UniFirst vs Vestis
Vestis reported revenue of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as UniFirst's $2.5 billion in fiscal 2026. UniFirst's revenue grew 3.7% in its latest year, and Vestis' fell 2.5%. UniFirst had an operating margin of 5.4%, against 2.4% at Vestis. Free cash flow was $71 million at UniFirst and $6 million at Vestis. Their fiscal years end in different months (August 29 and October 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| UniFirst | Vestis | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 29, 2026 | FY2025, Oct 3, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | 3.7% | −2.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.7% | — |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 4.3% | −1.5% |
| Free cash flow | $71M | $6M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.8% | 0.2% |
| Return on capital | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.7x | 6.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $58M | $14M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −0.0% |
| Last close | $235.40 | $14.20 |
| P/E at the last close | 39.1× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $574,916 | bought $9.2 million, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
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