Unifirst Corporation (UNF) — Capital Reinvestment Ratio

Latest as of February 2026: 0.52x

Unifirst Corporation (UNF) has a Capital Reinvestment Ratio of 0.52x as of February 2026, meaning it reinvests 1% of its operating cash flow ($73.62 Million) in capital expenditures ($38.40 Million). See Unifirst Corporation free cash flow efficiency to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Capital Reinvestment Ratio

0.52x
Capex / Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow

$73.62 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$38.40 Million
USD

Data as of

Feb 2026
Most recent filing

Unifirst Corporation Capital Reinvestment Ratio (1989–2025)

This chart tracks Unifirst Corporation's Capital Reinvestment Ratio across 37 annual periods.

Annual Capital Reinvestment Ratio for Unifirst Corporation (1989–2025)

Year-by-year Capital Reinvestment Ratio for Unifirst Corporation from 1989 to 2025. For live market cap and broader valuation context, see UNF stock market capitalisation.

Year Reinvestment Ratio Operating CF (USD) Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.52x $295.71 Million $154.34 Million ▼ -3.9%
2024 0.54x $295.27 Million $160.42 Million ▼ -31.8%
2023 0.80x $215.76 Million $171.99 Million ▼ -32.3%
2022 1.18x $122.65 Million $144.32 Million ▲ +86.9%
2021 0.63x $212.30 Million $133.64 Million ▲ +54.6%
2020 0.41x $286.68 Million $116.72 Million ▼ -4.1%
2019 0.42x $282.14 Million $119.81 Million ▼ -13.3%
2018 0.49x $230.07 Million $112.75 Million ▼ -1.5%
2017 0.50x $218.27 Million $108.55 Million ▲ +5.1%
2016 0.47x $207.64 Million $98.23 Million ▲ +6.1%
2015 0.45x $226.92 Million $101.16 Million ▼ -5.5%
2014 0.47x $194.62 Million $91.81 Million ▼ -3.6%
2013 0.49x $211.57 Million $103.53 Million ▲ +6.1%
2012 0.46x $161.72 Million $74.55 Million ▼ -37.8%
2011 0.74x $86.19 Million $63.85 Million ▲ +98.4%
2010 0.37x $133.97 Million $50.02 Million ▼ -9.0%
2009 0.41x $159.19 Million $65.32 Million ▼ -33.6%
2008 0.62x $119.47 Million $73.80 Million ▼ -3.4%
2007 0.64x $85.50 Million $54.66 Million ▼ -22.4%
2006 0.82x $63.23 Million $52.10 Million ▲ +11.6%
2005 0.74x $72.12 Million $53.26 Million ▲ +153.7%
2004 0.29x $106.06 Million $30.87 Million ▼ -53.3%
2003 0.62x $60.81 Million $37.92 Million ▼ -1.3%
2002 0.63x $52.70 Million $33.30 Million ▲ +40.8%
2001 0.45x $76.21 Million $34.20 Million ▼ -44.6%
2000 0.81x $57.64 Million $46.71 Million ▼ -53.4%
1999 1.74x $56.90 Million $98.90 Million ▲ +77.9%
1998 0.98x $51.80 Million $50.60 Million ▲ +15.0%
1997 0.85x $55.80 Million $47.40 Million ▲ +29.6%
1996 0.66x $41.50 Million $27.20 Million ▲ +14.2%
1995 0.57x $42.50 Million $24.40 Million ▼ -34.7%
1994 0.88x $28.10 Million $24.70 Million ▲ +71.7%
1993 0.51x $37.70 Million $19.30 Million ▼ -3.2%
1992 0.53x $32.90 Million $17.40 Million ▼ -35.1%
1991 0.82x $27.10 Million $22.10 Million ▼ -11.8%
1990 0.92x $23.90 Million $22.10 Million ▲ +129.9%
1989 0.40x $27.60 Million $11.10 Million
Capital Reinvestment Ratio = ABS(Capital Expenditures) / Operating Cash Flow