Seasonality
UNF seasonality — UniFirst Corporation
Over the last 11 years, UNF's strongest month on average has been November (+5.9%) and its weakest September (-3.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.00% | +0.38% | 60% | +25.3% | -11.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.02% | -0.07% | 50% | +13.9% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.68% | +2.23% | 60% | +7.1% | -19.0% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.49% | -0.22% | 50% | +11.3% | -7.7% | 10 |
| May | +2.66% | +2.84% | 70% | +10.6% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.66% | -0.27% | 40% | +18.8% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.19% | +4.55% | 80% | +13.8% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.43% | +0.23% | 50% | +8.5% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.48% | -6.11% | 20% | +5.5% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Oct | -3.27% | -3.01% | 50% | +9.4% | -14.0% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.93% | +4.97% | 89% | +12.9% | -3.2% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.99% | +1.24% | 60% | +14.5% | -14.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — UNF
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 10.8 | -5.6 | -9.4 | 1.7 | -7.6 | +22.0% | |
| 2025 | 25.3 | 0.3 | -19.0 | 2.6 | 5.7 | -0.2 | -9.1 | 4.0 | -6.0 | -7.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | -7.4 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -7.7 | -1.0 | 8.2 | 13.4 | -2.5 | 4.7 | -9.5 | 11.7 | -14.8 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -1.2 | -10.2 | -7.1 | 4.5 | -9.4 | 4.7 | 8.5 | -7.5 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | -9.7 | -4.7 | 1.7 | -6.5 | -5.1 | 5.3 | 13.8 | -8.0 | -6.7 | 9.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 13.9 | -7.7 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 5.8 | -7.2 | 5.2 | -7.2 | -6.9 | -3.2 | 9.8 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0 | -8.9 | -18.7 | 11.3 | 6.9 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -1.7 | -13.5 | 12.9 | 14.5 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | -3.2 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 4.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -2.1 | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -6.0 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 10.6 | -0.4 | 5.8 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -14.0 | 3.4 | -7.3 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | -11.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6 |