UniFirst stock trades at USD 258.45 after an EPS miss

UniFirst stock traded at USD 258.45 on the NYSE at 11:32 a.m. ET on September 24, 2026, up 0.32 percent from the prior close of USD 257.62. The market is weighing fiscal Q3 revenue growth against a sharp earnings miss.

Revenue beats while EPS misses

UniFirst generated USD 634.40 million in fiscal Q3 2026, according to MarketBeat. Revenue increased 3.9 percent from the prior-year quarter and exceeded the USD 627.66 million consensus estimate by USD 6.74 million.

The profit picture moved in the opposite direction. Diluted EPS was USD 1.09, missing the USD 1.93 consensus by USD 0.84 and falling from USD 2.13 in the year-earlier quarter. That 48.8 percent year-over-year EPS decline gives investors a clearer warning signal than the headline revenue increase.

Operating margin stays near 4 percent

UniFirst's fiscal Q3 operating profit was USD 23.03 million, compared with USD 26.01 million in fiscal Q2 2026. The sequential decline of USD 2.98 million leaves operating execution as the central issue behind the earnings gap.

The company operates uniform and workwear programs, facility service products, and first aid and safety services. Its investor site says UniFirst serves more than 300,000 customer locations and outfits more than 2 million workers each day, while operating more than 270 service locations.

Transaction adds a second valuation driver

UniFirst states that Cintas plans to acquire the company in a USD 5.5 billion transaction. The proposed deal gives the stock a corporate-action dimension, while the latest quarterly figures show why operating performance still matters before completion.

Stock trades below yearly high

At USD 258.45 on September 24, 2026, UniFirst stock stood USD 48.22 below its 52-week high of USD 306.67, a 15.7 percent gap. Market capitalization was USD 4,695,664,332 at the same timestamp.