/2017	1,551	110	N/A	202	N/A
2/25/2017	1,509	116	N/A	217	N/A
11/26/2016	1,481	117	N/A	213	N/A
8/27/2016	1,468	124	N/A	208	N/A
5/28/2016	1,463	118	N/A	230	N/A
2/27/2016	1,461	120	N/A	225	N/A
11/28/2015	1,460	122	N/A	232	N/A
8/29/2015	1,457	123	N/A	227	N/A
5/30/2015	1,449	123	N/A	221	N/A
2/28/2015	1,436	122	N/A	193	N/A
11/29/2014	1,419	122	N/A	179	N/A
8/30/2014	1,395	119	N/A	195	N/A
5/31/2014	1,396	120	N/A	204	N/A
3/1/2014	1,379	118	N/A	228	N/A
11/30/2013	1,370	119	N/A	224	N/A
8/31/2013	1,356	115	N/A	212	N/A
5/25/2013	1,315	107	N/A	192	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: UNF's forecast earnings growth (13.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: UNF's earnings (13.3% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: UNF's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: UNF's revenue (4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: UNF's revenue (4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: UNF's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (7.1%).

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Recent future growth updates

Unifirst Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

UniFirst Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Price target decreased by 8.2% to US$177

Price target decreased by 7.0% to US$179

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%, revenue upgraded

Price target increased to US$193

Recent updates

Second quarter dividend of US$0.33 announced

UniFirst Corporation Declares Regular Cash Dividend, Payable on June 28, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Unifirst Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

At US$173, Is UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Worth Looking At Closely?

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Mar 27, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.33 per share

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

First quarter dividend of US$0.33 announced

UniFirst: Expect It To Scale Further And Improve Margins

UniFirst Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends, Payable on March 29, 2024

UniFirst Corporation: Looking Way Better Now

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jan 03, 2024

UniFirst Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jan 09, 2024

UniFirst Corporation Announces Board Retirements

UniFirst Corporation announced delayed annual 10-K filing

UniFirst Corporation announced delayed annual 10-K filing

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) announces an Equity Buyback for $100 million worth of its shares.

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

UniFirst Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

UniFirst: Margins To Continue To Suffer, But It Is Too Expensive To Buy Still

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Oct 18, 2023

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 0.7% yield

Why UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Could Be Worth Watching

UniFirst Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividends on the Common Stock and on the Class B Common Stock, Payable on September 28, 2023

UniFirst: Workwear Play Starting To Look Interesting

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

UniFirst: Persistent Cost Pressures Vs. Growth Prospects

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Price target decreased by 8.2% to US$177

Price target decreased by 7.0% to US$179

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jun 28, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 0.7% yield

Are Investors Undervaluing UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) By 48%?

What Does UniFirst Corporation's (NYSE:UNF) Share Price Indicate?

Insufficient new directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Executive Vice President of Operations notifies of intention to sell stock

Here's What's Concerning About UniFirst's (NYSE:UNF) Returns On Capital

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%, revenue upgraded

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 0.6% yield

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE : UNF) entered into an agreement to acquire Clean Uniform Company for $260 million from family.

UniFirst to acquire Clean Uniform for $300M

Are Investors Undervaluing UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) By 34%?

Executive Vice President of Operations exercised options and sold US$800k worth of stock

UniFirst Declares Regular Cash Dividends Payable on March 30, 2023

UniFirst declares $0.31 dividend

Price target increased to US$193

UniFirst Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

We Discuss Why UniFirst Corporation's (NYSE:UNF) CEO Will Find It Hard To Get A Pay Rise From Shareholders This Year

Be Wary Of UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) And Its Returns On Capital

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jan 04, 2023

UniFirst Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jan 10, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

President exercised options and sold US$244k worth of stock

UniFirst Corporation Launches Innovative Visibility Workwear Collection

Consensus forecasts updated

UniFirst Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 4, 2023

UniFirst raises dividend by 3% to $0.31

President exercised options and sold US$242k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations

UniFirst Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

UniFirst Non-GAAP EPS of $1.79 beats by $0.06, revenue of $516.4M beats by $4.82M, raises FY guidance

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

UniFirst Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Oct 19, 2022

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share