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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · UniFirst (UNF)

UniFirst Q1 revenue rises 2.7% to $621.3 million; profit falls, guidance reaffirmed

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

UniFirst reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended November 29, 2025. Revenue rose 2.7% to $621.3 million, but net income fell to $34.4 million from $43.1 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.89 from $2.31. The company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2026 guidance, which it had given on October 22, 2025.

Key points

  • Revenue increased 2.7% to $621.3 million from $604.9 million a year earlier.
  • Operating margin was 7.3% versus 9.2% in the prior year period, which the company attributed to planned investments in growth and digital transformation.
  • Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance was reaffirmed: revenue of $2.475 billion to $2.495 billion and diluted earnings per share of $6.58 to $6.98.
  • The company repurchased $31.7 million of shares and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.365 per share.

The filing

CompanyUniFirst (UNF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 7, 2026, 8:05 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-005469

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 07, 2026.

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