OPENLANE vs UniFirst
UniFirst reported revenue of $2.5 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.3 times OPENLANE's $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. OPENLANE's revenue grew 8.2% in its latest year, and UniFirst's grew 3.7%. OPENLANE had an operating margin of 10.2%, against 5.4% at UniFirst. Free cash flow was $336 million at OPENLANE and $71 million at UniFirst. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and August 29), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| OPENLANE | UniFirst | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Aug 29, 2026 |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.5B |
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 3.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.8% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.6% |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Free cash flow | $336M | $71M |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.4% | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 5.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $46M | $58M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −2.1% |
| Last close | $34.35 | $235.40 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 39.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $500,073, sold $283.7 million | sold $574,916 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the OPENLANE and UniFirst pages.