UniFirst Corporation is a leading provider of workplace uniforms and career apparel in North America. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and rental of high-quality uniforms and related products, serving a diverse range of industries, including hospitality, healthcare, and industrial sectors. In addition to uniforms, UniFirst offers a variety of facilities services, such as floor mats, restroom supplies, and first-aid products, ensuring comprehensive solutions for maintaining a clean and professional work environment. With a commitment to sustainability and customer satisfaction, UniFirst delivers tailored services that support businesses in enhancing their brand image while streamlining operational efficiencies. Read More
Workplace uniform provider UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 2.7% year on year to $621.3 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $2.49 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $1.89 per share was 5.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Workplace uniform provider UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) reported Q4 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 2.7% year on year to $621.3 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $2.49 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $1.89 per share was 5.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”) today reported results for its fiscal 2026 first quarter ended November 29, 2025.
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Shares of workplace uniform provider UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) jumped 18.4% in the afternoon session after the company confirmed it had received an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal from Cintas Corporation for $275.00 per share in cash.
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (the “Company” or “UniFirst”) (NYSE: UNF) today confirmed it received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Cintas Corporation (“Cintas”) (NASDAQ: CTAS) to acquire all the outstanding UniFirst common and Class B shares for $275.00 per share in cash on December 12, 2025.
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) will report its Fiscal 2026 first quarter results on January 7, 2026 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2026 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company’s view on earnings forecasts and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed.
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Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”), today commented on the results of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting (the “Meeting”).
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Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”), today announced that independent proxy advisory firms Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) and Egan-Jones Ratings Company (“Egan-Jones”) have joined Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) in recommending that UniFirst shareholders vote “FOR” the election of Engine’s director candidates, Arnaud Ajdler and Michael Croatti, on the BLUE universal proxy card at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 15, 2025.
Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that UniFirst shareholders send a clear message to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that the status quo is untenable by voting “FOR” the election of Engine’s director candidates, Arnaud Ajdler and Michael Croatti, on the BLUE universal proxy card at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 15, 2025.
Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), a top five independent common stock shareholder of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”) with ownership of approximately 3.2% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, today released an open letter to the Company’s independent directors: Joseph M. Nowicki, Sergio A. Pupkin, Raymond C. Zemlin, Cecilia McKenney, and Michael Iandoli.
Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), a top five independent common shareholder of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”) with ownership of approximately 3.2% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, today released the following open letter to the Company’s trustees: Carol Croatti, Matthew Croatti, Cynthia Croatti, and Cecelia Levenstein. The decision to publicly release the letter follows several attempts by Engine to engage privately and in good faith with the Company’s trustees and Board of Directors (the “Board”) regarding the urgent need to strengthen the Board and pursue a value-maximizing sale of UniFirst.
