NYSE$UNF
UniFirst Corporation · Q4 2024 earnings
Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
UniFirst reported strong Q4 2024 financial results, with revenue and operating income increasing significantly.
UniFirst Corporation reported an 11.9% increase in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter, reaching $639.9 million. Operating income increased by 49.8% to $54.0 million, and net income rose by 61.5% to $44.6 million. Diluted earnings per share increased to $2.39 from $1.47 in the prior year, a 62.6% increase.
- Consolidated revenues for Q4 increased by 11.9% to $639.9 million.
- Operating income increased by 49.8% to $54.0 million.
- Net income increased by 61.5% to $44.6 million.
- Diluted earnings per share increased by 62.6% to $2.39.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
UniFirst · Revenue · Quarterly
$640M
Revenue by segment
UniFirst · $634M total across 3 segments · Q3 2026
- Uniform & Facility Service Solutions$576M—90.8%
- First Aid & Safety Solutions$30.8M—4.9%
- Other$27.8M—4.4%
Forward guidance
For fiscal year 2025, UniFirst expects revenues to be between $2.425 billion and $2.445 billion and fully diluted earnings per share to be between $6.79 and $7.19.
Tailwinds
- Revenue is expected to be between $2.425 billion and $2.445 billion.
- Net income, at the midpoint of the range, is expected to be $131.0 million.
- Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, at the midpoint of the range, is expected to be $330.0 million.
- Core Laundry Operations’ organic revenue growth, at the midpoint of the range, is expected to be 1.8%.
- Core Laundry Operations’ operating and Adjusted EBITDA margins, at the midpoint of the range, are expected to be 5.9% and 13.2%, respectively.
Headwinds
- Fiscal 2025 has one less week compared to prior year.
- Guidance includes an estimated $16.0 million of costs directly attributable to Key Initiatives.
- The Key Initiatives are expected to decrease Core Laundry Operations’ operating and Adjusted EBITDA margins by 0.7% and EPS by $0.64.
- The effective tax rate is assumed to be 25.0%.
- Guidance does not include the impact of any future share buybacks or unexpected events affecting the economy generally.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024
-0.3%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.5%
Avg return
5 days after
+1.9%
Avg return
30 days after
45%
30 / 66 earnings
Positive
+11.6%
Q2 2018
Best reaction
-11.8%
Q4 2020
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2026 | +0.9% | -1.3% | — | |
| Q1 2026 | -3.3% | -0.8% | -0.9% | |
| Q4 2025 | -6.0% | -0.2% | -2.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4% | -1.5% | -1.9% | |
| Q2 2025 | +1.0% | -6.3% | +2.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | +7.8% | +10.7% | +7.2% | |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4% | -2.1% | +5.4% | |
| Q3 2024 | +11.0% | +11.1% | +23.8% | |
| Q2 2024 | +3.8% | +1.4% | -1.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | -9.5% | -8.2% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 2023 | -0.8% | -0.4% | +4.4% | |
| Q3 2023 | -6.3% | -7.0% | -6.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | -10.2% | -10.8% | -15.3% | |
| Q1 2023 | +5.3% | +5.9% | +7.9% | |
| Q4 2022 | -3.4% | -1.5% | +11.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | +6.7% | +6.9% | +21.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | -3.2% | -7.7% | -9.5% | |
| Q1 2022 | -5.8% | -7.9% | -14.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | -6.3% | -5.7% | -8.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | -6.4% | -6.3% | -9.9% | |
| Q2 2021 | +1.2% | -0.1% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | +4.9% | +3.0% | +7.9% | |
| Q4 2020 | -11.8% | -15.1% | -1.2% | |
| Q3 2020 | -2.0% | -2.7% | +4.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -7.7% | -0.6% | +9.8% | |
| Q1 2020 | +2.0% | +4.9% | -0.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | +4.5% | +5.2% | +5.9% | |
| Q3 2019 | +11.3% | +12.7% | +17.0% | |
| Q2 2019 | +10.8% | +12.1% | +12.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | -6.6% | -4.7% | -4.6% | |
| Q4 2018 | -8.1% | -7.4% | -8.4% | |
| Q3 2018 | -2.5% | -0.2% | +1.8% | |
| Q2 2018 | +11.6% | +6.9% | +10.4% | |
| Q1 2018 | +4.3% | +2.3% | -2.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | +0.2% | +0.5% | -1.0% | |
| Q3 2017 | +0.9% | +3.0% | +2.7% | |
| Q2 2017 | +3.7% | +1.0% | +2.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | -6.9% | -8.5% | -11.6% | |
| Q4 2016 | -9.1% | -9.0% | +7.3% | |
| Q3 2016 | +9.7% | +8.8% | +10.8% | |
| Q2 2016 | -3.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -5.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +3.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -2.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -5.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -1.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +8.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -5.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.1% | — | — |
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