Unifirst Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of May 2026: 2.55x

Unifirst Corporation cash flow quality index. Unifirst Corporation (UNF) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.55x as of May 2026. Operating cash flow of $50.88 Million exceeds net income of $19.92 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Unifirst Corporation debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.55x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$50.88 Million
USD

Net Income

$19.92 Million
USD

Data as of

May 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Unifirst Corporation (1989–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Unifirst Corporation from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Unifirst Corporation across 37 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See UNF net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Unifirst Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)

Unifirst Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Unifirst Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Unifirst Corporation (UNF) cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.99x $295.71 Million $148.27 Million ▼ -1.7%
2024 2.03x $295.27 Million $145.47 Million ▼ -2.5%
2023 2.08x $215.76 Million $103.67 Million ▲ +75.5%
2022 1.19x $122.65 Million $103.40 Million ▼ -15.6%
2021 1.40x $212.30 Million $151.11 Million ▼ -33.5%
2020 2.11x $286.68 Million $135.77 Million ▲ +34.1%
2019 1.58x $282.14 Million $179.13 Million ▲ +12.2%
2018 1.40x $230.07 Million $163.90 Million ▼ -54.9%
2017 3.11x $218.27 Million $70.20 Million ▲ +87.2%
2016 1.66x $207.64 Million $125.03 Million ▼ -9.0%
2015 1.83x $226.92 Million $124.30 Million ▲ +12.5%
2014 1.62x $194.62 Million $119.92 Million ▼ -10.5%
2013 1.81x $211.57 Million $116.69 Million ▲ +6.5%
2012 1.70x $161.72 Million $94.99 Million ▲ +51.1%
2011 1.13x $86.19 Million $76.49 Million ▼ -35.7%
2010 1.75x $133.97 Million $76.41 Million ▼ -16.5%
2009 2.10x $159.19 Million $75.85 Million ▲ +7.1%
2008 1.96x $119.47 Million $60.98 Million ▲ +3.6%
2007 1.89x $85.50 Million $45.20 Million ▲ +17.3%
2006 1.61x $63.23 Million $39.21 Million ▼ -3.1%
2005 1.66x $72.12 Million $43.35 Million ▼ -47.3%
2004 3.16x $106.06 Million $33.58 Million ▲ +40.4%
2003 2.25x $60.81 Million $27.02 Million ▲ +14.7%
2002 1.96x $52.70 Million $26.86 Million ▼ -40.2%
2001 3.28x $76.21 Million $23.22 Million ▲ +13.1%
2000 2.90x $57.64 Million $19.87 Million ▲ +22.9%
1999 2.36x $56.90 Million $24.10 Million ▲ +51.3%
1998 1.56x $51.80 Million $33.20 Million ▼ -19.8%
1997 1.94x $55.80 Million $28.70 Million ▲ +15.7%
1996 1.68x $41.50 Million $24.70 Million ▼ -18.6%
1995 2.06x $42.50 Million $20.60 Million ▲ +38.8%
1994 1.49x $28.10 Million $18.90 Million ▼ -30.2%
1993 2.13x $37.70 Million $17.70 Million ▼ -7.4%
1992 2.30x $32.90 Million $14.30 Million ▲ +12.1%
1991 2.05x $27.10 Million $13.20 Million ▲ +22.8%
1990 1.67x $23.90 Million $14.30 Million ▼ -29.8%
1989 2.38x $27.60 Million $11.60 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.