secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNIFIRST CORP (UNF)
CIK:        0000717954
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-005469
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

UniFirst Q1 revenue up 2.7% to $621.3M, but EPS falls to $1.89 from $2.31 on investment costs
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- Consolidated revenue $621.3M (+2.7% YoY); net income $34.4M vs $43.1M; diluted EPS $1.89 vs $2.31.
- Operating margin 7.3% vs 9.2% due to planned growth and digital investments; Adjusted EBITDA margin 13.3% vs 15.5%.
- Uniform & Facility Service Solutions revenue $565.9M (+2.4%); operating margin 7.4% vs 8.8%.
- First Aid & Safety Solutions revenue $30.2M (+15.3%) but posted operating loss of $0.4M.
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: revenue $2.475B-$2.495B, diluted EPS $6.58-$6.98; no long-term debt.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526005469/0001193125-26-005469-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526005469/unf-20260107.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-005469

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